LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 17, 2017

TO:
Honorable Lyle Larson, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
 
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 Introduced

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.


Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
UP, SZ, GG, BM