Honorable J. M. Lozano, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB286 by Thompson, Ed (Relating to promotion of the use of recyclable materials as feedstock for processing and manufacturing.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB286, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2021.
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2020
$0
2021
$0
2022
$0
2023
$0
2024
$0
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from Waste Management Acct 549
2020
($500,000)
2021
$0
2022
$0
2023
$0
2024
$0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to produce a plan to stimulate the use of recyclable materials as feedstock in manufacturing in cooperation with the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office. The bill provides details on the plan's contents, how the agency must prepare the plan, requires that the plan be updated every five years, and permits TCEQ to contract with public or private entities to produce the plan. The bill would also require TCEQ to develop an educational program with specific contents as provided in the bill and requires the agency to update this program at least every five years.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2019 unless it receives a two-thirds vote of all members in which case it would take effect immediately.
Methodology
Based on the analysis of TCEQ, it is assumed that TCEQ would need to contract with a public, private, or nonprofit organization to produce the recycling plan for an estimated cost of $500,000 in fiscal year 2020 and that this cost would recur with each five-year update of the plan. Based on information provided by TCEQ, this analysis assumes that development of the educational program can be absorbed with existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
300 Trusteed Programs Within the Office of the Governor, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality