LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 27, 2013 TO: Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2152 by Callegari (Relating to fees for certain recreational vehicle parks.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Water Code to provide that a municipally owned utility that provides nonsubmetered master metered utility service to a recreational vehicle park shall determine the rates for that service on the same basis the utility uses to determine the rates for other commercial businesses. The municipality could not impose fees that would not otherwise apply to other commercial businesses; and must be based only on the nonsubmetered master meter connection. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) would have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions and would be required to engage in rulemaking. According to TCEQ, the provisions of the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact on the agency. According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the fiscal impact to the State cannot be estimated. Local Government Impact The provisions of the bill are not anticipated to have a significant fiscal impact on the rates municipalities currently charge recreational vehicle parks. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality LBB Staff: UP, KKR, SD, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 27, 2013
TO: Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2152 by Callegari (Relating to fees for certain recreational vehicle parks.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2152 by Callegari (Relating to fees for certain recreational vehicle parks.), As Introduced
Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
Honorable Harold V. Dutton, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2152 by Callegari (Relating to fees for certain recreational vehicle parks.), As Introduced
HB2152 by Callegari (Relating to fees for certain recreational vehicle parks.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Water Code to provide that a municipally owned utility that provides nonsubmetered master metered utility service to a recreational vehicle park shall determine the rates for that service on the same basis the utility uses to determine the rates for other commercial businesses. The municipality could not impose fees that would not otherwise apply to other commercial businesses; and must be based only on the nonsubmetered master meter connection. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) would have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions and would be required to engage in rulemaking. According to TCEQ, the provisions of the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact on the agency. According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the fiscal impact to the State cannot be estimated.
The bill would amend the Water Code to provide that a municipally owned utility that provides nonsubmetered master metered utility service to a recreational vehicle park shall determine the rates for that service on the same basis the utility uses to determine the rates for other commercial businesses. The municipality could not impose fees that would not otherwise apply to other commercial businesses; and must be based only on the nonsubmetered master meter connection. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) would have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions and would be required to engage in rulemaking. According to TCEQ, the provisions of the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact on the agency.
According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the fiscal impact to the State cannot be estimated.
Local Government Impact
The provisions of the bill are not anticipated to have a significant fiscal impact on the rates municipalities currently charge recreational vehicle parks. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
LBB Staff: UP, KKR, SD, TP
UP, KKR, SD, TP