LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 3, 2007

TO:	Honorable Robert Puente, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB33 by Berman (Relating to the rates charged by a water and sewer utility. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would make changes to provisions regarding rate cases of certain water and wastewater utilities and nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporations. Any costs to the TCEQ in implementing the bill are not expected to be significant.

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, TL