LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 7, 2003

TO:	Honorable Robert Puente, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2887 by Van Arsdale (Relating to the applicability of Chapter 49, Texas Water Code Subchapter I, to certain services to comply with federal and state construction stormwater requirements.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would provide water districts an exemption from the competitive bidding and other contracting requirements in Water Code, Chapter 49, Subchapter I, for contracting for services related to compliance with state or federal stormwater requirements.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. The bill could provide some administrative savings to water districts, since competitive bidding requirements would be eliminated for services related to complying with state or federal construction stormwater requirements, permitting or implementation of best practices.

Source Agencies:	580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
LBB Staff:	JK, CL, TL