LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 18, 2013

TO:	Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee On Natural Resources
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1241 by Hegar (Relating to the Edwards Aquifer Authority's regulation of wells with limited production capabilities.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would authorize water wells drilled prior to June 1, 2013 for any purpose under Article 1 of the Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) Act, to be exempted from EAA requirements to have a permit under certain conditions. The exemption would apply to wells not capable of producing more than 1,250 gallons of water a day; or those not producing more than 1.4 acre-feet of water in a calendar year.

Passage of the bill is not expected to have a significant fiscal impact on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's budget.

Local Government Impact

Because the bill would not have statewide impact on units of local government of the same type or class, no comment from this office is required by the rules of the House/Senate as to its probable fiscal implication on units of local government.

Source Agencies:

582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 592 Soil and Water Conservation Board

LBB Staff:

UP, SZ, TL