LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

Revision 1

May 9, 2011

TO:	Honorable Brandon Creighton, Chair, House Committee on State Sovereignty, Select
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3188 by Larson ( Relating to prohibiting the implementation in this state of any federal greenhouse gas emissions regulatory program.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would prohibit any agency of the State of Texas, including the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), from implementing or adopting rules to implement a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions regulatory program. The bill would also prohibit any state employee from participating on a board, committee, or related entity, or in a study, of a national organization assigned to recommend provisions to implement a federal greenhouse gas emissions regulatory program.  
 
The bill's passage is not expected to result in a signficant fiscal impact to the TCEQ or other state agencies.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff:

JOB, KM, TL