LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 7, 2003

TO:	Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2878 by Bonnen (Relating to transportation rates between a gas utility or municipally owned utility and a state agency.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would allow a state agency filing a request with the Railroad Commission to set a rate for transportation service between the state agency and a gas utility or municipally owned utility. All information in the possession of the gas utility or municipally owned utility would need to be used to calculate the cost of providing transportation service. If the gas utility or municipally owned utility does not provide such information within ninety days of the request by the state agency, the utility waives any claim to rate case expenses in a subsequent rate case filed by either party.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	305 General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board, 455 Railroad Commission
LBB Staff:	JK, CL, TL, KG