PREPARED BY: Clinton Verner
LB 247 DATE PREPARED: January 16, 2025
PHONE: 402-471-0056
Revision: 00
FISCAL NOTE
LEGISLATIVE FISCAL ANALYST ESTIMATE
ESTIMATE OF FISCAL IMPACT – STATE AGENCIES (See narrative for political subdivision estimates)
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
EXPENDITURES REVENUE EXPENDITURES REVENUE
GENERAL FUNDS
CASH FUNDS $2,800,000 $2,800,000
FEDERAL FUNDS
OTHER FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS $2,800,000 $2,800,000
Any Fiscal Notes received from state agencies and political subdivisions are attached f ollowing the Legislative Fiscal Analyst Estimate.
LB247 amends the disposal fee under the Integrated Waste Solid Management Act. LB247 amends the fee collected from $1.25 to
$2.34 for each six cubic yards of uncompacted solid waste, for each three cubic yards of compacted solid waste, and per solid ton of
solid waste disposed of. LB247 amends the distribution of the fee s from a 50/50 distribution of fees into the Integrated S olid Waste
Management Cash Fund and Waste Reduction Recycling Incentive Fund to a 65/35 split, with the Integrated Solid Waste Management
Cash Fund receiving 65% and the Waste Reduction Recycling Incentive Fund rec eiving 35% of the fee distribution. The revenue
estimate provided by the Agency app ears reasonable, with total new cash fund revenues being approximately $2,800,000 per annum .
Approximately $1,800,000 of the increased fee will be distributed into the Integrated Solid Waste Management Cash Fund and
approximately $980,000 into the Waste Reduction Recycling Incentive Fund. This bill does not require any addi tional duties. Any
expenditures of such funds would be a ddressed in the budget process .
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES STATE BUDGET DIVISION: REVIEW OF AGENCY & POLT. SUB. RESPONSE
LB: 247 AM: AGENCY/POLT. SUB: Department of Environment and Energy
REVIEWED BY: Joe Massey DATE: 1/21/2025 PHONE: (402) 471-4181
COMMENTS: Department of Environment and Energy’s assessment of fiscal impact from LB 247 appears reasonable using
the assumptions provided
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES STATE BUDGET DIVISION: REVIEW OF AGENCY & POLT. SUB. RESP ONSE
LB: 247 AM: AGENCY/POLT. SUB: State Fire Marshal Agency
REVIEWED BY: Joe Massey DATE: 1/21/2025 PHONE: (402) 471-4181
COMMENTS: No basis to disagree with the State Fire Marshal Agency ’s assessment of no fiscal impact from LB 247
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State Agency OR Political Subdivision Name:
(2)
Department of Environment and Energy
Prepared by:
(3) Kevin Stoner Date Prepared:
(4)
January 16, 2025 Phone:
(5)
402 471-2186
ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
EXPENDITURES REVENUE EXPENDITURES REVENUE
GENERAL FUNDS
CASH FUNDS
$2,800,000 $2,800,000 $2,800,000 $2,800,000
FEDERAL FUNDS
OTHER FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
$2,800,000 $2,800,000 $2,800,000 $2,800,000
Explanation of Estimate:
LB247 increases the disposal fee of solid waste from $1.25 to $2.34 for each six cubic yards of uncompacted
solid waste, three cubic yards of compacted solid waste, or per ton of solid waste. It changes the split of fees
received from 50/50 to 65/35 to the Integrated Solid Waste Management Cash Fund and Waste Reduction and
Recycling Incentive Fund respectively. The Integrated Solid Waste Management Cash Fund would now be
able to be used to provide cost share, operation, and maintenance for remediation of superfund sites in order
to pay for nonfederal costs, including costs for in -kind services, under the federal Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
The fees collected vary each year depending on the amount of solid waste disposed. The fees remitted to the
NDEE from waste tonnage averaged approximately $3.25 million/year between State Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-
2023 and (FY) 2023- 2024. NDEE estimates an increase of fees of approximately $2.8 million. With the split
change, NDEE estimates this will increase the Integrated Solid Waste Management Cash Fund approximately
$2.3 million and the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive Fund approximately $500,000 used for
additional waste grants.
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BREAKDOWN BY MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE
Personal Services:
POSITION TITLE
NUMBER OF POSITIONS
25-26 26-27
2025-26
EXPENDITURES
2026-27
EXPENDITURES
Benefits………………………………...……
Operating…………………………...………. $2,300,000 $2,300,000
Travel………………………………………..
Capital outlay…………………...…………..
Aid…………………………………………... $500,000 $500,000
Capital improvements……………………...
TOTAL……………………………… ..... $2,800,000 $2,800,000
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State Agency OR Political Subdivision Name:
(2)
State Fire Marshal Agency
Prepared by:
(3) Deb Hostetler Date Prepared:
(4)
1/14/2025 Phone:
(5)
402-471-9479
ESTIMATE PROVIDED BY STATE AGENCY OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27
EXPENDITURES REVENUE EXPENDITURES REVENUE
GENERAL FUNDS
CASH FUNDS
FEDERAL FUNDS
OTHER FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS
Explanation of Estimate:
No Fiscal Impact
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BREAKDOWN BY MAJOR OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE
Personal Services:
POSITION TITLE
NUMBER OF POSITIONS
25-26 26-27
2025-26
EXPENDITURES
2026-27
EXPENDITURES
Benefits………………………………...……
Operating…………………………...……….
Travel……………………… ………………..
Capital outlay…………………...…………..
Aid…………………………………………...
Capital improvements…………… ………...
TOTAL……………………………… .....