LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                               May 19, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable David Counts, Chair, House Committee on Natural
               Resources
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB 1911 by Brown, J. E. "Buster" (Relating to the
               creation, administration, powers, duties, operation, and
               financing of certain groundwater conservation
               districts.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
According to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, the
costs to establish and operate a groundwater conservation district is
estimated to range from $70,000 to $150,000 per year depending upon the
size of the district, the number of non-exempt wells, and the policy
directives of the district's board.  It is assumed the districts would
receive revenues from permitting fees from non-exempt well owners to
cover the costs to establish and operate the districts.
  
  
Source Agencies:   580   Water Development Board, 582   Natural Resource
                   Conservation Commission
LBB Staff:         JK, DE