LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
March 13, 1995
TO: Honorable David Counts, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1097
Committee on Natural Resources By: Bosse
House of Representatives
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
1097 (Relating to administrative hearings for the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission provided by the State Office of
Administrative Hearings.) this office has determined the
following:
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.
The bill would transfer the functions of the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission's (TNRCC) Office of Hearing
Examiners to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH)
effective January 1, 1996.
The transfer of the functions of the Office of Hearing Examiners
to the SOAH would result in a reduction in costs to the TNRCC.
However, because there would be a corresponding increase in costs
for the State Office of Administrative Hearings due to the
transfer, there is no net overall fiscal impact to the state.
The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of
the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Probable Cost to Probable Savings
Year SOAH Out of to TNRCC from
General Revenue General Revenue
Fund 001 Fund 001
1996 $769,048 $769,048
1997 1,153,572 1,153,572
1998 1,153,572 1,153,572
1999 1,153,572 1,153,572
2000 1,153,572 1,153,572
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
No fiscal implication to the State or units of local government
is anticipated.
Source: State Office of Administrative Hearings, Natural
Resource Conservation Commission
LBB Staff: JK, JB, DF