Honorable Eddie Lucio, Jr., Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3071 by Rodriguez, Eddie (Relating to the equalization of the rates of production fees charged on certain wells by the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District; authorizing an increase in the rate of the fee.), As Engrossed
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Special District Local Laws Code prohibiting the district from raising the annual production fee more than 10 cents per thousand gallons of water per year beginning September 1, 2017 for water permitted for nonagricultural purposes.
The bill would take effect immediately if the bill receives a two-thirds vote in each house; otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
Local Government Impact
According to the Barton Spring Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, no fiscal impact is anticipated.