LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
April 3, 2001
TO: Honorable Steven Wolens, Chair, House Committee on State
Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB187 by Shapleigh (Relating to the creation of an
authority and project to provide government services
through a secure and uniform online system.), Committee
Report 2nd House, as amended
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB187, Committee Report 2nd House, as amended: 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 Revenue Change in Number of *
* Year Savings/(Cost) from Gain/(Loss) from State Employees from *
* Appropriated Appropriated FY 2001 *
* Receipts Receipts *
* 0666 0666 *
* 2002 $(183,754) $278,261 1.5 *
* 2003 (178,654) 306,087 1.5 *
* 2004 (178,654) 336,696 1.5 *
* 2005 (183,754) 370,366 1.5 *
* 2006 (178,654) 407,403 1.5 *
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Technology Impact
$10,200 in personal computers, ($5,100 in fiscal year 2002 and $5,100 in
fiscal year 2005) and $65,000 each year for computer programming
support.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would create the Texas Online Commission with 15 commissioners.
The Commission would implement a Texas Online Project that establishes
an Internet based common electronic system through which state agencies
and local governments can electronically send documents to members of
the public, receive applications for licenses and permits, and receive
required payment from members of the public. Commission members would
not be entitled to compensation, but would be entitled to travel
expenses.
Methodology
One project manager would be needed to administer the program at a cost
of approximately $57,000 per year plus benefits and a half-time
administrative assistant at approximately $12,500 per year plus benefits.
Technology costs would be approximately $5,100 in the first and fourth
years as well as the costs of programming support at approximately
$65,000 per year. Additional costs include travel expenses estimated to
be $14,500 per year and operating expenses of approximately $10,000 per
year.
Estimated revenues are based on a projected FY 2002 transaction volume of
3,171,449 per year at an average cost of $.90 per transaction.
Estimates for FY 2003-06 assume a 10% increase in volume per year. The
state's share of the transaction fees would be 10% of the total
transaction charge.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 313 Department of Information Resources, 304
Comptroller of Public Accounts, 308 State Auditor's
Office
LBB Staff: JK, RB, DB, MF, SK