LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 2, 1997
TO: Honorable David Counts, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 3059
Committee on Natural Resources By: King
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB3059 ( Relating
to the regulation of on-site sewage disposal facilities.) this
office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB3059-As Introduced
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a
net negative impact of $(1,447,794) 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
This bill would create two new General Revenue dedicated (GR-dedicated)
accounts. The Occupational Licensing Account would be for the
deposit of fees collected from on-site installer trainees, authorized
agents and registered installers. The Water Resource Management
Account would be for the deposit of permit fees collected for
on-site sewage disposal system permit applications. The bill
would limit the use of these two accounts to administration
of the on-site sewage disposal systems program.
This bill
would add public health districts to the list of local governmental
entities that are eligible to be authorized agents of the Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC). The bill
would allow local governments designated as authorized agents
to initiate civil action against violators. Authorized agents
prevailing in a civil suit would be allowed to recover reasonable
attorney's fees, court costs, and investigative costs.
The
bill would take effect September 1, 1997.
Methodolgy
Amounts currently collected by TNRCC from permit fees, installers
and authorized agents related to on-site sewage disposal systems
would remain the same under this bill. In addition, the TNRCC
has assumed that fees would increase beginning in fiscal year
1998, as authorized under current law. Amounts currently deposited
in the General Revenue Fund would be deposited into the two
newly created GR-dedicated accounts.
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 Probable Revenue
Gain/(Loss) from Gain/(Loss) from Gain/(Loss) from
General Revenue New - GR New - GR
Fund Dedicated Dedicated Water
Occupational Resource
Licensing Account Management Account
0001 NEW-DED NEW-DED
1998 ($739,472) $549,625 $189,947
1998 (708,322) 518,375 189,947
2000 (708,322) 518,375 189,947
2001 (708,322) 518,375 189,947
2002 (708,322) 518,375 189,947
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 ($739,472)
1999 (708,322)
2000 (708,322)
2001 (708,322)
2002 (708,322)
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: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,NT