TO: | Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3388 by Olivo (Relating to the review of solid waste facility permits.), As Introduced |
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 Savings/(Cost) from WASTE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT 549 |
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2008 | ($252,648) |
2009 | ($229,898) |
2010 | ($229,898) |
2011 | ($229,898) |
2012 | ($229,898) |
It is expected that the TCEQ would incur additional costs associated with an increase in permit review requests. A procedure would be required for the handling of review requests from outside parties.
The TCEQ expects that the bill would impact an estimated 10% of Industrial Solid Waste (ISW) permits and 33% of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) permits, for a total of an estimated 25 ISW and 100 MSW permit reviews every 5 years, or 5 ISW and 20 MSW permit reviews per year. In addition, the bill will impact those permits for poor performers based on compliance history, and it is expected to increase the agency's workload with respect to contested case hearings. This estimate assumes an additional 2 FTEs would be required in the TCEQ's MSW Permits Section; 0.5 FTE in the IHW Permits Section; and 1 FTE in the Office of Legal Services to assist with responses to comments, participation at public meetings, and preparation for contested case hearings. Costs associated with these additional FTEs would total $252,648 in fiscal year 2008 and $229,898 in subsequent fiscal years. This estimate assumes that these costs would be paid out of the General Revenue-Dedicated Waste Management Account No. 549.
Source Agencies: | 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
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LBB Staff: | JOB, WK, ZS, TL
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