Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1560 by Taylor (Relating to easements used for dune construction and maintenance projects in certain counties.), As Engrossed
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Natural Resources Code to authorize a person who owns property that borders the line of mean high tide or mean higher high tide establishing the boundary of state-owned submerged land may grant an easement to the state, a county, or a municipality to construct and maintain a dune project as defined by the provisions. The bill would establish requirements regarding a dune project easement and would require a recordable release if an easement is terminated. Based on the applicability criteria, the provisions would only apply to Galveston County.
The General Land Office (GLO) indicated no fiscal implication to the GLO is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
Because the bill would not have statewide impact on units of local government of the same type or class, no comment from this office is required by the rules of the House/Senate as to its probable fiscal implication on units of local government.