LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 25, 2011 TO: Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB313 by Seliger (Relating to priority groundwater management areas. ), Conference Committee Report No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would make changes to procedures relating to the creation and expansion of priority groundwater management areas and groundwater conservation districts and the evaluation of critical groundwater problems by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Although there could be some costs to the TCEQ and TWDB in implementing the provisions of the bill, any additional costs to the agencies are not expected to be significant. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality LBB Staff: JOB, SZ, TL LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 25, 2011 TO: Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB313 by Seliger (Relating to priority groundwater management areas. ), Conference Committee Report TO: Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB313 by Seliger (Relating to priority groundwater management areas. ), Conference Committee Report Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board SB313 by Seliger (Relating to priority groundwater management areas. ), Conference Committee Report SB313 by Seliger (Relating to priority groundwater management areas. ), Conference Committee Report No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would make changes to procedures relating to the creation and expansion of priority groundwater management areas and groundwater conservation districts and the evaluation of critical groundwater problems by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Although there could be some costs to the TCEQ and TWDB in implementing the provisions of the bill, any additional costs to the agencies are not expected to be significant. The bill would make changes to procedures relating to the creation and expansion of priority groundwater management areas and groundwater conservation districts and the evaluation of critical groundwater problems by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Although there could be some costs to the TCEQ and TWDB in implementing the provisions of the bill, any additional costs to the agencies are not expected to be significant. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality LBB Staff: JOB, SZ, TL JOB, SZ, TL