C.S.H.B. 3045 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


C.S.H.B. 3045
By: Cook, Robby
Government Reform
Committee Report (Substituted)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 
The Texas Building and Procurement Commission (Commission) has planning
and oversight responsibilities for assigning/allocating space to all
agencies under Article I, II, V, VI, and VIII of the General
Appropriations Act.  The Commission evaluates and makes a decision on  all
requests for allocation, relinquishment, or modifications to state leased
or owned facilities.  Currently, the amount of space that agencies have
been provided is in excess of the true needs of the agencies and their
employees. 

The bill lowers the limitation on the amount of space that may be
allocated to a state agency facility to an average of 135 square feet per
agency employee. 


RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or
institution. 


ANALYSIS
SECTION 1.  Amends Section 2165.104 (c) of the Government Code by changing
the limitation on the allocation of space to an average of 135 square feet
per employee from 153 square feet per agency employee.  This section is
also amended to add that for small agencies, the commission may determine
non-applicability of the allocation.  Specific exemptions were deleted
from this section, and it was amended to add that the Commission may
determine when it is not practical to apply this subsection. 

SECTION 2.  Requires the Commission to determine whether it would be
cost-effective to bring its current allocation of space into compliance
with the revision made in Section 1 of this Act. 

SECTION 3.  Effective Date.


EFFECTIVE DATE
This Act takes effect September 1, 2003. 


COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE
The substitute modifies the original bill by giving the Commission the
ability to determine the applicability of Section 2165.104(c) in certain
instances.  The substitute clarifies that the provisions only apply to
leases entered into  or renewed on or after September 1, 2003.  The
substitute provides that the Commission must conduct a cost-benefit
analysis to determine if there would be savings to the State to have the
new provision apply to leases entered into or renewed before September 1,
2003.