LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
March 6, 2001
TO: Honorable J.E. "Buster" Brown, Chair, Senate Committee on
Natural Resources
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB137 by Gallegos (Relating to the transfer of
jurisdiction over the San Jacinto Battleground and the
Battleship "Texas" from the Parks and Wildlife
Department to the Texas Historical Commission.), As
Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB137, As Introduced: negative impact of $(663,486) 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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This legislation would transfer the San Jacinto Battleground and the
Battleship Texas from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the
Texas Historical Commission. Based on existing operating cost and
admission fees for Battleship Texas, the annual operating loss
associated with the San Jacinto Battleground and Battleship Texas is
approximately $865,800. Annual funding from the General Revenue Fund of
approximately $534,000 per year reduces this loss to approximately
$331,800.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2002 $(331,743) *
* 2003 (331,743) *
* 2004 (331,743) *
* 2005 (331,743) *
* 2006 (331,743) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Probable Probable Probable Change in *
* Year Savings/ Revenue Revenue Savings/ Number of *
* (Cost) from Gain/(Loss) Gain/(Loss) (Cost) from State *
* General from from State State Parks Employees *
* Revenue General Parks Account/ from FY 2001 *
* Fund Revenue Account/ GR- *
* 0001 Fund GR- Dedicated *
* 0001 Dedicated 0064 *
* 0064 *
* 2002 $(991,743) $660,000 $(660,000) $991,743 0.0 *
* 2003 (991,743) 660,000 (660,000) 991,743 0.0 *
* 2004 (991,743) 660,000 (660,000) 991,743 0.0 *
* 2005 (991,743) 660,000 (660,000) 991,743 0.0 *
* 2006 (991,743) 660,000 (660,000) 991,743 0.0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The San Jacinto Battleground and Battleship Texas is currently operated
by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Current costs are $1,545,785
per fiscal year, including staffing of 38 FTEs. Of this amount,
$534,015 is funded by General Revenue and $991,743 is provided by General
Revenue-Dedicated, State Parks Account No. 64. Entrance fees paid by
visitors to Battleship Texas generate $660,000 per year.
The San Jacinto Battleground and Battleship Texas land and building are
valued at $24,392,000. In addition, all capital equipment (vehicles,
radios, trailers, tractors, mowers, etc.) as well as exhibits and
artifacts is valued at $11,817,733.
Methodology
It is assumed that all revenue, operating costs and 38 full-time
equivalent positions associated with the San Jacinto Battleground and
Battleship Texas, as well as all assets associated with the San Jacinto
Battleground and Battleship Texas, will be transferred to the Historical
Commission.
Admission fees collected from visitors to the San Jacinto Battleground
and Battleship Texas would be collected by the Historical Commission and
used to defray the cost of operating San Jacinto Battleground and
Battleship Texas.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 802 Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department, 808 Texas Historical
Commission
LBB Staff: JK, CL, ZS, SF