Honorable Anna Mowery, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2426 by Puente (Relating to prohibiting the creation or enforcement of certain restrictive covenants that undermine water conservation.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would prohibit a property owners’ association from prohibiting or restricting a property owner from using drought-tolerant or native landscape vegetation; following a defined irrigation schedule (unless the water supplier for the property mandates the irrigation schedule to curtail outdoor water use); maintaining the property at a specified visual level; installing or using an automatic underground irrigation system; installing turf grass; or installing and maintaining a specific variety or a minimum area of turf grass.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.