LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 29, 2013 TO: Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2835 by King, Ken (Relating to monthly support received from the universal service fund.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Utilities Code to allow the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to revise the monthly universal service fund (USF) support amounts from the Small and Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Company Universal Service Plan by any mechanism, including rate rebalancing. The bill would maintain frozen monthly USF support amounts as determined in PUC Docket No. 39643 for companies already receiving frozen support until the amount is adjusted under Section 56.032(b), Utilities Code. For companies that do not receive frozen support under Docket No. 39643 and are not electing companies under Chapter 58 or 59 of the Utilities Code, the bill would authorize the PUC to determine a company's annualized USF support amount based on the annualized support amount received by the company as of January 1, 2013, adjusted annually relative to changes in the consumer price index. Based on information provided by the PUC, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished utilizing existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:473 Public Utility Commission of Texas LBB Staff: UP, AG, ED
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 29, 2013
TO: Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2835 by King, Ken (Relating to monthly support received from the universal service fund.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2835 by King, Ken (Relating to monthly support received from the universal service fund.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2835 by King, Ken (Relating to monthly support received from the universal service fund.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB2835 by King, Ken (Relating to monthly support received from the universal service fund.), 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 the Utilities Code to allow the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to revise the monthly universal service fund (USF) support amounts from the Small and Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Company Universal Service Plan by any mechanism, including rate rebalancing. The bill would maintain frozen monthly USF support amounts as determined in PUC Docket No. 39643 for companies already receiving frozen support until the amount is adjusted under Section 56.032(b), Utilities Code. For companies that do not receive frozen support under Docket No. 39643 and are not electing companies under Chapter 58 or 59 of the Utilities Code, the bill would authorize the PUC to determine a company's annualized USF support amount based on the annualized support amount received by the company as of January 1, 2013, adjusted annually relative to changes in the consumer price index. Based on information provided by the PUC, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished utilizing existing resources.
The bill would amend the Utilities Code to allow the Public Utility Commission (PUC) to revise the monthly universal service fund (USF) support amounts from the Small and Rural Incumbent Local Exchange Company Universal Service Plan by any mechanism, including rate rebalancing. The bill would maintain frozen monthly USF support amounts as determined in PUC Docket No. 39643 for companies already receiving frozen support until the amount is adjusted under Section 56.032(b), Utilities Code. For companies that do not receive frozen support under Docket No. 39643 and are not electing companies under Chapter 58 or 59 of the Utilities Code, the bill would authorize the PUC to determine a company's annualized USF support amount based on the annualized support amount received by the company as of January 1, 2013, adjusted annually relative to changes in the consumer price index.
Based on information provided by the PUC, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished utilizing existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas
473 Public Utility Commission of Texas
LBB Staff: UP, AG, ED
UP, AG, ED