LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 31, 2009

TO:	Honorable Veronica Gonzales, Chair, House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1656 by Guillen (Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and counties to regulate platting requirements near an international border.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would affect Nueces County and counties located within 50 miles of the Texas-Mexico border relating to authority to regulate plats and issue certificates for utility connections.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff:

JOB, CL, DB