LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 27, 2013 TO: Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB272 by Seliger (Relating to water well recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including the production and use of groundwater.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Water Code to require a groundwater conservation districts (GWCD) to keep any records that it may require of the drilling, equipping and completing of water wells, and of the production and use of groundwater. Under bill provisions, should a GWCD require such records, the GWCD would be required to provide those records and reports to the Texas Water Development Board on an annual basis. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:580 Water Development Board LBB Staff: UP, TB, SZ
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 27, 2013
TO: Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB272 by Seliger (Relating to water well recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including the production and use of groundwater.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB272 by Seliger (Relating to water well recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including the production and use of groundwater.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB272 by Seliger (Relating to water well recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including the production and use of groundwater.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB272 by Seliger (Relating to water well recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including the production and use of groundwater.), 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 Water Code to require a groundwater conservation districts (GWCD) to keep any records that it may require of the drilling, equipping and completing of water wells, and of the production and use of groundwater. Under bill provisions, should a GWCD require such records, the GWCD would be required to provide those records and reports to the Texas Water Development Board on an annual basis. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 580 Water Development Board
580 Water Development Board
LBB Staff: UP, TB, SZ
UP, TB, SZ