LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 22, 2017 TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1815 by Reynolds (Relating to the power of certain counties to enact park use rules.), As Introduced 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. Source Agencies:802 Parks and Wildlife Department LBB Staff: UP, JGA, GG, GP LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 22, 2017 TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1815 by Reynolds (Relating to the power of certain counties to enact park use rules.), As Introduced TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1815 by Reynolds (Relating to the power of certain counties to enact park use rules.), As Introduced Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB1815 by Reynolds (Relating to the power of certain counties to enact park use rules.), As Introduced HB1815 by Reynolds (Relating to the power of certain counties to enact park use rules.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. 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. Source Agencies: 802 Parks and Wildlife Department 802 Parks and Wildlife Department LBB Staff: UP, JGA, GG, GP UP, JGA, GG, GP