LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 18, 2007

TO:	Honorable Kip Averitt, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1565 by Puente (Relating to the governing body, boundaries, and functions of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District. ), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend statute relating to the Bexar Metropolitan Water District.

The bill would create the Bexar Metropolitan Water District Legislative Oversight Committee to provide state oversight and regulation of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District. The district would be required to provide staff support to the committee. The committee would be abolished on September 1, 2012, if provisions of Article I of the bill become effective.

Subject to approval by the Legislative Audit Committee for inclusion in the annual audit report, the state auditor shall conduct a financial and managerial audit of the district upon passage of the bill. The district would be required to reimburse the state auditor for the cost of performing the audit.

If the U.S. Department of Justice issues a letter interposing an objection to any portion of the bill, the Secretary of State would be required to publish a copy of the letter.

Local Government Impact

Because the bill would not have statewide impact on units of local government of the same type or class, no comment from this office is required by the rules of the House/Senate as to its probable fiscal implication on units of local government.

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

JOB, WK, DB