LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 28, 2013

TO:	Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB873 by Hegar (Relating to the authority of a groundwater conservation district to require a permit for the drilling or operation of a water well used to supply water for the performance of a hydraulic fracturing treatment on an oil or gas well.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Water Code to specify that a groundwater and conservation district may not provide an exemption to obtain a permit for a water well that supplies water for the performance of a hydraulic fracturing treatment on oil or gas wells; or activities related to the production of oil or gas from a completed oil or gas well.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

592 Soil and Water Conservation Board

LBB Staff:

UP, SZ, TP