LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 1, 2005

TO:	Honorable Robert Puente, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2425 by Puente (Relating to the procedure for approval of certain amendments to a water right.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), without issuing notice or holding a public hearing, to promptly approve an application for a water right amendment that does not result in an increase in the amount of water to be taken or the authorized rate of diversion and if the requested change does not result in any greater impact on other water rights or the environment than the original water right otherwise would have.

No significant change in the TCEQ's workload is expected as a result of the bill's passage.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff:

JOB, WK, ZS, TL