LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 7, 2015 TO: Honorable Tracy O. King, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2548 by Stephenson (relating to the disposal of pesticides.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2548, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2017. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 7, 2015
TO: Honorable Tracy O. King, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2548 by Stephenson (relating to the disposal of pesticides.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Tracy O. King, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2548 by Stephenson (relating to the disposal of pesticides.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Tracy O. King, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
Honorable Tracy O. King, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2548 by Stephenson (relating to the disposal of pesticides.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB2548 by Stephenson (relating to the disposal of pesticides.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2548, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2017. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2548, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2017.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds 2016 $0 2017 $0 2018 $0 2019 $0 2020 $0
2016 $0
2017 $0
2018 $0
2019 $0
2020 $0
All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Probable (Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Probable Revenue Gain fromNew Other - Pesticide Education and Disposal Fund Probable (Cost) fromNew Other - Pesticide Education and Disposal Fund 2016 $400,000 ($400,000) $400,000 ($400,000) 2017 $400,000 ($400,000) $400,000 ($400,000) 2018 $400,000 ($400,000) $400,000 ($400,000) 2019 $400,000 ($400,000) $400,000 ($400,000) 2020 $400,000 ($400,000) $400,000 ($400,000)
Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Probable (Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Probable Revenue Gain fromNew Other - Pesticide Education and Disposal Fund Probable (Cost) fromNew Other - Pesticide Education and Disposal Fund 2016 $400,000 ($400,000) $400,000 ($400,000) 2017 $400,000 ($400,000) $400,000 ($400,000) 2018 $400,000 ($400,000) $400,000 ($400,000) 2019 $400,000 ($400,000) $400,000 ($400,000) 2020 $400,000 ($400,000) $400,000 ($400,000)
2016 $400,000 ($400,000) $400,000 ($400,000)
2017 $400,000 ($400,000) $400,000 ($400,000)
2018 $400,000 ($400,000) $400,000 ($400,000)
2019 $400,000 ($400,000) $400,000 ($400,000)
2020 $400,000 ($400,000) $400,000 ($400,000)
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Agriculture Code, regarding pesticide and herbicide regulation. The bill would create the Pesticide Education and Disposal Fund in the state treasury outside of the General Revenue Fund. The fund would consist of revenue from annual transfers of pesticide registration fees collected under Section 76.044 in amounts, not to exceed $400,000, as determined by the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) to be necessary to administer pesticide waste and container collection activities. Interest earnings from money in the fund would be deposited to the credit of the fund. The fund would be administered by TDA and could be appropriated only for pesticide waste and container collection activities. TDA would coordinate pesticide disposal efforts with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, including contracting for disposal services.This legislation would do one or more of the following: create or recreate a dedicated account in the General Revenue Fund, create or recreate a special or trust fund either with or outside of the Treasury, or create a dedicated revenue source. The fund, account, or revenue dedication included in this bill would be subject to funds consolidation review by the current Legislature. The bill would take effect September 1, 2015.
Methodology
Revenue Gains, Losses and Offsetting Gains: TDA indicates that should the agency transfer up to $400,000 of the pesticide product registration fees from General Revenue to the new fund for an education and disposal program, the transfer may result in the agency raising fees to cover funding a portion of its current duties for pesticide regulation. Accordingly, in this analysis it is assumed the cost of transferring General Revenue would be offset by an increase in registration fees. Costs for the pesticide education and disposal program are assumed to be equal to the amount transferred each fiscal year. Amounts in this analysis assume the statutory maximum would be transferred. Out of this amount, both TDA and the AgriLife Extension Service are expected to have minimal administrative costs to implement bill provisions.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 551 Department of Agriculture, 555 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 551 Department of Agriculture, 555 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
LBB Staff: UP, TB, SZ, MW
UP, TB, SZ, MW