The Texas Funeral Service Commission proposes the repeal of Title 22, Part 10, Chapter 205, §§205.1 - 205.3, concerning Registration of Cemeteries and Crematories.

The proposed repeal of Chapter 205 and the proposed new Chapter 205 will include in one rule the licensing and fee requirements for cemeteries and crematories and the crematory rules the Commission is authorized to adopt under House Bill 1538, 78th Legislature, Regular Session.

O. C. "Chet" Robbins, Executive Director, has determined that for the first five-year period the repeal is in effect, there will be no fiscal implication for the state or local governments as a result of enforcing or administering the proposed repeal.

Mr. Robbins further has determined that for each year of the first five-year period the repeal is in effect, the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing the repeal will be eliminating redundancy. There will be no effect on large, small or micro-businesses. The anticipated economic costs to persons who are required to comply with the repeal will be no more or less than the costs to the individuals under Chapter 205 before the repeal and there is no impact on local employment.

Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Mr. Robbins at P.O. Box 12217, Capital Station, Austin, Texas 78711-1440, (512) 479-5064 (fax), or electronically to chet.robbins@tfsc.state.tx.us.

The repeal of §§205.1 - 205.3 is proposed under Texas Occupations Code, §651.152. The commission interprets §651.152 as authorizing it to adopt rules as necessary to administer Chapter 651.

No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by the proposal.