LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session May 16, 1997 TO: Honorable Bill Ratliff, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 2778, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted Committee on Finance By: Junell Senate 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 designed by this Act; making appropriations) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2778-Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted 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