LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 5, 2021

TO:	Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB865 by Creighton (relating to a power outage alert system and a study on a statewide disaster alert system.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to the creation and implementation of the power outage alert system could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No impact to local governments is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

300 Trusteed Programs - Gov, 407 Law Enforcement, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 475 Office of Public Utility Counsel, 575 TX Division of Emergency Management

LBB Staff:

JMc, SZ, JSM, MC