LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 10, 2015 TO: Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB789 by Eltife (Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to provide sewer service to areas within the municipal boundaries without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Water Code to authorize certain municipalities to provide sewer service in areas of the municipal boundaries without obtaining a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CCN) from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). A municipality would be required to provide notice to a retail public utility and TCEQ no less than 30 days prior to the municipality providing sewer service. In response to the notice, the retail public utility may file a petition with TCEQ to decertify the portion of their CCN that is being served by the municipality, or discontinue service to the area being served by the municipality. Based on the applicability criteria, the provisions of the bill would apply only to the City of Tyler. The bill would require TCEQ to adopt rules and establish procedures for required notices. According to TCEQ, the provisions of the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact on the agency. Local Government Impact Because the bill would not have statewide impact on units of local government of the same type or class, no comment from this office is required by the rules of the House/Senate as to its probable fiscal implication on units of local government. Source Agencies:582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 475 Office of Public Utility Counsel LBB Staff: UP, EK, KVe, SD, TL, JLi, SZ
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 10, 2015
TO: Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB789 by Eltife (Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to provide sewer service to areas within the municipal boundaries without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB789 by Eltife (Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to provide sewer service to areas within the municipal boundaries without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity.), As Introduced
Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB789 by Eltife (Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to provide sewer service to areas within the municipal boundaries without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity.), As Introduced
SB789 by Eltife (Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to provide sewer service to areas within the municipal boundaries without obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity.), 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 authorize certain municipalities to provide sewer service in areas of the municipal boundaries without obtaining a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CCN) from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). A municipality would be required to provide notice to a retail public utility and TCEQ no less than 30 days prior to the municipality providing sewer service. In response to the notice, the retail public utility may file a petition with TCEQ to decertify the portion of their CCN that is being served by the municipality, or discontinue service to the area being served by the municipality. Based on the applicability criteria, the provisions of the bill would apply only to the City of Tyler. The bill would require TCEQ to adopt rules and establish procedures for required notices. According to TCEQ, the provisions of the bill would not have a significant fiscal impact on the agency.
Local Government Impact
Because the bill would not have statewide impact on units of local government of the same type or class, no comment from this office is required by the rules of the House/Senate as to its probable fiscal implication on units of local government.
Source Agencies: 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 475 Office of Public Utility Counsel
582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 475 Office of Public Utility Counsel
LBB Staff: UP, EK, KVe, SD, TL, JLi, SZ
UP, EK, KVe, SD, TL, JLi, SZ