LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
May 16, 1997
TO: Honorable Fred Hill, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 371, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
Committee on Urban Affairs By: Armbrister
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB371 ( Relating
to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on
Fire Protection.) this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB371-Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted FN Revision 1
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
positive impact of $60,000 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
The bill continues the agency for 12 years; adds public members
to the Commission on Fire Protection; removes the Commission's
responsibility to perform Key Rate inspections; combines the
paid and volunteer fire fighter certification program; strengthens
the Commission's rulemaking ability; sets the date for the next
Sunset review as September 1, 2009; and makes statutory modifications
recommended by the Sunset Advisory Commission.
Methodolgy
The bill would eliminate the Key Rate Schedule; this is consistent
with the General Appropriation bill as introduced. Eliminating
the employment requirement for recertification of paid fire
fighters would result in an annual increase in application and
issuance of 1,500 fire fighting certificates at $20 each, providing
additional revenue of $30,000 each year of the biennium. It
is estimated that, decreasing the cap of certain renewal fees
from $500 to $250 would affect approximately 11 licensees, providing
a decrease to GR-Dedicated (036) of $2,750 per year.
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 Revenue Probable Revenue
Gain/(Loss) from Gain/(Loss) from
General Revenue Texas Department
Fund of Insurance
Operating
Account/
GR-Dedicated
0001 0036
1998 $30,000 ($2,750)
1998 30,000 (2,750)
2000 30,000 (2,750)
2001 30,000 (2,750)
2002 30,000 (2,750)
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 $30,000
1999 30,000
2000 30,000
2001 30,000
2002 30,000
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as
the provisions of the bill are in effect.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government
is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 411 Commission on Fire Protection
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
116 Sunset Advisory Commission
LBB Staff: JK ,TL ,AM