Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2784 by Faircloth (relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate camping on public beaches; adding a provision that may be subject to a criminal penalty.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Natural Resource Code to permit certain counties to regulate by order camping on a beach within the boundaries of the county. The bill would permit a county to define "camping" and restrict the length of time for which an individual may camp on a beach.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.