Honorable Robert Puente, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1656 by Puente (Relating to the regulation by municipalities of irrigation systems and irrigators.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code to require a municipality with a population of 5,000 or more by ordinance to require an installer of an irrigation station to be licensed and to obtain a permit before installing a system within the territorial or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality. Also, a municipality would be authorized to employ or contract with a licensed plumbing inspector or a licensed irrigator to enforce the ordinance.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.