FISCAL NOTE

Date Requested: January 23, 2020
Time Requested: 11:15 AM
Agency: Environmental Protection, Department of
CBD Number: Version: Bill Number: Resolution Number:
2617 Introduced HB4484
CBD Subject: Environment


FUND(S):

Hazardous Waste Management Fee Fund

Sources of Revenue:

Special Fund

Legislation creates:





Fiscal Note Summary


Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.


Summarize in a clear and concise manner what impact this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government. The proposed legislation would allow the DEP Hazardous Waste Management Program to continue until 2025. The Hazardous Waste Management Fee Fund was established to collect certification fees from facilities that manage hazardous waste and provide funding to meet matching requirements for all federal grants that support the Hazardous Waste Management Program. Currently, this fund is used to meet the 25% matching requirement of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) grant awarded to DEP by the US EPA. Without the matching funding provided by the Hazardous Waste Management Fee Fund, this DEP program would lose approximately $1.63 million in federal funding annually, resulting in a total annual loss of $2.33 million of annual funding. DEP would be forced to discontinue the Hazardous Waste Management Program.



Fiscal Note Detail


Effect of Proposal Fiscal Year
2020
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
2021
Increase/Decrease
(use"-")
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation)
1. Estmated Total Cost 895,430 895,430 895,430
Personal Services 727,384 727,384 727,384
Current Expenses 168,046 168,046 168,046
Repairs and Alterations 0 0 0
Assets 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
2. Estimated Total Revenues 700,000 700,000 700,000


Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):


Please explain increases and decreases in personal services, current expenses, repairs and alterations, assets, other costs and revenues, including assumptions and data sources and delineation between start-up and ongoing costs. Please also include a long-range schedule of costs and revenues if fiscal impact is expected to vary in future years. The amounts above represent estimated revenue and expenditures if the proposed legislation is passed. Excess expenditures are paid from funds accumulated, and related interest earned, from previous years collections.



Memorandum


Please identify any areas of vagueness, technical defects, reasons a bill would not have a fiscal impact, and/or any special issues not captured elsewhere on this form. None



    Person submitting Fiscal Note: Gary Rogers
    Email Address: gary.w.rogers@wv.gov