LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 30, 2009

TO:
Honorable Burt R. Solomons, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB4107 by Chisum (Relating to the exemption of certain electric cooperatives from certain regulations.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would exclude from regulation as a gas utility an electric cooperative or its subsidiary that sells electricity at wholesale and that offers or provides gas storage services to the public for hire if the gas storage facility is operated wholly or partly to support integration of renewable resources. No significant fiscal impact to the Railroad Commission or the Public Utility Commission.

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
455 Railroad Commission, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas
LBB Staff:
JOB, KJG, ES, SZ, TL, SD