LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 1, 2003

TO:	Honorable Robert Puente, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2888 by Cook, Robby (Relating to removing exemptions for certain wells and impounded water.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Current law allows a person to retain 200 acre/feet of water on his or her property without a permit or more that 200 acre/feet as long as the average does not exceed 200 acre/feet in any 12-month period. The bill would make damming water or using a well to provide water for a lake or pond solely for aesthetic landscape purposes ineligible for the permitting exemption.

Local Government Impact

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

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