TO:	Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2108 by Hopson (Relating to the deadlines for commencement and completion of the Lake Columbia reservoir project.), As Introduced

The bill would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to issue, without notice or hearing, an amendment to Permit No. 4228 (Application No. 4537) striking a provision requiring compliance with Section 11.145 of the Water Code which requires the permittee to commence and complete construction of the project within a specified time, or to be granted an extension of time for commencement or completion of construction.

Based on the analysis by TCEQ, it is assumed there would be no significant fiscal impact to the agency or the state.

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.