LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 10, 2021 TO: Honorable Brooks Landgraf, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB2539 by Turner, John (Relating to the distribution of funds designated for the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to distribute fees collected for the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program (LIRAP) to certain counties for use in the Local Initiative Projects (LIP) program. The bill would apply only to counties that are or were participating in LIRAP and have remitted LIRAP fees to the state. TCEQ would be required to distribute available LIRAP fees collected before September 1, 2021 by January 1, 2022 in an amount proportional to the amount collected in the counties or regions in which the counties are located. Based on information provided by TCEQ, this analysis assumes that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed with existing resources. Local Government ImpactThe bill would provide funding for formerly participating counties in LIRAP to implement LIP programs contingent on appropriation of funding for this purpose by the Eighty-seventh Legislature. Source Agencies: b > td > 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AJL, MW, GDZ
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 10, 2021
TO: Honorable Brooks Landgraf, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB2539 by Turner, John (Relating to the distribution of funds designated for the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Brooks Landgraf, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2539 by Turner, John (Relating to the distribution of funds designated for the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program.), As Introduced
Honorable Brooks Landgraf, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
Honorable Brooks Landgraf, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2539 by Turner, John (Relating to the distribution of funds designated for the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program.), As Introduced
HB2539 by Turner, John (Relating to the distribution of funds designated for the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program.), As Introduced
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 the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to distribute fees collected for the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program (LIRAP) to certain counties for use in the Local Initiative Projects (LIP) program. The bill would apply only to counties that are or were participating in LIRAP and have remitted LIRAP fees to the state. TCEQ would be required to distribute available LIRAP fees collected before September 1, 2021 by January 1, 2022 in an amount proportional to the amount collected in the counties or regions in which the counties are located. Based on information provided by TCEQ, this analysis assumes that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed with existing resources.
The bill would apply only to counties that are or were participating in LIRAP and have remitted LIRAP fees to the state. TCEQ would be required to distribute available LIRAP fees collected before September 1, 2021 by January 1, 2022 in an amount proportional to the amount collected in the counties or regions in which the counties are located. Based on information provided by TCEQ, this analysis assumes that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed with existing resources.
The bill would apply only to counties that are or were participating in LIRAP and have remitted LIRAP fees to the state. TCEQ would be required to distribute available LIRAP fees collected before September 1, 2021 by January 1, 2022 in an amount proportional to the amount collected in the counties or regions in which the counties are located.
Based on information provided by TCEQ, this analysis assumes that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed with existing resources.
Local Government Impact
The bill would provide funding for formerly participating counties in LIRAP to implement LIP programs contingent on appropriation of funding for this purpose by the Eighty-seventh Legislature.
Source Agencies: b > td > 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AJL, MW, GDZ
JMc, AJL, MW, GDZ