LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session April 8, 1999 TO: Honorable Warren Chisum, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB 801 by Uher (relating to public participation in certain environmental permitting procedures of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * * * * The bill would establish new permitting and public participation * * procedures for certain Texas Natural Resource Conservation * * Commission (TNRCC) permits and eliminate permit hearings for TNRCC * * contested cases currently conducted by the State Office of * * Administrative Hearings (SOAH). Increased costs for TNRCC * * associated with the new permitting system would be offset by a * * proportional decrease in TNRCC's costs associated with the * * contested cases conducted by SOAH. * ************************************************************************** Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JK, DE, NS