LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 10, 2003

TO:
Honorable Jaime Capelo, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
 
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB2075 by Hilderbran (Relating to regulating health and safety conditions at youth camps.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2075, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($107,568) through the biennium ending August 31, 2005.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2004 ($53,784)
2005 ($53,784)
2006 ($53,784)
2007 ($53,784)
2008 ($53,784)




Fiscal Year Probable Revenue (Loss) from
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
1
2004 ($53,784)
2005 ($53,784)
2006 ($53,784)
2007 ($53,784)
2008 ($53,784)

Fiscal Analysis

This bill would amend sections of Chapter 141 of the Health and Safety Code relating to the regulation of youth camps.  Section 141.007 would be amended to add a requirement that the Texas Department of Health notify and allow for the correction of violations by youth camps during inspections.   Section 141.016 would be amended to set the administrative penalty accessed to youth camps for violations to no more than $1,000 a day for each violation.   A new section would be added, Section 341.051, to require the Texas Environmental Quality Commission and the Texas Department of Health to enter into a memorandum of understanding to inspect the water supply of youth camps.

 

This bill takes effect September 1, 2003, except that Section 341.051 takes effect immediately if this bill receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house.  If this bill does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, Section 341.051 of this bill takes effect September 1, 2003.


Methodology

Based on the Department of Health's (TDH) analysis, Section 141.007 would have a fiscal impact. It is assumed that 50 percent of violations discovered will be corrected during the inspection or investigation of a youth camp. According to TDH, administrative penalties totaled $107,568 in fiscal year 2002.  The same revenue amount for administrative penalties is assumed for the subsequent years.  TDH would only collect $53,784 in administrative penalties each year, and would result in a general revenue loss of $53,784. 

 

This fiscal analysis did not consider if youth camps delayed or extended the time of inspections in order to correct violations. 


Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
501 Department of Health
LBB Staff:
JK, EB, KF, MH