LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 30, 2009 TO: Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1881 by Miller, Sid (Relating to the creation of the Texas Equine Incentive Program. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Agriculture Code to create the Equine Incentive Program. The program would be administered by the Department of Agriculture (TDA) to provide an incentive for the owners of certain show horses to enter the horses as participants in horse shows in this state. The bill would require TDA to collect a fee of not less than $30 from owners participating in the program. The revenue collected for this purpose would be used to grant equine incentive awards to the owners of eligible foals that participate in horse shows in this state. Since the grants that would be awarded under this program would be offset by revenue collected for this program, implementing the provisions of the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact to the state. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:551 Department of Agriculture, 554 Animal Health Commission LBB Staff: JOB, WK, AH
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 30, 2009
TO: Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1881 by Miller, Sid (Relating to the creation of the Texas Equine Incentive Program. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1881 by Miller, Sid (Relating to the creation of the Texas Equine Incentive Program. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1881 by Miller, Sid (Relating to the creation of the Texas Equine Incentive Program. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB1881 by Miller, Sid (Relating to the creation of the Texas Equine Incentive Program. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Agriculture Code to create the Equine Incentive Program. The program would be administered by the Department of Agriculture (TDA) to provide an incentive for the owners of certain show horses to enter the horses as participants in horse shows in this state. The bill would require TDA to collect a fee of not less than $30 from owners participating in the program. The revenue collected for this purpose would be used to grant equine incentive awards to the owners of eligible foals that participate in horse shows in this state. Since the grants that would be awarded under this program would be offset by revenue collected for this program, implementing the provisions of the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact to the state. The bill would take effect September 1, 2009.
The bill would amend the Agriculture Code to create the Equine Incentive Program. The program would be administered by the Department of Agriculture (TDA) to provide an incentive for the owners of certain show horses to enter the horses as participants in horse shows in this state. The bill would require TDA to collect a fee of not less than $30 from owners participating in the program. The revenue collected for this purpose would be used to grant equine incentive awards to the owners of eligible foals that participate in horse shows in this state.
Since the grants that would be awarded under this program would be offset by revenue collected for this program, implementing the provisions of the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact to the state.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2009.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 551 Department of Agriculture, 554 Animal Health Commission
551 Department of Agriculture, 554 Animal Health Commission
LBB Staff: JOB, WK, AH
JOB, WK, AH