TO: | Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB785 by Fraser (Relating to the regulations of quarries; providing a civil penalty. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
---|---|
2006 | $0 |
2007 | $0 |
2008 | $0 |
2009 | $0 |
2010 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from CLEAN AIR ACCOUNT 151 |
Probable Savings/(Cost) from CLEAN AIR ACCOUNT 151 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2005 |
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2006 | $250,000 | ($250,000) | 4.0 |
2007 | $250,000 | ($250,000) | 4.0 |
2008 | $250,000 | ($250,000) | 4.0 |
2009 | $250,000 | ($250,000) | 4.0 |
2010 | $250,000 | ($250,000) | 4.0 |
The bill would create a quarry permit program at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Operators of quarries beginning operation on or after September 1, 2005 would be required to apply to the TCEQ for a permit. The bill would authorize a permit application fee of $1,000.
The TCEQ would be required to review permit applications
Source Agencies: | 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 302 Office of the Attorney General
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LBB Staff: | JOB, WK, ZS, TL
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