LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
April 24, 1999
TO: Honorable David Counts, Chair, House Committee on Natural
Resources
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB 2561 by Gray (relating to the implementation and
financing of approved management plans for designated
estuaries of national significance in the state),
Committee Report 1st House, as amended
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB2561, Committee Report 1st House, as amended: negative impact *
* of $(5,265,952) through the biennium ending August 31, 2001. *
* *
* The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal *
* basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of *
* the bill. *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2000 $(2,632,976) *
* 2001 (2,632,976) *
* 2002 (2,632,976) *
* 2003 (2,632,976) *
* 2004 (2,632,976) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Probable Change in Number of *
* Year Savings/(Cost) from Savings/(Cost) from State Employees from *
* General Revenue Fund Federal Funds FY 1999 *
* 0001 0555 *
* 2000 $(2,632,976) $(520,000) 15.0 *
* 2001 (2,632,976) (520,000) 15.0 *
* 2002 (2,632,976) (520,000) 15.0 *
* 2003 (2,632,976) (520,000) 15.0 *
* 2004 (2,632,976) (520,000) 15.0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would designate the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission (TNRCC) as the lead state agency for implementation of
approved National Estuary Programs in Galveston and Coastal Bend. TNRCC
would be authorized to provide grant funding for implementation of these
programs.
Methodology
Based on experience with the Galveston program, TNRCC estimates that the
cost of the programs will total $3,152,976 per year, of which $520,000
is supported by federal funding. The participation by other state
agencies in implementing the programs could be absorbed in each agency's
current budget.
Local Government Impact
Units of local government would be impacted directly. In this case, the
Galveston Bay National Estuary Program and the Coastal Bend Bays
National Estuary Program would receive a combined total of $3,152,976
per year, which would reduce the amount of local contributions that
would be required for implementation.
Source Agencies: 592 Soil and Water Conservation Board, 580 Water
Development Board, 455 Railroad Commission, 501
Department of Health, 582 Natural Resource
Conservation Commission, 802 Parks and Wildlife
Department, 305 General Land Office and Veterans'
Land Board
LBB Staff: JK, DE, DM