LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 17, 2019

TO:	Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Water & Rural Affairs
FROM:	John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2053 by Murr (Relating to individuals and organizations providing certain services and liability in connection with prescribed burns.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Natural Resources Code to repeal provisions related to liability for damages resulting from prescribed burns and prescribed burning organizations. The bill would describe under what conditions and who may be liable for a prescribed burn. Based on the analysis of the Texas Department of Agriculture and the Office of Court Administration, the provisions of the bill could be implemented with existing resources.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 551 Department of Agriculture, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff:

WP, SZ, MW, PBO