Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2152 by Callegari (Relating to fees charged to certain recreational vehicle parks.), Conference Committee Report
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Water Code to provide that a municipally owned utility that provides nonsubmetered master metered utility service to a recreational vehicle park shall determine the rates for that service on the same basis the utility uses to determine the rates for other commercial businesses. The municipality could not impose fees that the utility does not charge other commercial businesses; and the fee must be based on the park's nonsubmetered master meter connection.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) would have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions and would be required to engage in rulemaking. According to TCEQ, the provisions of the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact on the agency.
According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the fiscal impact to the State cannot be estimated.
Local Government Impact
The provisions of the bill are not anticipated to have a significant fiscal impact on the rates municipalities currently charge recreational vehicle parks. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas