LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 18, 2023

TO:	Honorable Tracy O. King, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB156 by Perry (relating to the regulation and management of the use of groundwater and regulation of groundwater conservation districts.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

There could be an impact on groundwater conservation districts related to the recovery of attorney's fees and other costs being subject to the discretion of the court, processing petitions to change district rules, and administering management plans in compliance with the bill's provisions.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff:

JMc, KDw, DKN, AJL, SZ, CMA, NTh