LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 12, 2023 TO: Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB471 by Springer (Relating to the imposition of a fee by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the investigation of certain complaints.), As Introduced The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined because the revenue that would be generated from new unknown fees would depend on the number of individuals that would be subject to those fees and the fee amounts. There would be an indeterminate gain to the General Revenue Fund. The bill would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to establish a new fee that would be assessed on persons making more than three complaints in a calendar year that did not result in enforcement action by TCEQ or local enforcement officials before closing the file on the prior complaint.The bill would require the TCEQ to establish a fee amount for each type of complaint that would be less than or equal to the cost to the agency of investigating most complaints of that type. The bill would also authorize TCEQ to waive the fee for good cause.Based on information provided by TCEQ, it is assumed that any costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.Based on information provided by the Comptroller of Public Accounts and TCEQ, this analysis assumes there would be an increase in revenue deposited to the credit of the General Revenue Fund due to the new fee assessments. However, the amount of revenue that would be generated cannot be determined because the revenue that would be generated from new unknown fees would depend on the number of individuals that would be subject to those fees and the fee amounts. Local Government ImpactNo fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: b > td > 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SZ, MW, DKN, CMA
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 12, 2023
TO: Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB471 by Springer (Relating to the imposition of a fee by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the investigation of certain complaints.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB471 by Springer (Relating to the imposition of a fee by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the investigation of certain complaints.), As Introduced
Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB471 by Springer (Relating to the imposition of a fee by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the investigation of certain complaints.), As Introduced
SB471 by Springer (Relating to the imposition of a fee by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the investigation of certain complaints.), As Introduced
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined because the revenue that would be generated from new unknown fees would depend on the number of individuals that would be subject to those fees and the fee amounts. There would be an indeterminate gain to the General Revenue Fund.
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined because the revenue that would be generated from new unknown fees would depend on the number of individuals that would be subject to those fees and the fee amounts. There would be an indeterminate gain to the General Revenue Fund.
The bill would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to establish a new fee that would be assessed on persons making more than three complaints in a calendar year that did not result in enforcement action by TCEQ or local enforcement officials before closing the file on the prior complaint.The bill would require the TCEQ to establish a fee amount for each type of complaint that would be less than or equal to the cost to the agency of investigating most complaints of that type. The bill would also authorize TCEQ to waive the fee for good cause.Based on information provided by TCEQ, it is assumed that any costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.Based on information provided by the Comptroller of Public Accounts and TCEQ, this analysis assumes there would be an increase in revenue deposited to the credit of the General Revenue Fund due to the new fee assessments. However, the amount of revenue that would be generated cannot be determined because the revenue that would be generated from new unknown fees would depend on the number of individuals that would be subject to those fees and the fee amounts.
Based on information provided by the Comptroller of Public Accounts and TCEQ, this analysis assumes there would be an increase in revenue deposited to the credit of the General Revenue Fund due to the new fee assessments. However, the amount of revenue that would be generated cannot be determined because the revenue that would be generated from new unknown fees would depend on the number of individuals that would be subject to those fees and the fee amounts.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
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, SZ, MW, DKN, CMA
JMc, SZ, MW, DKN, CMA