LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


April 12, 2021

TO:	Honorable Craig Goldman, Chair, House Committee on Energy Resources

FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	HB3416 by Darby (Relating to indemnity agreements between contractors and subcontractors for services pertaining to certain wells or mines.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to make certain indemnity agreements between contractors and subcontractors subject to the requirements of Chapter 127 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code that concerns indemnity provisions in certain mineral agreements.

Based on the analysis of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, it is assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed with existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.