Supplement: TX SB152 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Fiscal Note (Senate Committee Report)
For additional supplements on Texas SB152 please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Relating to the regulation of groundwater conservation districts.
Status: 2021-05-28 - Senate appoints conferees-reported [SB152 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB152-Fiscal_Note_Senate_Committee_Report_.html
According to the Office of Court Administration, no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated.
Bill Title: Relating to the regulation of groundwater conservation districts.
Status: 2021-05-28 - Senate appoints conferees-reported [SB152 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB152-Fiscal_Note_Senate_Committee_Report_.html
| TO: |
Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs |
| FROM: |
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
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| IN RE: |
SB152 by Perry (Relating to the regulation of groundwater conservation districts.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Water Code to allow a person with a real property interest in groundwater to petition the relevant Groundwater Conservation District (GCD) for certain rule changes. The bill would also make a GCD's recovery of attorney fees and other costs of a suit in which it prevails contingent on the court's decision to allow recovery or not.
Local Government Impact
According to the Southeast Texas GCD, the bill's provisions would have little to no fiscal impact on the district, with one exception. The provision that would make recovery of attorney fees and other costs contingent on the court's decision has the potential for significant fiscal impact that cannot be determined.
According to the North Plains GCD, no significant fiscal impact on the district is anticipated.
| Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Admin |
| LBB Staff: | JMc, AJL, CMA, DPE |
