LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 16, 2009 TO: Honorable Frank Corte, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2405 by Callegari (Relating to the requirement that certain retail water and sewer utility services maintain service during an extended power outage.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to assign each county in the state a level of risk of low, moderate, or high according to that countys likelihood of experiencing a major disaster, based on historical information regarding the number of past major disasters affecting each county. Each retail public utility, exempt utility, or provider of wholesale sewer service or potable water service in a county that receives a risk designation of high would be required to submit to TCEQ for approval a mutual aid agreement with another utility or provider that would ensure each utilitys or providers provision of water and sewer services during an extended power outage. TCEQ would be required to adopt rules that emphasize the most cost-effective means of compliance and place as little administrative burden as possible on a utility or provider. Based on information provided by TCEQ, it is assumed the agency could absorb any associated costs within existing resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:582 Commission on Environmental Quality LBB Staff: JOB, KK, DB
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 16, 2009
TO: Honorable Frank Corte, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2405 by Callegari (Relating to the requirement that certain retail water and sewer utility services maintain service during an extended power outage.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Frank Corte, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2405 by Callegari (Relating to the requirement that certain retail water and sewer utility services maintain service during an extended power outage.), As Introduced
Honorable Frank Corte, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Honorable Frank Corte, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2405 by Callegari (Relating to the requirement that certain retail water and sewer utility services maintain service during an extended power outage.), As Introduced
HB2405 by Callegari (Relating to the requirement that certain retail water and sewer utility services maintain service during an extended power outage.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to assign each county in the state a level of risk of low, moderate, or high according to that countys likelihood of experiencing a major disaster, based on historical information regarding the number of past major disasters affecting each county. Each retail public utility, exempt utility, or provider of wholesale sewer service or potable water service in a county that receives a risk designation of high would be required to submit to TCEQ for approval a mutual aid agreement with another utility or provider that would ensure each utilitys or providers provision of water and sewer services during an extended power outage. TCEQ would be required to adopt rules that emphasize the most cost-effective means of compliance and place as little administrative burden as possible on a utility or provider. Based on information provided by TCEQ, it is assumed the agency could absorb any associated costs within existing resources.
The bill would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to assign each county in the state a level of risk of low, moderate, or high according to that countys likelihood of experiencing a major disaster, based on historical information regarding the number of past major disasters affecting each county. Each retail public utility, exempt utility, or provider of wholesale sewer service or potable water service in a county that receives a risk designation of high would be required to submit to TCEQ for approval a mutual aid agreement with another utility or provider that would ensure each utilitys or providers provision of water and sewer services during an extended power outage. TCEQ would be required to adopt rules that emphasize the most cost-effective means of compliance and place as little administrative burden as possible on a utility or provider.
Based on information provided by TCEQ, it is assumed the agency could absorb any associated costs within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
582 Commission on Environmental Quality
LBB Staff: JOB, KK, DB
JOB, KK, DB