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:HB2958 by Thompson, Ed (relating to an assessment of the safety and regulation of municipal solid waste facilities.), 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 conduct a study assessing the safety and regulation of solid waste facilities in the state. The study must consider the permit application and approval process; the restrictions regarding the location of solid waste facilities; inspections and enforcement of regulations; and any other matters considered appropriate by TCEQ. The bill would require a report on this study to be provided to each standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over environmental regulation no later than September 1, 2018. TCEQ estimates that a minimal cost would be associated with conducting the study. This analysis estimates the cost would not be significant. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality LBB Staff: UP, SZ, MW, MSO 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:HB2958 by Thompson, Ed (relating to an assessment of the safety and regulation of municipal solid waste facilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB2958 by Thompson, Ed (relating to an assessment of the safety and regulation of municipal solid waste facilities.), 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 HB2958 by Thompson, Ed (relating to an assessment of the safety and regulation of municipal solid waste facilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB2958 by Thompson, Ed (relating to an assessment of the safety and regulation of municipal solid waste facilities.), 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 conduct a study assessing the safety and regulation of solid waste facilities in the state. The study must consider the permit application and approval process; the restrictions regarding the location of solid waste facilities; inspections and enforcement of regulations; and any other matters considered appropriate by TCEQ. The bill would require a report on this study to be provided to each standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over environmental regulation no later than September 1, 2018. TCEQ estimates that a minimal cost would be associated with conducting the study. This analysis estimates the cost would not be significant. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality LBB Staff: UP, SZ, MW, MSO UP, SZ, MW, MSO