LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 15, 2015 TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1709 by Harless (Relating to the closing, abandoning, and vacating of a public road by a county; authorizing the imposition of a fee.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would permit a commissioners court to establish standard fees, to be paid by an owner of certain property, relating to the closing, abandonment or vacation of a public road. The bill would require a commissioners court to notify certain public utilities or common carriers of utility infrastructure of the proposal to close or vacate the public road. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, KVe, SD, EK LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 15, 2015 TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1709 by Harless (Relating to the closing, abandoning, and vacating of a public road by a county; authorizing the imposition of a fee.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1709 by Harless (Relating to the closing, abandoning, and vacating of a public road by a county; authorizing the imposition of a fee.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB1709 by Harless (Relating to the closing, abandoning, and vacating of a public road by a county; authorizing the imposition of a fee.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB1709 by Harless (Relating to the closing, abandoning, and vacating of a public road by a county; authorizing the imposition of a fee.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would permit a commissioners court to establish standard fees, to be paid by an owner of certain property, relating to the closing, abandonment or vacation of a public road. The bill would require a commissioners court to notify certain public utilities or common carriers of utility infrastructure of the proposal to close or vacate the public road. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: UP, KVe, SD, EK UP, KVe, SD, EK