LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 6, 1997
TO: Honorable Ron Wilson, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 2703
Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures By: Stiles
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2703 ( Relating
to the regulation of manufactured housing; providing penalties.)
this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2703-As Introduced
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
negative impact of $(479,636) to General Revenue Related Funds
through the biennium ending August 31, 1999.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.
Fiscal Analysis
This bill amends the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act
(Article 5221f, V.T.C.S.). Generally, all references to "registration"
and "registrant" would be converted to "license" and "licensee".
In addition, the bill provides for a random sample method for
inspecting a minimum of 25 percent of installed manufactured
housing. The bill also expands the department rules to include
internal standard operating procedures. All rules are required
to be published in the Texas Register prior to public hearings.
Methodolgy
The department anticipates that all significant costs related
to the provisions of this bill correspond with an increased
workload due to the requirement of holding public hearings for
internal management standard operating procedures and any changes
to them. This analysis includes annual costs of $64,000 for
travel to public hearing sites, $24,000 for court reporting,
$29,000 for hearing facilities, and 2 FTEs, a Planner IV and
an Admin. Tech. III, to process the standard operating procedures
and prepare for the related public hearings. This analysis
assumes that any legal review and additional clerical processing
would be absorbed by current staff.
The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions
of the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Five Year Impact:
Fiscal Year Probable Change in Number
Savings/(Cost) of State
from General Employees from
Revenue Fund FY 1997
0001
1998 ($246,818) 2.0
1998 (232,818) 2.0
2000 (232,818) 2.0
2001 (232,818) 2.0
2002 (232,818) 2.0
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
The probable fiscal implication to General Revenue related funds
during each of the first five years is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1998 ($246,818)
1999 (232,818)
2000 (232,818)
2001 (232,818)
2002 (232,818)
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as
the provisions of the bill are in effect.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 332 Department of Housing and Community Affairs
LBB Staff: JK ,TH ,RA