LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 10, 2011 TO: Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2400 by Miller, Doug (Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and other entities regarding water and sewer utilities and certain conservation and reclamation districts. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill makes various changes to rate regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality with respect to its regulatory authority over water and sewer utilities and conservation and reclamation districts. The bill would specify certain procedural elements which would need to be considered or included in a utility or district's proposal to set new fee rates on it customers. The bill includes a provision for a new surcharge to offers a streamlined method for an investor owned utility (IOU) to request a rate/tariff change for capital or facility improvements up to twice every calendar year. Therefore, the TCEQ anticipates an increased number of rate applications to be filed by IOUs. This estimate assumes that additional costs to the agency relating to rate reviews and additional revenue collected for such purposes would not be significant. Local Government Impact For utilities operating within the city limits of a municipality, the municipality may experience increased costs and analysis associated with the review of rate filings under this provision; however, these costs are not anticipated to be significant. Source Agencies:582 Commission on Environmental Quality LBB Staff: JOB, SZ, TL, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 10, 2011
TO: Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2400 by Miller, Doug (Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and other entities regarding water and sewer utilities and certain conservation and reclamation districts. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2400 by Miller, Doug (Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and other entities regarding water and sewer utilities and certain conservation and reclamation districts. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2400 by Miller, Doug (Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and other entities regarding water and sewer utilities and certain conservation and reclamation districts. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB2400 by Miller, Doug (Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and other entities regarding water and sewer utilities and certain conservation and reclamation districts. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill makes various changes to rate regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality with respect to its regulatory authority over water and sewer utilities and conservation and reclamation districts. The bill would specify certain procedural elements which would need to be considered or included in a utility or district's proposal to set new fee rates on it customers. The bill includes a provision for a new surcharge to offers a streamlined method for an investor owned utility (IOU) to request a rate/tariff change for capital or facility improvements up to twice every calendar year. Therefore, the TCEQ anticipates an increased number of rate applications to be filed by IOUs. This estimate assumes that additional costs to the agency relating to rate reviews and additional revenue collected for such purposes would not be significant.
The bill makes various changes to rate regulation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality with respect to its regulatory authority over water and sewer utilities and conservation and reclamation districts. The bill would specify certain procedural elements which would need to be considered or included in a utility or district's proposal to set new fee rates on it customers.
The bill includes a provision for a new surcharge to offers a streamlined method for an investor owned utility (IOU) to request a rate/tariff change for capital or facility improvements up to twice every calendar year. Therefore, the TCEQ anticipates an increased number of rate applications to be filed by IOUs. This estimate assumes that additional costs to the agency relating to rate reviews and additional revenue collected for such purposes would not be significant.
Local Government Impact
For utilities operating within the city limits of a municipality, the municipality may experience increased costs and analysis associated with the review of rate filings under this provision; however, these costs are not anticipated to be significant.
For utilities operating within the city limits of a municipality, the municipality may experience increased costs and analysis associated with the review of rate filings under this provision; however, these costs are not anticipated to be significant.
Source Agencies: 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
582 Commission on Environmental Quality
LBB Staff: JOB, SZ, TL, KKR
JOB, SZ, TL, KKR