LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 12, 2013

TO:
Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB2133 by Larson (Relating to the public policy for the use of innovative and alternative water treatment technologies for water development purposes.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Water Code by adding a new public policy factor to provide for the conservation and development of the state's natural resources by facilitating innovative and alternative water treatment technologies to meet the natural resource needs of the state.  Both the Water Development Board and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality indicate bill provisions would not result in a fiscal implication to the agencies.
 
The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 592 Soil and Water Conservation Board
LBB Staff:
UP, SZ, TB