LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 25, 2011 TO: Honorable Wayne Smith, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB125 by Legler (Relating to the regulatory analysis of rules proposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to perform a regulatory analysis for all environmental rules, as that term is defined in the bill. The TCEQ reports that it already completes work to satisfy most of the bill's requirements. Any additional workload required by the bill is not expected to be significant and could be absorbed using existing agency resoures. 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 LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 25, 2011 TO: Honorable Wayne Smith, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB125 by Legler (Relating to the regulatory analysis of rules proposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Wayne Smith, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB125 by Legler (Relating to the regulatory analysis of rules proposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Wayne Smith, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation Honorable Wayne Smith, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB125 by Legler (Relating to the regulatory analysis of rules proposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB125 by Legler (Relating to the regulatory analysis of rules proposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.), 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 require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to perform a regulatory analysis for all environmental rules, as that term is defined in the bill. The TCEQ reports that it already completes work to satisfy most of the bill's requirements. Any additional workload required by the bill is not expected to be significant and could be absorbed using existing agency resoures. The bill would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to perform a regulatory analysis for all environmental rules, as that term is defined in the bill. The TCEQ reports that it already completes work to satisfy most of the bill's requirements. Any additional workload required by the bill is not expected to be significant and could be absorbed using existing agency resoures. 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 JOB, SZ, TL