LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
May 5, 1995
TO: Honorable Bill Sims, Chair IN RE: Committee Substitute
Committee on Natural Resources for Senate
Senate Bill No. 1697
Austin, Texas By: Bivins
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on Senate Bill No.
1697 (Relating to the storage, processing, and disposal of
radioactive waste, low-level waste, and mixed waste.) this office
has determined the following:
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.
The bill would allow the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission to issue a radioactive waste disposal license for the
disposal of low level radioactive and hazardous waste to a
private entity if that entity holds a permit to operate a
hazardous waste landfill in a certain county or counties. The
bill would allow entities who hold such licenses to accept waste
from other states for processing, storage, or disposal, subject
to applicable permit conditions. The bill would also provide
time restrictions for the storage of low level radioactive waste
by the license holder. TNRCC would be responsible for processing
the license permit application and providing the site assessment.
Associated costs for these activities would be offset by permit
application and disposal fees.
The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of
the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Probable Cost Out Probable Revenue Change in
Year of GR Gain from GR Number of State
Consolidated - Consolidated - Employees from
Radioactive Radioactive FY 1995
Substance Fee 340 Substance Fee 340
1996 $202,179 $202,179 3.0
1997 425,013 425,013 7.0
1998 487,277 487,277 8.0
1999 180,440 180,440 3.0
2000 180,440 180,440 3.0
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
Authority
LBB Staff: JK, JH, DF