Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3308 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 04/07/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             April 7, 2021       TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB3308 by Lucio III (Relating to the formation of special districts for the purpose of storm mitigation and resiliency, energy, water, and indoor air utilizing private funding sources; providing thereto the ability of specific entities to use conduit financing; and establishing specific consumer protection provisions for residential property owners related to the program.), As Introduced     No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code to add a new chapter entitled the Storm Mitigation and Resiliency Financing Act. The bill would authorize the governing bodies of certain local governments to establish programs to create districts to facilitate the use of conduit financing for certain storm mitigation or energy and water efficiency improvements to record owners of real property. The program would be financed through voluntary property assessments, commercial lending, and other means.  Local Government ImpactAccording to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, there could be a fiscal impact to local governments that choose to establish a program and enter a contract with property owners for an assessment.  Source Agencies: b > td > 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 329 Real Estate Commission, 332 Dept Housing-Comm Affairs  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AF, CMA, DPE

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 7, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB3308 by Lucio III (Relating to the formation of special districts for the purpose of storm mitigation and resiliency, energy, water, and indoor air utilizing private funding sources; providing thereto the ability of specific entities to use conduit financing; and establishing specific consumer protection provisions for residential property owners related to the program.), As Introduced   

TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3308 by Lucio III (Relating to the formation of special districts for the purpose of storm mitigation and resiliency, energy, water, and indoor air utilizing private funding sources; providing thereto the ability of specific entities to use conduit financing; and establishing specific consumer protection provisions for residential property owners related to the program.), As Introduced

 Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs

 Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB3308 by Lucio III (Relating to the formation of special districts for the purpose of storm mitigation and resiliency, energy, water, and indoor air utilizing private funding sources; providing thereto the ability of specific entities to use conduit financing; and establishing specific consumer protection provisions for residential property owners related to the program.), As Introduced 

 HB3308 by Lucio III (Relating to the formation of special districts for the purpose of storm mitigation and resiliency, energy, water, and indoor air utilizing private funding sources; providing thereto the ability of specific entities to use conduit financing; and establishing specific consumer protection provisions for residential property owners related to the program.), As Introduced 



No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code to add a new chapter entitled the Storm Mitigation and Resiliency Financing Act. The bill would authorize the governing bodies of certain local governments to establish programs to create districts to facilitate the use of conduit financing for certain storm mitigation or energy and water efficiency improvements to record owners of real property. The program would be financed through voluntary property assessments, commercial lending, and other means.

 Local Government Impact

According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, there could be a fiscal impact to local governments that choose to establish a program and enter a contract with property owners for an assessment.

Source Agencies: b > td > 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 329 Real Estate Commission, 332 Dept Housing-Comm Affairs

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 329 Real Estate Commission, 332 Dept Housing-Comm Affairs

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AF, CMA, DPE

JMc, AF, CMA, DPE