FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 26, 2025
Time Requested: 07:07 PM |
| Agency: |
Environmental Protection, Department of |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 3009 |
Introduced |
HB2995 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Environment |
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FUND(S):
Special Fund
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Decreases Existing Revenue
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
Passage of HB2995 will result in the elimination of DEP's Division of Air Quality and all revenues collected from permits and fees.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2025
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2026
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
With the elimination of the Division of Air Quality, no revenue or expenditures would be incurred. However, annual collections of operating fees and permits, averaging $5.8 million, would no longer be collected by the agency.
Memorandum
By eliminating the air pollution control law, the state will no longer have primacy to administer and enforce federal air quality regulations. Enforcement will defer to the USEPA to enforce these same regulations from a federal level.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Gary Rogers
Email Address: Gary.W.Rogers@wv.gov