Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3002 by Hegar (Relating to the revocation of certain waste-related permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would allow the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to revoke certain waste-related permits if the facility has not begun to receive waste on or before the sixth anniversary of permit issuance and the commissioners court of the county in which the facility is located adopts and forwards to the commission a resolution recommending the revocation of the permit. However, these provisions would not apply to permits issued to local governments. Passage of the bill is not expected to add significant workload to the TCEQ.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.