Honorable Ryan Guillen, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1269 by González, Mary (Relating to the plant disease and pest prevention grant program.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to establish and administer a plant disease and pest prevention grant program that would award no more than 20 grants per year for the study of plant disease and pest prevention. It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.
Note: This legislation would do one or more of the following: create or recreate a dedicated account in the General Revenue Fund, create or recreate a special or trust fund either in, with, or outside the Treasury, or create a dedicated revenue source. The fund, account, or revenue dedication included in this bill would be subject to funds consolidation review by the current Legislature.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 551 Department of Agriculture, 555 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices