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