LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 4, 2017

TO:
Honorable Craig Estes, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB2582 by Sheffield (Relating to an exemption for certain quarries from regulation as aggregate production operations.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Texas Water Code, Section 28A.001(1) to amend the definition of an "aggregate production operation" to exclude a site from which (1) specialty or terrazzo-type stone material is extracted for decorative or artistic uses and (2) the portion of the specialty or terrazzo-type stone horizon exposed for current production for commercial sale in the site does not exceed five acres.
 
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Texas Department of Transportation estimate that the provisions of the bill could be implemented using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

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


Source Agencies:
582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff:
UP, SZ, MW, MSO