LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
March 31, 2001
TO: Honorable Steven Wolens, Chair, House Committee on State
Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3245 by Hilderbran (Relating to the duties of a
municipally owned electric utility when operating outside
the municipality.), As Introduced
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* No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. *
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Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated. Municipally owned electric utility companies (ten exist
within the state) would incur additional costs for proceedings before
the Public Utility Commission. These costs would be related to
attorneys' fees, environmental assessments and survey costs for those
contested proceedings for certificates of convenience and necessity. The
Cities of Austin and San Antonio estimated a cost of $100,000 per
contested proceeding, with an average of two proceedings per year.
Source Agencies: 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 475
Office of Public Utility Counsel
LBB Staff: JK, RB, KM