LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 22, 2011

TO:
Honorable Wayne Smith, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
 
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB821 by Farrar (Relating to a prohibition on the disposal of certain used equipment at a municipal solid waste facility; creating an offense.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would prohibit the disposal of used computer equipment in a solid waste landfill or incinerator and would provide for the assessment of penalties for violation of the disposal prohibition. The bill would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to adopt rules to prohibit a person from knowingly disposing of computer equipment in a solid waste landfill or incinerator. The bill would exempt owners or operators of a municipal solid waste landfill or incinerator from being in violation if a good faith effort is made, if appropriate signs are posted, and if registered customers are notified in writing of the disposal prohibition.  
 
Passage of the bil is not expected to have a significant fiscal impact on the TCEQ.

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
582 Commission on Environmental Quality
LBB Staff:
JOB, SZ, TL