LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 16, 2013 TO: Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1560 by Taylor (Relating to easements used for dune construction and maintenance projects in certain counties.), As Engrossed No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Natural Resources Code to authorize a person who owns property that borders the line of mean high tide or mean higher high tide establishing the boundary of state-owned submerged land may grant an easement to the state, a county, or a municipality to construct and maintain a dune project as defined by the provisions. The bill would establish requirements regarding a dune project easement and would require a recordable release if an easement is terminated. Based on the applicability criteria, the provisions would only apply to Galveston County. The General Land Office (GLO) indicated no fiscal implication to the GLO is anticipated. Local Government Impact Because the bill would not have statewide impact on units of local government of the same type or class, no comment from this office is required by the rules of the House/Senate as to its probable fiscal implication on units of local government. Source Agencies:305 General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board LBB Staff: UP, SZ, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 16, 2013
TO: Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1560 by Taylor (Relating to easements used for dune construction and maintenance projects in certain counties.), As Engrossed
TO: Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1560 by Taylor (Relating to easements used for dune construction and maintenance projects in certain counties.), As Engrossed
Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1560 by Taylor (Relating to easements used for dune construction and maintenance projects in certain counties.), As Engrossed
SB1560 by Taylor (Relating to easements used for dune construction and maintenance projects in certain counties.), As Engrossed
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Natural Resources Code to authorize a person who owns property that borders the line of mean high tide or mean higher high tide establishing the boundary of state-owned submerged land may grant an easement to the state, a county, or a municipality to construct and maintain a dune project as defined by the provisions. The bill would establish requirements regarding a dune project easement and would require a recordable release if an easement is terminated. Based on the applicability criteria, the provisions would only apply to Galveston County. The General Land Office (GLO) indicated no fiscal implication to the GLO is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
Because the bill would not have statewide impact on units of local government of the same type or class, no comment from this office is required by the rules of the House/Senate as to its probable fiscal implication on units of local government.
Source Agencies: 305 General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board
305 General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board
LBB Staff: UP, SZ, TP
UP, SZ, TP