Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1680 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 05/01/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             May 1, 2021       TO: Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB1680 by Smith (Relating to the regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems on certain leased land that is owned by the federal government.), As Engrossed     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to require that separately leased individual parts of land owned by the federal government be considered separately for the purposes of regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems on these lands. Based on the analysis of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, it is assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed with existing resources.  Local Government ImpactAccording to TCEQ, there are 345 local government entities in Texas with delegated on-site sewage facilities (OSSF) regulatory authority for permitting and enforcement. There could be an increase in OSSF permits, plan reviews, as well as compliance and enforcement cases in areas with federal land. The fiscal impact to units of local government is not anticipated to be significant.  Source Agencies: b > td > 582 Commission on Environmental Quality  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AJL, GDZ, AF, MW

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 1, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: HB1680 by Smith (Relating to the regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems on certain leased land that is owned by the federal government.), As Engrossed   

TO: Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1680 by Smith (Relating to the regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems on certain leased land that is owned by the federal government.), As Engrossed

 Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development

 Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board 

 HB1680 by Smith (Relating to the regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems on certain leased land that is owned by the federal government.), As Engrossed 

 HB1680 by Smith (Relating to the regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems on certain leased land that is owned by the federal government.), As Engrossed 



No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to require that separately leased individual parts of land owned by the federal government be considered separately for the purposes of regulation of on-site sewage disposal systems on these lands. Based on the analysis of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, it is assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed with existing resources.



Based on the analysis of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, it is assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed with existing resources.

 Local Government Impact

According to TCEQ, there are 345 local government entities in Texas with delegated on-site sewage facilities (OSSF) regulatory authority for permitting and enforcement. There could be an increase in OSSF permits, plan reviews, as well as compliance and enforcement cases in areas with federal land. The fiscal impact to units of local government is not anticipated to be significant.

Source Agencies: b > td > 582 Commission on Environmental Quality

582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AJL, GDZ, AF, MW

JMc, AJL, GDZ, AF, MW