LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 8, 2017 TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2582 by Sheffield (Relating to an exemption for certain quarries from regulation as aggregate production operations.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Texas Water Code, Section 28A.001(1) to amend the definition of an "aggregate production operation" to exclude an extraction area from which marble or granite material is extracted for decorative or artistic uses and the average amount of riprap removed per year in the preceding 10-year period is less than 1,500 tons. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Texas Department of Transportation estimate that the provisions of the bill could be implemented using existing resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation LBB Staff: UP, SZ, MW, MSO, JGA
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 8, 2017
TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2582 by Sheffield (Relating to an exemption for certain quarries from regulation as aggregate production operations.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2582 by Sheffield (Relating to an exemption for certain quarries from regulation as aggregate production operations.), 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
HB2582 by Sheffield (Relating to an exemption for certain quarries from regulation as aggregate production operations.), As Introduced
HB2582 by Sheffield (Relating to an exemption for certain quarries from regulation as aggregate production operations.), As Introduced
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 28A.001(1) to amend the definition of an "aggregate production operation" to exclude an extraction area from which marble or granite material is extracted for decorative or artistic uses and the average amount of riprap removed per year in the preceding 10-year period is less than 1,500 tons. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Texas Department of Transportation estimate that the provisions of the bill could be implemented using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation
582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff: UP, SZ, MW, MSO, JGA
UP, SZ, MW, MSO, JGA