LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 28, 2021

TO:	Honorable Brooks Landgraf, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2708 by Patterson (Relating to the use of certain fees deposited to the hazardous and solid waste remediation fee account for environmental remediation at a closed battery recycling facility site located in a municipality.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to permit funding within General Revenue-Dedicated Hazardous and Solid Waste Remediation Account No. 550 to be used for the remediation of certain closed battery recycling facilities. 

Based on the analysis of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 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.

The bill would take effect immediately upon receiving a two-thirds majority vote in both houses; otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2021.

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

LBB Staff:

JMc, AJL, MW, GDZ