LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 30, 2015

TO:
Honorable Jim Keffer, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB2805 by Frank (relating to the priority applicable to certain interbasin transfers of water.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Chapter 11 of the Texas Water Code, removing the applicability of certain provisions for transfers of water between a water control and improvement district and a municipality that meets criteria specified in the bill. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) would amend its rules to comply with provisions of the bill. The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of the members of each house; otherwise, it would take effect on September 1, 2015.

Local Government Impact

According to TCEQ, the bill is not expected to have fiscal implications for units of local government.


Source Agencies:
582 Commission on Environmental Quality
LBB Staff:
UP, SZ, JJ, PM