LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                          Austin, Texas

                           FISCAL NOTE
                       74th Regular Session

                          March 26, 1995



 TO:     Honorable David Counts, Chair          IN RE:  House Bill No. 1989
         Committee on Natural Resources                 By: Rodriguez
         House of Representatives
         Austin, Texas






FROM: John Keel, Director

In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
1989 (Relating to the appropriation and regulation of State water
for beneficial use, including underground storage or recharge of
State water in aquifers, other than that portion of Edwards
Aquifer in Kinney, Uvalde, Medina, Bexar, Comal and Hays
Counties.) this office has determined the following:

The bill would authorize the appropriation of state water for
groundwater recharge and storage in underground aquifers for
subsequent withdrawal and use. The bill would also consolidate
the permit process for an injection well  required for the
recharge with the water right permit for use of state water.

The implementation of the bill would require the amendment of
Texas Natural Resource Conservation (TNRCC) regulations related
to water rights permit applications and the development of
procedures for the consolidated permit processing authorized by
the bill. The actual increase in workload and costs are not
expected to be significant.


No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.


Source:   Natural Resource Conservation Commission
          LBB Staff: JK, JB, DF