LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session March 17, 1999 TO: Honorable Eddie Lucio, Chair, Senate Committee on Border Affairs FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1421 by Lucio (Relating to the regulation of the subdivision or development of land in certain economically distressed areas, including colonias, and certain other areas; providing penalties.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * SB1421, As Introduced: negative impact of $(300,000) 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2000 $(150,000) * * 2001 (150,000) * * 2002 (150,000) * * 2003 (150,000) * * 2004 (150,000) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State * * Year General Revenue Fund Employees from FY 1999 * * 0001 * * 2000 $(150,000) 0.0 * * 2001 (150,000) 0.0 * * 2002 (150,000) 0.0 * * 2003 (150,000) 0.0 * * 2004 (150,000) 0.0 * *************************************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would require that a colonia ombudsman be appointed in each of the six border counties with the largest colonia population. In addition, the bill would require that the state and the counties that have a colonia ombudsman evenly divide the cost of operating the colonia ombudsman program. Methodology The Secretary of State assumed that the six colonia ombudsmen would be each paid a total salary of $40,000 per year. The Secretary of State estimates that incidental operating costs associated with the colonia ombudsman program would total $5,000 per ombudsman per year. Local Government Impact Under the provisions of the bill, each of six border counties would be required to divide the cost of a colonia ombudsman program with the state. Costs to each county would total $25,000 per year. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JK, DE, DM