LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 17, 2011

TO:	Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB313 by Seliger (relating to priority groundwater management areas.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would extend the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and Texas Water Development Board (TWDB)'s critical groundwater problem evaluation period from 25 years to 50 years. Passage of the bill is not expected to result in any significant costs to the TCEQ and TWDB.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff:

JOB, SZ, TL