LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 2, 1997
TO: Honorable Robert Junell, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 1898,
As Engrossed
Committee on Appropriations By: Ratliff
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB1898 ( relating
to making emergency appropriations) this office has detemined
the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB1898-As Engrossed
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
negative impact of $(17,259,181) to General Revenue Related
Funds through the biennium ending August 31, 1999.
Appropriations:
The bill would appropriate the following amounts:
Fiscal Year Appropriation out Appropriation out
of Federal Funds of General
Revenue Fund
8031 0001
1997 $39,169,470 $22,859,181
1998 0 0
1999 0 0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would appropriate the following from federal funds
for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families:
1) $4,639,560
to the Department of Human Services for changes to automated
systems necessary to administer federal grants;
2) $21,858,054
to the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services to fund
substitute care services;
3) $2,333,573 to the Employee
Retirement System and $1,028,924 to the Comptroller of Public
Accounts for related employee benefits.
The bill would
appropriate the following amounts to the Youth Commission for
costs related to the "Six-Month Minimum Length of Stay Rate":
1) $1,672,281 from the General Revenue Fund;
2) $9,309,359 from federal funds; and
3) $116,716 from
interagency contracts [NOT INCLUDED IN TABLE ABOVE].
The
bill would transfer $1,800,000 in appropriations from the trusteed
accounts of the Governor to the Texas Water Development Board
to fund a contract with the Edwards Aquifer Authority. These
funds could be expended only if the contract provided for repayment
of the General Revenue Fund. From the repayments, an amount
not to exceed $1,800,000 is appropriated to the trusteed programs
within the Governor's Office from which the transfers to the
Water Development Board were made. (This appropriation is not
counted as an additions appropriation in the table above since
there is an equal and offsetting reduction in current appropriations.)
The
bill would appropriate $992,000 from the General Revenue Fund
to the Department of Information Resources to be used to make
the state's information systems compatible with the year 2000.
An additional, $1,000,000 would be appropriated to the Department
of Information Resources to fund the department develop and
implementing the plan to make the state's information systems
compatible with the year 2000.
Contingent on passage Senate
Bill 1706, the bill would appropriate $5,600,000 from the General
Revenue Fund to the Department of Transportation for the purpose
of making a loan to a corporation providing for passenger rail
service in the state. The loan is to be repaid with interest
by August 31, 1999.
The bill would appropriate $1,000,168
from the General Revenue Fund to the Natural Resources Conservation
Commission for precipitation enhancement grants to local governments.
The bill would appropriate $11, 457,294 plus interest from
the General Revenue Fund to the Natural Resources Conservation
Commission for payments to MARTA Technologies. Interest would
be calculated at 12% annual rate for the period beginning November
30, 1996 until payment is made.
The bill appropriates $450,000
from the General Revenue Fund to the Higher Education Coordinating
Board for the Pre-freshman Engineering Program.
Methodolgy
The estimate assumes the bill will have immediate effect. The
estimate also assumes that interest payments included in certain
repayment provision of the bill would replace interest income
that would otherwise have accrued to the General Revenue Fund,
resulting in no net gain in revenue. The Comptroller's estimate
were used for the timing of repayments by the Water Development
Board and Department of Transportation and for payments to MARTA
technologies. The Comptroller assumed that the payment to MARTA
technologies would be made on May 1, 1997.
The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions
of the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Six Year Impact:
Fiscal Year Probable Probable Probable Revenue Probable
Savings/(Cost) Savings/(Cost) Gain/(Loss) from Savings/(Cost)
from General from Federal New Federal from Interagency
Revenue Fund Funds Account In
Contracts
General Revenue
0001 8031 8031 OTHER-OTH
1997 ($22,859,181) $39,169,470 $39,169,470 ($116,716)
1997 0 0 0 0
1999 5,600,000 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 0
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1997 ($22,859,181)
1998 0
1999 5,600,000
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
Local governments participating in precipitation enhancement
programs would receive grants from the Natural Resources Conservation
Commission. In order to qualify for the program, the local
entities would be required to provide matching funds no less
than the state grant.
Source: Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK ,RR ,RS