LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session April 21, 1997 TO: Honorable Robert Junell, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 1898, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted 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-Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net negative impact of $(4,775,000) 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 Federal Clean Air Revenue Fund Funds for Account/ Temporary GR-Dedicated Assistance to Needy Families 0001 8032 0151 1997 $10,975,000 $3,517,300 $11,000,000 1998 0 0 0 1999 0 0 0 Fiscal Analysis The bill would make appropriations to various state agencies. Section 1 would appropriate $3,517,300 to the Department of Human Services from federal funds for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. Section 2 would appropriate $275,000 out of the General Revenue Fund to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for the Pre-freshman Engineering program. Section 3 would allow the Department of Criminal Justice to use $653,211 of existing bond appropriations for the settlement of a claim. Section 4 would appropriate $10,400,000 from the General Revenue Fund to Texas Southern University to fund existing obligations. This appropriation is subject to the condition that the university refund to the General Revenue Fund any federal payments related to the obligations addressed by this appropriation. Section 5 would appropriate $300,000 from the General Revenue Fund to Texas A&M at Galveston for restoration of its small boat basin. Section 6 would appropriate $11,000,000 from the Clean Air Account # 151 to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission for payment to MARTA Technologies. Methodolgy The estimate assumes that Texas Southern University will receive $6.2 million in federal funds that are subject to the refund provision in Section 4 of the bill. Estimates of the federal reimbursement were based on information provided to the Comptroller of Public Accounts by the State Auditor's office. The estimates assume the bill will have immediate effect. 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 Probable Revenue Savings/(Cost) Savings/(Cost) Savings/(Cost) Gain/(Loss) of from General from Clean Air from Federal Funds Federal Funds Revenue Fund Account/ for Temporary GR-Dedicated Assistance to Needy Families 0001 0151 8032 8032 1997 ($10,975,000) ($11,000,000) ($3,517,300) $3,517,300 1997 4,650,000 0 0 0 1999 1,550,000 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: 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 1997 ($10,975,000) 1998 4,650,000 1999 1,550,000 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: RR ,RS