Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2207 by Oliveira (Relating to the authority of the board of trustees to set rates for certain municipal utility systems. ), As Passed 2nd House
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Local Government Code to authorize a home-rule municipality by ordinance to grant a board of trustees to set rates and related terms for a municipal utility system.
The bill would amend the Government Code to authorize a municipality with a population of one million or more but less than two million, to include funding for a bill payment assistance program for municipally owned system as a necessary operations expense for utility customers who have been threatened with disconnection from service for nonpayment of bills and who have been determined to be low-income customers.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.