Honorable Brooks Landgraf, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2361 by Landgraf (Relating to the new technology implementation grant program administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to increase the percentage of the Texas Emission Reduction Plan fund that can be used for the New Technology Implementation Grant program and the Clean Fleet program, would remove certain specifications for projects as defined in the bill that could be considered for a grant, would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to include projects the reduce flair emissions and other site emissions among those to which it should give preference, and would permit rental costs as an allowable expense for a grant project concerning installation of emissions-reducing equipment. Based on the analysis of the TCEQ and the Comptroller of Public Accounts, it is assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed with existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality