LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 14, 2009 TO: Honorable Veronica Gonzales, Chair, House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3333 by Merritt (Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas-Louisiana border region economic development steering committee; authorizing an assessment.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code to create the Texas-Louisiana Border Region EconomicDevelopment Steering Committee as a local government entity that would be required to develop astrategic plan for the economic development of the Texas-Louisiana border region. The Committeewould be authorized to implement the strategic plan. The bill provides for the membership, powers,duties, operations, and requirements of the Committee. The bill would authorize the Committee to solicit and accept gifts and grants and to make contracts, leases, and agreements with, and accept grants and loans from, the United States, this state, agencies and political subdivisions of this state or another state of the United States. The bill would also authorize the Committee to require an electric utility that provides retail electric service in the Texas-Louisiana border region to pay to the Committee an assessment to be used to pay the costs of the Committee. The bill would require the Committee to determine the amount of the assessment for each electric utility proportional to the electric energy the utility delivers to retail customers in the border region as compared to the total amount of electric energy all electric utilities deliver in the Texas-Louisiana border region. The Committee would be subject to Sunset Review in fiscal year 2021. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas LBB Staff: JOB, CL, MW, ES
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 14, 2009
TO: Honorable Veronica Gonzales, Chair, House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3333 by Merritt (Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas-Louisiana border region economic development steering committee; authorizing an assessment.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Veronica Gonzales, Chair, House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3333 by Merritt (Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas-Louisiana border region economic development steering committee; authorizing an assessment.), As Introduced
Honorable Veronica Gonzales, Chair, House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
Honorable Veronica Gonzales, Chair, House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB3333 by Merritt (Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas-Louisiana border region economic development steering committee; authorizing an assessment.), As Introduced
HB3333 by Merritt (Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas-Louisiana border region economic development steering committee; authorizing an assessment.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code to create the Texas-Louisiana Border Region EconomicDevelopment Steering Committee as a local government entity that would be required to develop astrategic plan for the economic development of the Texas-Louisiana border region. The Committeewould be authorized to implement the strategic plan. The bill provides for the membership, powers,duties, operations, and requirements of the Committee. The bill would authorize the Committee to solicit and accept gifts and grants and to make contracts, leases, and agreements with, and accept grants and loans from, the United States, this state, agencies and political subdivisions of this state or another state of the United States. The bill would also authorize the Committee to require an electric utility that provides retail electric service in the Texas-Louisiana border region to pay to the Committee an assessment to be used to pay the costs of the Committee. The bill would require the Committee to determine the amount of the assessment for each electric utility proportional to the electric energy the utility delivers to retail customers in the border region as compared to the total amount of electric energy all electric utilities deliver in the Texas-Louisiana border region. The Committee would be subject to Sunset Review in fiscal year 2021.
The bill would amend the Government Code to create the Texas-Louisiana Border Region EconomicDevelopment Steering Committee as a local government entity that would be required to develop astrategic plan for the economic development of the Texas-Louisiana border region. The Committeewould be authorized to implement the strategic plan. The bill provides for the membership, powers,duties, operations, and requirements of the Committee.
The bill would authorize the Committee to solicit and accept gifts and grants and to make contracts, leases, and agreements with, and accept grants and loans from, the United States, this state, agencies and political subdivisions of this state or another state of the United States. The bill would also authorize the Committee to require an electric utility that provides retail electric service in the Texas-Louisiana border region to pay to the Committee an assessment to be used to pay the costs of the Committee. The bill would require the Committee to determine the amount of the assessment for each electric utility proportional to the electric energy the utility delivers to retail customers in the border region as compared to the total amount of electric energy all electric utilities deliver in the Texas-Louisiana border region.
The Committee would be subject to Sunset Review in fiscal year 2021.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas
LBB Staff: JOB, CL, MW, ES
JOB, CL, MW, ES