LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 4, 2009 TO: Honorable Yvonne Davis, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB459 by Leibowitz (Relating to county abatement of certain unsafe buildings that are a public nuisance.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to include maintaining a building in a manner that is structurally unsafe or constitutes a hazard to safety, health, or public welfare because of inadequate maintenance, unsanitary conditions, dilapidation, obsolescence, disaster, damage, or abandonment or because it constitutes a fire hazard to the list of nuisances under the purview of a county's abatement authority for certain actions. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, DB LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 4, 2009 TO: Honorable Yvonne Davis, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB459 by Leibowitz (Relating to county abatement of certain unsafe buildings that are a public nuisance.), As Introduced TO: Honorable Yvonne Davis, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB459 by Leibowitz (Relating to county abatement of certain unsafe buildings that are a public nuisance.), As Introduced Honorable Yvonne Davis, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs Honorable Yvonne Davis, Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB459 by Leibowitz (Relating to county abatement of certain unsafe buildings that are a public nuisance.), As Introduced HB459 by Leibowitz (Relating to county abatement of certain unsafe buildings that are a public nuisance.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to include maintaining a building in a manner that is structurally unsafe or constitutes a hazard to safety, health, or public welfare because of inadequate maintenance, unsanitary conditions, dilapidation, obsolescence, disaster, damage, or abandonment or because it constitutes a fire hazard to the list of nuisances under the purview of a county's abatement authority for certain actions. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, DB JOB, DB