LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 10, 2005

TO:	Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1512 by Averitt (Relating to the use and management of surface water resources.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would define "developed water" to be water not in the watercourse or stream but for the efforts of the developer and which is intended for subsequent diversion and use by the developer. The definition would apply to groundwater and surface water which has been conveyed from another basin, another state, or the bays and arms of the Gulf of Mexico. The bill's passage is not expected to  result in significant fiscal implications to state agencies.

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