LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 15, 2013

TO:	Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2143 by Frullo (Relating to the evaluation by the Water Conservation Advisory Council of water conservation technologies for possible inclusion in the best management practices guide developed by the water conservation implementation task force.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Water Code to require the Water Conservation Advisory Council to evaluate new technologies to potentially include in the existing Water Conservation Best Practices Guide. Under provisions of the bill, the new technologies to be evaluated would include agricultural and landscaping irrigation, plumbing retrofits, and hydraulic shock-prevention systems. No significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated.

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, 592 Soil and Water Conservation Board

LBB Staff:

UP, SZ, JP, TL