LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 11, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Warren Chisum, Chair, House Committee on
               Environmental Regulation
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1338  by Ogden (Relating to the authority of the
               Railroad Commission of Texas to regulate oil and gas NORM
               waste.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Technology Impact
  
According to the Railroad Commission, the technology impact  limited to
programming to provide 1)
an initial survey of all operators to identify contaminated equipment; 2)
a database to store and retrieve data on the equipment; 3) on-going
tracking and enforcement.  This will include analysis, screen design,
and database design and will require an estimated 960 hours of
programming for a cost of $115,200.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   582   Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission,
                   501   Texas Department of Health, 455   Railroad
                   Commission of Texas
LBB Staff:         JK, CL, SK