Honorable Eddie Lucio, Jr., Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1815 by Reynolds (Relating to the power of counties to enact park use rules.), As Engrossed
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code to allow a board of park commissioners in a county with a population of 580,000 or more adjacent to a county with a population of 2.8 million or more to create reasonable rules concerning the use of parks administered by the board. An offense against these rules is a Class C misdemeanor. Fines collected are deposited into the county's general fund.
According to the Parks and Wildlife Department, this bill is not anticipated to have a fiscal impact on the state.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
Local Government Impact
According to the Parks and Wildlife Department, this bill is not anticipated to have a fiscal impact to units of local government.
A Class C misdemeanor is punishable by a fine of not more than $500. Costs associated with enforcement and prosecution could likely me absorbed within existing resources. Revenue gain from fines imposed and collected is not anticipated to have a significant fiscal impact. In addition to the fine, punishment can include up to 180 days of deferred disposition.