LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 22, 1997
TO: Honorable Warren Chisum, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 2103, Committee Report 1st House, as amended
Committee on Environmental Regulation By: Turner, Sylvester
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2103 ( Relating
to restrictions on the siting of solid waste facilities and
to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission's consideration
of cumulative risks in certain administrative proceedings.)
this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2103-Committee Report 1st House, as amended
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a
net impact of $0 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 require policies to be developed to ensure that
solid waste facilities are not disproportionately located in
low-income, minority, or other communities and that any adverse
effects of those facilities on the affected communities be minimized.
In addition, the bill would require the TNRCC to consider
the cumulative risks of pollutants resulting from a facility
for which an application is pending in certain administrative
proceedings. The TNRCC would be required to develop and implement
policies for these cumulative risks and to give priority to
monitoring and enforcement in areas in which permitted facilities
are concentrated.
Methodolgy
TNRCC projects that the bill would require an evaluation a
broad range of potential chemical interactions, nuisance conditions,
other permitted facilities, and unplanned releases, in addition
to normal discharges. It is estimated that an additional 3
toxicologists and 10 engineering specialists would be required
for toxicological analyses and modeling to detect any presence
of pollutants.
In addition, the agency anticipates that the
requirement to provide specific information about the siting
of solid waste facilities in low-income, minority, and other
communities in solid waste planning activities will result in
an increase in costs for developing the statewide solid waste
plan.
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 Probable Change in Number
Savings/(Cost) Savings/(Cost) of State
from Clean Air from Solid Waste Employees from
Account/ Disposal Fee FY 1997
GR-Dedicated Account/
GR-Dedicated
0151 5000
1998 ($971,771) ($120,796) 14.0
1998 (830,021) (107,296) 14.0
2000 (830,021) (107,296) 14.0
2001 (830,021) (107,296) 14.0
2002 (830,021) (107,296) 14.0
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 $0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as
the provisions of the bill are in effect.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government
is anticipated.
Local governments operating or serviced by
solid waste management facilities may incur costs associated
with public meeting and notice requirements for solid waste
facilities, however those costs are not expected to be significant.
In addition, due to current statutory requirements, one-half
of the annual costs identified above from the Solid Waste Disposal
Fee Account would be distributed to Councils of Governments
in the form of grants.
Source: Agencies: 582 Natural Resources Conservation Commission
LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,MS