LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 13, 2013 TO: Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee On Natural Resources FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB885 by Hinojosa (Relating to notice of utility rate increases.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would make changes to notice requirements relating to proposed gas utility rate increases. It would add e-mail notice to each directly affected customer, if the customer consents in writing to the use of e-mail for that purpose, as a notification option. Passage of the bill is not expected to have a significant fiscal impact on the Railroad Commission. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:455 Railroad Commission LBB Staff: UP, SZ, ZS, TL LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 13, 2013 TO: Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee On Natural Resources FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB885 by Hinojosa (Relating to notice of utility rate increases.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee On Natural Resources FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB885 by Hinojosa (Relating to notice of utility rate increases.), 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 SB885 by Hinojosa (Relating to notice of utility rate increases.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted SB885 by Hinojosa (Relating to notice of utility rate increases.), 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 make changes to notice requirements relating to proposed gas utility rate increases. It would add e-mail notice to each directly affected customer, if the customer consents in writing to the use of e-mail for that purpose, as a notification option. Passage of the bill is not expected to have a significant fiscal impact on the Railroad Commission. The bill would make changes to notice requirements relating to proposed gas utility rate increases. It would add e-mail notice to each directly affected customer, if the customer consents in writing to the use of e-mail for that purpose, as a notification option. Passage of the bill is not expected to have a significant fiscal impact on the Railroad Commission. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 455 Railroad Commission 455 Railroad Commission LBB Staff: UP, SZ, ZS, TL UP, SZ, ZS, TL