LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 28, 2005

TO:	Honorable David Dewhurst , Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Tom Craddick, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2129 by Bonnen (Relating to energy-saving measures that reduce the emission of air contaminants. ), Conference Committee Report

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. It is assumed that the agencies could implement the legislation with existing resources.

Local Government Impact

Costs to municipally owned electric utilities to implement the provisions of the bill would depend upon the customer-option program that is designed and distributed.

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff:

JOB, WK, RT, JMI