LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session March 29, 1999 TO: Honorable Ron Wilson, Chair, House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB2155 by Yarbrough (Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas Board of Plumbing and Mechanical Work and the regulation of plumbing and mechanical laws and programs by that board; providing penalties.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** The bill would re-create the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners as the "Texas Board of Plumbing and Mechanical Work", and would shift regulatory responsibilities for several programs to the new agency. Regulatory responsibilities for boilers and air conditioning and refrigeration contractors would be transferred from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and responsibility for the regulation of irrigators would be transferred from the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission. Several advisory committees would be abolished, including the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractors Advisory Board, the Board of Boiler Rules, and the Texas Irrigators Advisory Council. It is assumed that resources could be shifted between agencies as necessary to implement the provisions of the bill. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JK, TH, CB