LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session February 7, 2001 TO: Honorable David Sibley, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB511 by Sibley (Relating to the adoption and use of certain plumbing codes.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * SB511, 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2002 $0 * * 2003 0 * * 2004 0 * * 2005 0 * * 2006 0 * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) * * Year General Revenue Fund from General Revenue Fund * * 0001 0001 * * 2002 $(5,179) $5,179 * * 2003 0 0 * * 2004 0 0 * * 2005 0 0 * * 2006 0 0 * *************************************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would require the Board of Plumbing Examiners to adopt the 2000 version of the Uniform Plumbing Code and the International Plumbing Code as the basis for examinations. All examinations would have to be reviewed in depth to ensure that answers to all questions on the examinations could be found in both the 2000 Uniform Plumbing Code and the 2000 International Plumbing Code. Also, the bill would require unlicensed plumbers that (currently) legally operate in areas outside of cities of 5,000 or more inhabitants to install plumbing in accordance with one of the two codes named in current statute. The bill would take effect September 1, 2001. Methodology The Board of Plumbing Examiners estimates it would cost $5,179 in fiscal year 2002 to implement the provisions of the bill. It is assumed the agency would increase fees to offset any costs associated with the bill Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 456 Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners LBB Staff: JK, JO, RT, ER