LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 24, 2009

TO:	Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB4318 by Callegari (Relating to allowing certain landowners to request that land be decertified from the service area of a holder of a certificate of public convenience and necessity.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would specify that the owner of a tract of land with 300 acres or more located in a certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) area may request that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) decertify the land if the certificate holder does not provide retail water and sewer service to the land. The TCEQ would be required to grant a landowner’s request under this subsection upon receipt of the request.

The TCEQ is not expected to incur significant costs as a result of the bill's passage.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff:

JOB, SD, TL