LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

Revision 1

May 21, 2007

TO:	Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair, House Committee on Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB410 by Harris (Relating to the authority of certain municipal peace officers on a lake located partly in a municipality.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Parks and Wildlife Code to provide that a municipal peace officer who is certified as a marine safety officer may enforce provisions under the Water Safety Act on an area of a lake that is outside the enforcement jurisdiction of the peace officer if certain criteria are met.

The bill would take effect immediately if it were to receive the required two-thirds vote in each house; otherwise it would take effect September 1, 2007.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

802 Parks and Wildlife Department

LBB Staff:

JOB, WK, DB