LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 21, 2007

TO:	Honorable Kip Averitt, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1829 by Jackson, Mike (Relating to fees for certain commercial licenses issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Parks and Wildlife Code relating to commercial fishing license fees set by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.  To the extent the bill would maintain the current level of license pricing until September 1, 2009 (within 10 percent of the amount of fees set by the commission effective September 1, 2002); no significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would take effect August 29, 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, ZS, TB