TO: | Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB699 by Hinojosa (Relating to the relationship between the amount of an administrative penalty imposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the economic benefit of the violation to the alleged violator.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2006 | $264,608 |
2007 | $264,608 |
2008 | $264,608 |
2009 | $264,608 |
2010 | $264,608 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
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2006 | $264,608 |
2007 | $264,608 |
2008 | $264,608 |
2009 | $264,608 |
2010 | $264,608 |
The bill would require that when determining the amount of an administrative penalty, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) set the penalty at least equal to the value of any economic benefit gained by the alleged violator through the violation. The TCEQ would also be required to determine the violation could have been avoided through reasonable and prudent action before setting such penalty amounts.
The bill would take effect on September 1, 2005.
Source Agencies: | 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
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LBB Staff: | JOB, WK, ZS, TL
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