Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2092 by Morrison, Geanie W. (Relating to a prohibition of the land application of grit or grease trap waste.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Health and Safety Code, Ch. 361 to add definitions of "Grease trap waste", "Grit trap", and "Grit trap waste", and would prohibit the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) from issuing a permit, registration, or other authorization for land applications of grit trap waste or grease trap waste, including land application of processed grit trap waste or grease trap waste and sewage sludge mixed with grit trap waste or grease trap waste. This prohibition would exclude a permit, registration or other authorization issued for the disposal of grease trap waste or grit trap waste at a municipal solid waste Type I landfill, a municipal solid waste Type V facility, or a compost facility. The bill's provisions would apply only to an application filed on or after the effect date of the Act.
TCEQ estimates that implementing the provisions of this bill can be accomplished using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
Because the TCEQ sludge program has historically not issued permits or other authorizations for the land application of grit and grease trap waste, TCEQ estimates that no fiscal implications are anticipated for local and other governmental agencies.