LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 6, 2011 TO: Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1625 by Hegar (Relating to the administration, powers, duties, and operation of the Edwards Aquifer Authority.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill makes conforming and clarifying changes to the Edwards Aquifer Authoritys (EAA) enabling legislation and the Water Code. The bill adds procedures for EAA contested case hearings, request for rehearing, and board findings and conclusions. The bill removes administrative fee caps and requires administrative fees set by EAA. The bill would require the EAA to develop a groundwater management plan. It would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) to provide technical assistance to the EAA in developing the plan. The EAA would be required to make certain information available to the TCEQ and TWDB concerning plans and activities in conserving and protecting the aquifer. The TWDB would be required to certify the plan within 60 days after receipt. The bill would authorize the EAA to assess fees to recover administrative costs such as filing and processing applications and registrations. Passage of the bill is not expected to have a significant impact on the workload of any state agencies. Local Government Impact Because the bill would not have statewide impact on units of local government of the same type or class, no comment from this office is required by the rules of the House/Senate as to its probable fiscal implication on units of local government. Source Agencies:452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality LBB Staff: JOB, SZ, TL, KKR
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 6, 2011
TO: Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1625 by Hegar (Relating to the administration, powers, duties, and operation of the Edwards Aquifer Authority.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1625 by Hegar (Relating to the administration, powers, duties, and operation of the Edwards Aquifer Authority.), Committee Report 2nd 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
SB1625 by Hegar (Relating to the administration, powers, duties, and operation of the Edwards Aquifer Authority.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
SB1625 by Hegar (Relating to the administration, powers, duties, and operation of the Edwards Aquifer Authority.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill makes conforming and clarifying changes to the Edwards Aquifer Authoritys (EAA) enabling legislation and the Water Code. The bill adds procedures for EAA contested case hearings, request for rehearing, and board findings and conclusions. The bill removes administrative fee caps and requires administrative fees set by EAA. The bill would require the EAA to develop a groundwater management plan. It would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) to provide technical assistance to the EAA in developing the plan. The EAA would be required to make certain information available to the TCEQ and TWDB concerning plans and activities in conserving and protecting the aquifer. The TWDB would be required to certify the plan within 60 days after receipt. The bill would authorize the EAA to assess fees to recover administrative costs such as filing and processing applications and registrations. Passage of the bill is not expected to have a significant impact on the workload of any state agencies.
The bill makes conforming and clarifying changes to the Edwards Aquifer Authoritys (EAA) enabling legislation and the Water Code. The bill adds procedures for EAA contested case hearings, request for rehearing, and board findings and conclusions. The bill removes administrative fee caps and requires administrative fees set by EAA. The bill would require the EAA to develop a groundwater management plan. It would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) to provide technical assistance to the EAA in developing the plan. The EAA would be required to make certain information available to the TCEQ and TWDB concerning plans and activities in conserving and protecting the aquifer. The TWDB would be required to certify the plan within 60 days after receipt. The bill would authorize the EAA to assess fees to recover administrative costs such as filing and processing applications and registrations. Passage of the bill is not expected to have a significant impact on the workload of any state agencies.
Local Government Impact
Because the bill would not have statewide impact on units of local government of the same type or class, no comment from this office is required by the rules of the House/Senate as to its probable fiscal implication on units of local government.
Source Agencies: 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
LBB Staff: JOB, SZ, TL, KKR
JOB, SZ, TL, KKR