LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION February 24, 2011 TO: Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB106 by Davis (Relating to condemnation of municipal property for, and municipal regulation of, pipeline operations.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code to permit a municipality that receives a notice from a pipeline operator with eminent domain authority seeking to acquire an easement owned by a municipality to take certain actions, including consent to the pipeline placement, or suggest an alternative placement. A municipality that proposed an alternative pipeline placement could request that a court make a judgment. Local Government Impact A municipality that chose to seek a court's decision for a pipeline placement could incur additional costs; however, those costs are not anticipated to be significant and would vary depending on the number of proceedings filed by a municipality. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, SZ, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
February 24, 2011
TO: Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB106 by Davis (Relating to condemnation of municipal property for, and municipal regulation of, pipeline operations.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB106 by Davis (Relating to condemnation of municipal property for, and municipal regulation of, pipeline operations.), As Introduced
Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB106 by Davis (Relating to condemnation of municipal property for, and municipal regulation of, pipeline operations.), As Introduced
SB106 by Davis (Relating to condemnation of municipal property for, and municipal regulation of, pipeline operations.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code to permit a municipality that receives a notice from a pipeline operator with eminent domain authority seeking to acquire an easement owned by a municipality to take certain actions, including consent to the pipeline placement, or suggest an alternative placement. A municipality that proposed an alternative pipeline placement could request that a court make a judgment.
Local Government Impact
A municipality that chose to seek a court's decision for a pipeline placement could incur additional costs; however, those costs are not anticipated to be significant and would vary depending on the number of proceedings filed by a municipality.
A municipality that chose to seek a court's decision for a pipeline placement could incur additional costs; however, those costs are not anticipated to be significant and would vary depending on the number of proceedings filed by a municipality.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JOB, SZ, TP
JOB, SZ, TP