TO: | Honorable Kip Averitt, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3098 by Puente (Relating to the fees imposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in connection with plans that are subject to review and approval under the commission's rules for the protection of the Edwards Aquifer.), As Engrossed |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2008 | $0 |
2009 | $0 |
2010 | $0 |
2011 | $0 |
2012 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 153 |
Probable Savings/(Cost) from WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 153 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2007 |
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2008 | $335,687 | ($335,678) | 4.0 |
2009 | $303,667 | ($303,667) | 4.0 |
2010 | $303,667 | ($303,667) | 4.0 |
2011 | $303,667 | ($303,667) | 4.0 |
2012 | $303,667 | ($303,667) | 4.0 |
The bill would allow the TCEQ to increase functions such as enforcement activities, legal activities, development and review of scientific information to assess the effectiveness of the EAPP and develop GIS data layers to better evaluate the cumulative effects of development in both the recharge and contributing zones of the Edwards Aquifer. To adequately support the EAPP, the TCEQ projects that 4 full time equivalents (FTEs) will be needed: 2 for the San Antonio Regional Office EAPP and 2 for the Austin Regional Office EAPP at a cost of $335,687 in fiscal year 2008 and $303,667 in subsequent fiscal years. This estimate assumes that the TCEQ would assess fees on developments in the Edwards Aquifer area at a level sufficient to cover these costs. Fees would be deposited to and costs paid of the General Revenue-Dedicated Water Resource Management Account No. 153.
This estimate assumes that contracting costs for water quality monitoring and professional services to develop a GIS based tracking system could be absorbed using existing agency appropriations.
Source Agencies: | 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
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LBB Staff: | JOB, WK, ZS, TL
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