LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
February 16, 1999
TO: Honorable Eddie Lucio, Chair, Senate Committee on Border
Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB76 by Truan (Relating to requiring the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission to develop a water
availability model for the Rio Grande.), As Introduced
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* Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB76, As *
* Introduced: negative impact of $(2,734,046) through the biennium *
* ending August 31, 2001. *
* *
* The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal *
* basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of *
* the bill. *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2000 $(1,125,823) *
* 2001 (1,608,223) *
* 2002 (508,223) *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State *
* Year General Revenue Fund Employees from FY 1999 *
* 0001 *
* 2000 $(1,125,823) 2.0 *
* 2001 (1,608,223) 2.0 *
* 2002 (508,223) 2.0 *
* 2003 0 0.0 *
* 2004 0 0.0 *
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Technology Impact
The bill would require computer modeling expertise and two personal
computers for staff.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
to develop or obtain an updated water availability model for the Rio
Grande River by December 1, 2001. The model would encompass water
rights granted by all jurisdictions that allocate waters of the river,
including those entities outside the state.
Methodology
The estimated costs are based on contractor assistance in developing the
model, using historical costs for modeling similar river basins with
similar numbers of water rights.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK, DE, DM