LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
May 21, 1997
TO: Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney IN RE: House Bill No. 2778,
As Passed 2nd House
Speaker of the House Junell
House of Representatives
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2778 ( relating
to directing payment, after approval, of certain miscellaneous
claims and judgments against the state out of funds designated
by this Act; making appropriations) this office has detemined
the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2778-As Passed 2nd House
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
negative impact of $(4,945,020) to General Revenue Related Funds
through the biennium ending August 31, 1999.
Appropriations:
The bill would appropriate the following amounts:
Fiscal Year Appropriation Appropriation Appropriation
out of out of out of
General
GR
Other Funds
Revenue Dedicated
Fund Accounts
0001 NEW-DED OTHER-OTH
1998 $4,945,020 $854,481 $1,293,679
1999 0 0 0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would make appropriations from the General Revenue
Fund and other funds to pay miscellaneous claims and judgments
against the state.
Methodolgy
The bill identifies various miscellaneous claims items as well
as specific judgment and settlement items. The bill also identifies
an appropriation amount for each of these items.
In addition
to the amounts indicated below, the committee substitute would
authorize certain agencies to pay specific judgments or settlements
from amounts previously appropriated for the 1996-97 biennium
or from amounts to be appropriated by the General Appropriations
Act for the 1998-99 biennium:
Natural Resource
Conservation Commission $ 653,585
Department
of Criminal Justice $ 8,040,383
University of Houston
$ 528,252
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 Probable Probable
Savings/(Cost) Savings/(Cost) Savings/(Cost)
from General from
GR from
Other
Revenue Fund Dedicated Accounts Funds
0001 NEW-DED OTHER-OTH
1998 ($4,945,020) ($854,481) ($1,293,679)
1998 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0
2002 0 0
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1998 ($4,945,020)
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK ,RR ,KO