OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-238
AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENT
RELATED STATUTES.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 6428
File Copy No.: 350
Senate Calendar No.: 248
Primary Analyst: MR 5/3/22
Contributing Analyst(s): ()
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection
GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
Under
20,000
Under
20,000
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The amendment strikes the underlying bill and its associated fiscal
impact. Instead, it makes various changes to environment-related
statutes:
It authorizes the Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection (DEEP) to renew certain lapsed pesticide applicator
certifications without reexamination, but with payment of a late fee.
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This is expected to result in a revenue gain to DEEP, anticipated to be
minimal, as some amount of late fees are expected to be collected by the
agency.
Additionally, it authorizes DEEP to register pesticides either on an
annual basis or, as under current law, for five-year periods. As DEEP is
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Under the bill, the late fee is equal to 10% of the renewal fee, plus 1.25% per month
or part of a month, dating from when the certification lapsed. 2022SB-00238-R00LCO06428-FNA.DOCX Page 2 of 2
currently shifting this program to an e-licensing system, this could alter
the distribution of revenue on an annual basis but is not anticipated to
change the overall amount revenue collected under the program.
Lastly, it applies existing penalties for failing to file certain
documents under the radiation materials laws. This provision could
result in a minimal revenue gain to DEEP to the extent violations occur.
The strike-all amendment makes other changes that are not
anticipated to result in a fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.