Honorable Craig Estes, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB2034 by Miles (Relating to creation of a task force to study the health effects of concrete and rock crushing.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would create a task force to study the health effects of concrete and rock crushing, composed of members appointed by the governor to represent the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The task force would be provided staff support by the offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives. Members of the task force would not be entitled to compensation, but would be entitled to reimbursement of any incurred travel expenses; the task force would be allowed to accept gifts and grants to carry out the provisions of the bill. The task force would be required to submit a final report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives, and the appropriate standing committees of the legislatures on its findings no later than November 1, 2018. The task force would be abolished August 31, 2019. The bill would take effect immediately upon a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to each house; otherwise the bill would take effect on September 1, 2017.
Based on information provided by TCEQ, DSHS, and the office of the governor, it is assumed that implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
300 Trusteed Programs Within the Office of the Governor, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality