TO: | Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources |
FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB571 by Huberty (Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing penalties.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2012 | $0 |
2013 | $0 |
2014 | $0 |
2015 | $0 |
2016 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from Water Resource Management 153 |
Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from Water Resource Management 153 |
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2012 | ($368,349) | $330,000 |
2013 | ($291,049) | $330,000 |
2014 | ($291,049) | $330,000 |
2015 | ($291,049) | $330,000 |
2016 | ($291,049) | $330,000 |
Fiscal Year | Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2011 |
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2012 | 4.0 |
2013 | 4.0 |
2014 | 4.0 |
2015 | 4.0 |
2016 | 4.0 |
It is estimated that the TCEQ would need 4.0 additional FTEs (Environmental Investigators) to to conduct the investigations required by the legislation. This estimate assumes that there would be 600 active aggregate production operations statewide and that the agency would set the fee at a level sufficient to cover estimated expenses, or at about $550 per permit. This estimate assumes that the TCEQ would conduct investigations at 200 sites per year. There would also be costs to make changes to the agency's existing data systems for billing, fee collection, investigation, and enforcement activity. First year start-up costs are estimated at $77,301.
Source Agencies: | 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
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LBB Staff: | JOB, SZ, ZS, TL
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