LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 13, 2009

TO:	Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB229 by Pitts (Relating to bond or insurance requirements for applicants for or holders of certain on-site sewage disposal system-related licenses.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would add a requirement for persons who construct, install, alter, extend, service, maintain or repair an on-site sewage disposal system to provide evidence of a bond or insurance policy to obtain or renew a license or registration on or after June 1, 2010. The bond or insurance would have to be in a form and amount prescribed by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) rules, and would be required to pay for damage to property resulting from the person’s work on an on-site sewage disposal system. 

Any costs to the TCEQ associated with rulemaking or updating existing databases is expected to be handled using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff:

JOB, SD, TL