LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 18, 1997
TO: Honorable Warren Chisum, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1426, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Committee on Environmental Regulation By: Chisum
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1426 ( Relating
to the regulation of radioactive materials and other sources
of radiation and to the disposal of radioactive waste.) this
office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1426-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a
net negative impact of $(56,000) to General Revenue Related
Funds through the biennium ending August 31, 1999.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would allow the Department of Health (TDH) or the Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) to exempt certain sources
of radiation from the application of certain rules under certain
conditions. The bill would re-create the Radiation and Perpetual
Care Fund Account, and require that TDH and
TNRCC deposit
money and security they receive under Chapter 401, Health and
Safety Code, including administrative penalties, but excluding
certain other fees. The bill would provide for administrative
penalties for certain violations.
Methodolgy
According to TDH, administrative penalties collected under the
bill would be deposited into the Radiation and Perpetual Care
Fund to be used for mitigation of radiation contamination and
the disposal of impounded radiation sources. According to TDH,
administrative penalty amounts for the last five years were
totaled and the yearly average was calculated to estimate the
amount of penalties that would be deposited into the Radiation
and Perpetual Care Fund. The penalties would be deposited
into this fund instead of the General Revenue Fund.
The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions
of the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Five Year Impact:
Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Probable Revenue
Gain/(Loss) from Gain/(Loss) from
General Revenue Radiation and
Fund Perpetual Care
Fd Acct
0001 0476
1998 ($28,000) $28,000
1998 (28,000) 28,000
2000 (28,000) 28,000
2001 (28,000) 28,000
2002 (28,000) 28,000
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
The probable fiscal implication to General Revenue related funds
during each of the first five years is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1998 ($28,000)
1999 (28,000)
2000 (28,000)
2001 (28,000)
2002 (28,000)
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: Agencies: 501 Department of Health
LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,JH