LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 22, 1997
TO: Honorable J.E. "Buster" Brown, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 1910
Committee on Natural Resources By: Ratliff
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB1910 ( Relating
to the disposal and handling of poultry and poultry litter.)
this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB1910-As Introduced
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 amend the Water Code by adding regulations for
poultry operations. The bill would authorize the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) to assess a fee of
$50 per year for the registration of transporters of poultry
carcasses.
The bill would grant authority to the TNRCC
to prescribe minimum requirements for safe and adequate storage,
handling, and transportation of poultry carcasses at and from
poultry facilities. TNRCC's regulatory and enforcement activities
would include review of waste management plans for owners and
operators of poultry facilities; registration of transporters
of poultry carcasses; registration of and submission of waste
management plans by all persons desiring to dispose of poultry
litter by land application; and permitting of all dry-litter
poultry operations.
Methodolgy
The TNRCC estimates that the costs of implementing the provisions
of this bill would be offset by the revenue generated from fees,
including the $50 per year fee for registration of transporters
of poultry carcasses.
The TNRCC estimates collecting $1.5
million in the 1998-99 biennium to implement the provisions
of this bill. This amount would fund 8 additional FTEs to process
permits, registrations and fee payments, and 3 FTEs to conduct
field inspections and enforcement activities.
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 Change in Number
Gain/(Loss) from Savings/(Cost) of State
General Revenue from General Employees from
Fund Revenue Fund FY 1997
0001 0001
1998 $766,018 ($766,018) 11.0
1998 691,768 (691,768) 11.0
2000 691,768 (691,768) 11.0
2001 691,768 (691,768) 11.0
2002 691,768 (691,768) 11.0
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 fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
582 Natural Resources Conservation Commission
LBB Staff: BB ,NT