LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                               May 25, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Bill Ratliff, Lieutenant Governor
               Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney, Speaker of the House
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2164  by Goolsby (Relating to the sale of Woodlawn by
               the State Preservation Board.), Conference Committee
               Report
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  HB2164, Conference Committee Report:  impact of $0 through the        *
*  biennium ending August 31, 2003.                                      *
*                                                                        *
*  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                *
          *       2002                                   $0  *
          *       2003                                    0  *
          *       2004                                    0  *
          *       2005                                    0  *
          *       2006                                    0  *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
  
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*Fiscal    Probable Savings/(Cost) from    Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss)   *
* Year       Capitol Renewal Account       from Capitol Renewal Account   *
*  2002                        $(400,000)                      $5,000,000 *
*  2003                                 0                               0 *
*  2004                                 0                               0 *
*  2005                                 0                               0 *
*  2006                                 0                               0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would allow the State Preservation Board, after consultation
with the Texas Historical Commission and with the approval of the
Legislative Budget Board, the authority to sell Woodlawn.  The General
Land Office would transact the sale of this property in behalf of the
State Preservation Board and the proceeds from the sale would be
deposited into a new account, Capitol Renewal Account for use by the
State Preservation Board.
  
  
Methodology
  
The agency has estimated the fair market value of the property to be
$5,000,000 and estimates that an expenditure of $400,000 (8%) would be
required in connection with the sale of the property.

The remaining $4,600,000 could only be used for the purpose of
maintaining and preserving the Capitol, the General Land Office
Building, their contents, and their grounds.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   809   State Preservation Board, 305   General Land
                   Office, 304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, SD, GS