Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1437 Introduced / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            April 28, 2017      TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB1437 by Wu (Relating to the use of funding in local initiative projects for litter reduction.), As Introduced    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  This bill amends the Health and Safety Code to expand the allowable use for revenue from fees generated by the vehicle emissions program to include programs implementing the enforcement of offenses related to littering.According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Department of Public Safety, no significant fiscal impact to state is anticipated.According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the bill would have no revenue implication and the agency would incur no administrative costs.This bill would  take effect September 1, 2017. Local Government Impact According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the bill could provide cost savings to county governments in LIRAP-participating counties by providing LIP funds to offset the cost of a program to enforce the Texas Litter Abatement Act and for projects that reduce roadway litter. Participating counties could potentially experience a revenue gain from fines and penalties resulting from the Chapter 365 enforcement program. According to the Texas Conference of Urban Counties, the fiscal impact to counties is not anticipated to be significant. According to the Texas Association of Counties, no fiscal impact is anticipated.    Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality   LBB Staff:  UP, SZ, GG, GP, LCO, JGA    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 28, 2017





  TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB1437 by Wu (Relating to the use of funding in local initiative projects for litter reduction.), As Introduced  

TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1437 by Wu (Relating to the use of funding in local initiative projects for litter reduction.), As Introduced

 Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation 

 Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation 

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

 Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board

HB1437 by Wu (Relating to the use of funding in local initiative projects for litter reduction.), As Introduced

HB1437 by Wu (Relating to the use of funding in local initiative projects for litter reduction.), As Introduced



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.



This bill amends the Health and Safety Code to expand the allowable use for revenue from fees generated by the vehicle emissions program to include programs implementing the enforcement of offenses related to littering.According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Department of Public Safety, no significant fiscal impact to state is anticipated.According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the bill would have no revenue implication and the agency would incur no administrative costs.This bill would  take effect September 1, 2017.

Local Government Impact

According to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the bill could provide cost savings to county governments in LIRAP-participating counties by providing LIP funds to offset the cost of a program to enforce the Texas Litter Abatement Act and for projects that reduce roadway litter. Participating counties could potentially experience a revenue gain from fines and penalties resulting from the Chapter 365 enforcement program. According to the Texas Conference of Urban Counties, the fiscal impact to counties is not anticipated to be significant. According to the Texas Association of Counties, no fiscal impact is anticipated.

Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff: UP, SZ, GG, GP, LCO, JGA

 UP, SZ, GG, GP, LCO, JGA