LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 10, 2009

TO:	Honorable Kip Averitt, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB2236 by Seliger (Relating to exempting electric cooperatives and their subsidiaries that store natural gas underground and offer or provide gas storage services to the public for hire from status as a gas utility, public utility, common carrier, or common purchaser.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would exclude from the definitions of “gas utility,” “public utility,” “common carrier,” or “common purchaser” an electric cooperative that owns or operates underground natural gas storage services for the public for hire. Passage of the bill is not expected to have a significant impact on the workload of the Railroad Commission.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

455 Railroad Commission

LBB Staff:

JOB, TL, SD