LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 29, 2003

TO:
Honorable Tom Craddick, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
 
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB2350 by Dawson (Relating to the amount charged by the Texas Department of Health for a youth camp license. ), As Passed 2nd House



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2350, As Passed 2nd House: an impact of $0 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 $0
2005 $0
2006 $0
2007 $0
2008 $0




Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain from
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
1 		Probable (Cost) from
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
1
2004 $368,490 ($368,490)
2005 $368,490 ($368,490)
2006 $368,490 ($368,490)
2007 $368,490 ($368,490)
2008 $368,490 ($368,490)

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code relating to the regulation of youth camps.  The bill would provide for the Texas Board of Health to establish the amount of the fee for obtaining or renewing a youth camp license.  The board would be authorized to set the license fee by rule, with input from youth camp operators, in an amount reasonable to recover the direct and indirect costs of administering and enforcing the provisions of this bill. 

 

This bill would take effect September 1, 2003.


Methodology

According to the Texas Department of Health (TDH), the current cost of administering and enforcing the resident and day youth camp license program is estimated at $391,472.  A total of 735 youth camps (309 resident and 426 day) were issued licenses generating a total of $23,010.

 

TDH assumes that 309 resident youth camp and 426 day youth camp licenses would be issued or renewed each year, it would have to set the resident youth camp license fee at $750 and the day youth camp license fee at $375 to cover the costs of administering the program.  The total General Revenue generated for youth camps would be $391,500 each year.  The additional General Revenue generated by the licenses fee increase would be the difference between $391,500 and $23,010 ($368,490 per year).


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