LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 21, 2009 TO: Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2535 by Creighton (Relating to the regulation and enforcement of dam safety by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing civil and administrative penalties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would allow the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to assess Dam Safety administrative penalties up to $10,000 per day. The bill also would specifically allow the TCEQ to regulate the operations of the dams in the state. The bill would allow the TCEQ to determine the frequency with which dams in the state are inspected, with high or significant hazard dams receving priority preference. The TCEQ reports that to exercise the administrative authority proposed in the bill, enhancements to its Consolidated Compliance and Enforcement Data System (CCEDS) database would be needed to allow for the storage of the dam safety reports, which the agency indicates often contain numerous pictures and large file sizes. The agency reports that the cost of these enhancements would be $250,000. This estimate assumes the TCEQ could absorb the costs using existing resources. This estimate does not assume that the penalty provisions in the bill would result in significant revenue to the state. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality LBB Staff: JOB, SZ, TL, SD
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 21, 2009
TO: Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2535 by Creighton (Relating to the regulation and enforcement of dam safety by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing civil and administrative penalties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2535 by Creighton (Relating to the regulation and enforcement of dam safety by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing civil and administrative penalties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
Honorable Allan Ritter, Chair, House Committee on Natural Resources
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2535 by Creighton (Relating to the regulation and enforcement of dam safety by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing civil and administrative penalties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB2535 by Creighton (Relating to the regulation and enforcement of dam safety by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing civil and administrative penalties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would allow the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to assess Dam Safety administrative penalties up to $10,000 per day. The bill also would specifically allow the TCEQ to regulate the operations of the dams in the state. The bill would allow the TCEQ to determine the frequency with which dams in the state are inspected, with high or significant hazard dams receving priority preference. The TCEQ reports that to exercise the administrative authority proposed in the bill, enhancements to its Consolidated Compliance and Enforcement Data System (CCEDS) database would be needed to allow for the storage of the dam safety reports, which the agency indicates often contain numerous pictures and large file sizes. The agency reports that the cost of these enhancements would be $250,000. This estimate assumes the TCEQ could absorb the costs using existing resources. This estimate does not assume that the penalty provisions in the bill would result in significant revenue to the state.
The bill would allow the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to assess Dam Safety administrative penalties up to $10,000 per day. The bill also would specifically allow the TCEQ to regulate the operations of the dams in the state. The bill would allow the TCEQ to determine the frequency with which dams in the state are inspected, with high or significant hazard dams receving priority preference. The TCEQ reports that to exercise the administrative authority proposed in the bill, enhancements to its Consolidated Compliance and Enforcement Data System (CCEDS) database would be needed to allow for the storage of the dam safety reports, which the agency indicates often contain numerous pictures and large file sizes. The agency reports that the cost of these enhancements would be $250,000. This estimate assumes the TCEQ could absorb the costs using existing resources.
This estimate does not assume that the penalty provisions in the bill would result in significant revenue to the state.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
580 Water Development Board, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
LBB Staff: JOB, SZ, TL, SD
JOB, SZ, TL, SD