LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 1, 2013 TO: Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1461 by Aycock (Relating to customer notification of water loss by a retail public utility.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Chapter 13 of the Water Code to provide that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) by rule shall require a retail public utility that files a water audit to notify each customer of the water loss reported in the water audit. TCEQ indicated no significant fiscal impact on the agency is anticipated. Local Government Impact According to the analysis by TCEQ, retail public utilities that are owned or managed by municipalities, district water supply corporations, or other types of local government would experience a fiscal impact to modify billing systems to provide the required notice. The level of fiscal impact would vary depending on the current operating environment and management decisions of each governmental retail public utility. Source Agencies:582 Commission on Environmental Quality LBB Staff: UP, SZ, TP LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 1, 2013 TO: Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1461 by Aycock (Relating to customer notification of water loss by a retail public utility.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1461 by Aycock (Relating to customer notification of water loss by a retail public utility.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB1461 by Aycock (Relating to customer notification of water loss by a retail public utility.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB1461 by Aycock (Relating to customer notification of water loss by a retail public utility.), 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 would amend Chapter 13 of the Water Code to provide that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) by rule shall require a retail public utility that files a water audit to notify each customer of the water loss reported in the water audit. TCEQ indicated no significant fiscal impact on the agency is anticipated. Local Government Impact According to the analysis by TCEQ, retail public utilities that are owned or managed by municipalities, district water supply corporations, or other types of local government would experience a fiscal impact to modify billing systems to provide the required notice. The level of fiscal impact would vary depending on the current operating environment and management decisions of each governmental retail public utility. Source Agencies: 582 Commission on Environmental Quality 582 Commission on Environmental Quality LBB Staff: UP, SZ, TP UP, SZ, TP