TO: | Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Government Organization |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1382 by Shapiro (Relating to the reorganization of the Railroad Commission of Texas, including changing the name of the agency to the Texas Energy Commission and transferring powers and duties from and to the agency.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
The bill would change the name of the Railroad Commission to the Texas Energy Commission (TEC). It would also transfer the rail safety program, currently at the Railroad Commission, to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). In addition, the bill would transfer authority over Class III in situ uranium mining wells from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to the TEC.
For the rail safety transfer, 16.1 FTEs would transfer from the TEC (Railroad Commission), along with $906,212 in General Revenue, to TxDOT.
No significant fiscal impact is expected as a result of transferring Class III in situ uranium mining well authority from TCEQ to TEC.
Source Agencies: | 303 Building and Procurement Commission, 455 Railroad Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 601 Department of Transportation
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LBB Staff: | JOB, LB, WK, ZS, TL
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