LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 11, 2003

TO:
Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
 
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB185 by Janek (Relating to standing water as a nuisance. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the definition in the Health and Safety Code, which defines conditions that constitute a public health nuisance.  The bill amends the definition of a collection of water as a public health nuisance to include collections of water that are a breeding area for Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes that can transmit diseases regardless of the collection’s location.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
501 Department of Health
LBB Staff:
JK, EB, KF, RM