LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 4, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable David Counts, Chair, House Committee on Natural
               Resources
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB3528  by Counts (Relating to the consolidation and use
               of certain fees under Chapter 26, Water Code.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill could result in some additional revenues to the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC), since the bill raises the cap
on wastewater discharge permit fees. However, the increased revenues are
not anticipated to be significant.
  
Local Government Impact
  
The bill would allow the TNRCC to raise the cap on wastewater discharge
permit fees from $25,000 under current law to $75,000. Local governments
could experience increased costs, depending on the amount the TNRCC
actually would raise such fees.
  
  
Source Agencies:   580   Texas Water Development Board, 582   Texas
                   Natural Resource Conservation Commission, 304
                   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, CL, TL