LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session May 8, 1997 TO: Honorable J.E. "Buster" Brown, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 776, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted Committee on Natural Resources By: Tillery Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB776 ( Relating to a municipal drainage utility system.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB776-Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The provision removing land appraised for agricultural use from the definition of a "benefitted property" could result in a loss of revenues to the City of Dallas. The amount of the loss would depend on the number of properties currently being assessed drainage fees which would no longer be required to pay such fees. Allowing the number of water meters to be considered in assessing drainage charges to properties is not anticipated to have significant negative fiscal implications on units of local government, since a local government would not be expected to consider the number of water meters as a basis for assessing fees if such assessments would result in a significant reduction in revenues. Source: Agencies: LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,TL