Honorable Rick Hardcastle, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2936 by Mabry (Relating to the control of discharges from wastewater retention structures associated with certain concentrated animal feeding operations.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would prohibit the Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) from permitting or renewing permits for concentrated animal feeding operations that would allow any discharge, disposal or overflow of agricultural waste into adjacent waters in the state that are within a major sole source impairment zone, except when caused by a catastrophic rainfall event. No significant costs are expected for the TCEQ as a result of this change.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.