LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 10, 2003

TO:	Honorable Bill Ratliff, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1948 by Baxter (Relating to the membership of the electric utility restructuring legislative oversight committee.), As Engrossed

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Based on the analysis by the Office of Public Utility Counsel and Public Utility Commission, the provisions of the bill would have no fiscal impact to the state.  The bill would provide that the Office of Public Utility Counsel is entitled to access to the records gathered by the Public Utility Commission.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 475 Office of Public Utility Counsel
LBB Staff:	JK, RR, JRO, RT, JW