LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 13, 2009 TO: Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2895 by Hancock (relating to compliance with federal occupational safety and health standards in environmental enforcement.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would provide that a violation did not occur if a person can establish that an act or event that otherwise would be a violation of a statute within the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ) jurisdiction or a rule adopted or an order or permit issued by the TCEQ under such a statute was caused solely by compliance with the general duty clause of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The bill is not expected to have a signficant impact on the TCEQ's workload. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:582 Commission on Environmental Quality LBB Staff: JOB, SZ, TL, WK
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 13, 2009
TO: Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2895 by Hancock (relating to compliance with federal occupational safety and health standards in environmental enforcement.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2895 by Hancock (relating to compliance with federal occupational safety and health standards in environmental enforcement.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2895 by Hancock (relating to compliance with federal occupational safety and health standards in environmental enforcement.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB2895 by Hancock (relating to compliance with federal occupational safety and health standards in environmental enforcement.), 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 provide that a violation did not occur if a person can establish that an act or event that otherwise would be a violation of a statute within the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ) jurisdiction or a rule adopted or an order or permit issued by the TCEQ under such a statute was caused solely by compliance with the general duty clause of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. The bill is not expected to have a signficant impact on the TCEQ's workload.
The bill would provide that a violation did not occur if a person can establish that an act or event that otherwise would be a violation of a statute within the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ) jurisdiction or a rule adopted or an order or permit issued by the TCEQ under such a statute was caused solely by compliance with the general duty clause of the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
The bill is not expected to have a signficant impact on the TCEQ's workload.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
582 Commission on Environmental Quality
LBB Staff: JOB, SZ, TL, WK
JOB, SZ, TL, WK