LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 16, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Gary Walker, Chair, House Committee on Land &
               Resource Management
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2907  by Burnam (Relating to the review by the Parks
               and Wildlife Department of state land proposed to be
               sold.), As Introduced
  
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*  Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for    *
*  HB2907, As Introduced:  positive 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             Probable        Change in Number of  *
* Year    Savings/(Cost) from  Savings/(Cost) from State Employees from  *
*        Game, Fish and Water State Parks Account/        FY 2001        *
*           Safety Account/       GR-Dedicated                           *
*            GR-Dedicated             0064                               *
*                0009                                                    *
*  2002             $(143,000)           $(143,000)                  1.0 *
*  2003               (35,000)             (35,000)                  1.0 *
*  2004               (35,000)             (35,000)                  1.0 *
*  2005               (35,000)             (35,000)                  1.0 *
*  2006               (35,000)             (35,000)                  1.0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
  
The bill would require state agencies to notify the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department (TPWD) of any proposed sale of state-owned real
property at least 120 days before the proposed sale, and requires TPWD
to conduct reviews of the lands proposed for sale to determine their
value for conservation and recreational purposes.  The bill would
require TPWD and the General Land Office (GLO) to enter into a
Memorandum of Understanding authorizing TPWD to review any property that
the GLO recommends for sale.
  
  
Methodology
  
TPWD assumes that on average, 15-20 land sales per year would occur and
that approximately 219 properties would be recommended for sale by GLO.
According to TPWD, review of lands offered for sale would entail
conducting cultural resource and habitat assessments in order to
determine the conservation and recreational value of the land to the
state. TPWD would require one additional FTE  at a cost of approximately
$48,000 per year, benefits included, and associated expenses of
approximately $25,000 each year (travel, operating expenses) to review
the 15-20 land sales expected each year. In addition, in the first year
TPWD estimates that it would need to contract out to complete review of
the 219 properties recommended for sale by the GLO at a cost of
approximately $213,000.
  
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   305   General Land Office, 802   Texas Parks and
                   Wildlife Department
LBB Staff:         JK, CL, SK