LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 13, 2003

TO:	Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1361 by Staples (Relating to the purposes for which citizen evidence may be used by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would prohibit the Commission on Environmental Quality from using information received from a private individual or testimony by the private individual regarding that information as evidence in an enforcement action.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	582 Commission on Environmental Quality
LBB Staff:	JK, CL, TL