LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 13, 2023

TO:	Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1290 by Perry (relating to a study of the effects of the installation, operation, removal, and disposal of solar, wind turbine, and energy storage equipment.), Committee Report 1st 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

The fiscal impact to groundwater conservation districts and river authorities cannot be determined because the resources and requirements associated with the bill's provisions are unknown.

Source Agencies:

551 Department of Agriculture, 555 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 576 Texas A&M Forest Service, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff:

JMc, SZ, DKN, MW