LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
May 1, 1995
TO: Honorable Hugo Berlanga, Chair IN RE: Committee Substitute
Committee on Public Health for House
House of Representatives Bill No. 1373
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
1373 (relating to lead-based paint activities in target housing;
providing civil and criminal penalties) 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 create a regulatory program at the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission to certify persons involved in
lead-based paint activity in target housing. The bill specifies
a number of areas in which the Commission may adopt standards and
rules to carry out the program.
The bill specifies that the Commission may assess a fee to
recover the cost of administering the program.
It is possible that federal funds would be made available to the
state for lead-based paint activity once the provisions of this
bill were implemented. However, the amount that would become
available cannot be determined.
Costs would accrue to units of local government engaging in lead-
based paint activity for certifying personnel performing these
duties. It is assumed that some amount of federal funds would be
made available to units of local government for lead-based paint
activity. This amount is estimated at a minimum of $4,000,000
for fiscal year 1996.
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 Out Probable Revenue Change in
Year of General Gain to General Number of State
Revenue Fund 001 Revenue Fund 001 Employees from
FY 1995
1996 $622,506 $622,506 14.0
1997 815,782 815,782 19.0
1998 755,782 755,782 19.0
1999 755,782 755,782 19.0
2000 755,782 755,782 19.0
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
Source:
LBB Staff: JK, KF, DF