OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-80
AN ACT CONCERNING THE BURNING OF MEDICAL WASTE.
Primary Analyst: SB 4/14/25
Contributing Analyst(s): NB, DD, WL, JP, RP, ES, JSS
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27 $
Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection
GF - Cost 95,000 95,000
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost 34,604 34,604
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below
Various State Agencies GF - Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires any state agency incinerating treated or untreated
hospital, medical, or infectious waste to have a Department of Energy
and Environmental Protection (DEEP) permit. This results in an
additional cost to DEEP, beginning in FY 26, associated with one full-
time Air Pollution Control Engineer. Additional costs would include: an
annual salary of $85,000, corresponding fringe benefits of $34,604 and
other expenses of $10,000, totaling $129,604 annually. The Air Pollution
Control Engineer would be responsible for conducting technical
reviews and processing permit modifications, to be in compliance with
the standards contained within the bill.
1
The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts
administered by the Comptroller. The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost
associated with most personnel changes is 40.71% of payroll in FY 26. 2025SB-00080-R000665-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
The bill could result in a potential revenue gain to the resource of the
General Fund to the extent that additional permit modifications or new
permits are issued under the bill.
Additionally, the bill results in a potential cost to the extent affected
state agencies with medical waste disposal contracts experience
increased contract costs due to the expanded regulations in the bill.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation, permit modifications and
contract costs.