Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2497 House Committee Report / Fiscal Note

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                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD    Austin, Texas      FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION            May 5, 2017      TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB2497 by Dutton (relating to the posting of notice of intent to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at the site of the facility or proposed facility for which the permit is sought.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted    No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.  The bill would amend Texas Water Code, Section 5.552(d) to require an applicant for an environmental permit to place a sign at the site of the facility or proposed facility that states that an application for a permit has been filed, and the manner in which the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) may be contacted for further information. The bill would only apply to applications for a permit filed with TCEQ on or after the effective date of the bill. The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.  TCEQ estimates that implementing the provisions of the bill could be done using existing resources.  Local Government Impact TCEQ notes that if local or other governmental entities are applicants for a permit under the provisions of the bill, these entities would have to cover the cost of the required sign. This cost is not anticipated to be significant.    Source Agencies:582 Commission on Environmental Quality   LBB Staff:  UP, SZ, MSO    

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 5, 2017





  TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation      FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board     IN RE:HB2497 by Dutton (relating to the posting of notice of intent to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at the site of the facility or proposed facility for which the permit is sought.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted  

TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2497 by Dutton (relating to the posting of notice of intent to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at the site of the facility or proposed facility for which the permit is sought.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

 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

HB2497 by Dutton (relating to the posting of notice of intent to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at the site of the facility or proposed facility for which the permit is sought.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

HB2497 by Dutton (relating to the posting of notice of intent to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at the site of the facility or proposed facility for which the permit is sought.), 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 amend Texas Water Code, Section 5.552(d) to require an applicant for an environmental permit to place a sign at the site of the facility or proposed facility that states that an application for a permit has been filed, and the manner in which the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) may be contacted for further information. The bill would only apply to applications for a permit filed with TCEQ on or after the effective date of the bill. The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.  TCEQ estimates that implementing the provisions of the bill could be done using existing resources. 

Local Government Impact

TCEQ notes that if local or other governmental entities are applicants for a permit under the provisions of the bill, these entities would have to cover the cost of the required sign. This cost is not anticipated to be significant.

Source Agencies: 582 Commission on Environmental Quality

582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff: UP, SZ, MSO

 UP, SZ, MSO