LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 14, 2003

TO:	Honorable David Swinford, Chair, House Committee on Government Reform
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3042 by Cook, Robby (Relating to the administration of the Texas Building and Procurement Commission), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3042, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: a positive impact of $20,000 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.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2004	$10,000
2005	$10,000
2006	$10,000
2007	$10,000
2008	$10,000

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Savings from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1
2004	$10,000
2005	$10,000
2006	$10,000
2007	$10,000
2008	$10,000

The bill reduces the frequency of commission meetings for the Building and Procurement Commission, amends the terms of office of commission members, requests the Governor to appoint minorities to the board, and eliminates the restriction on the number of associate deputy directors at the agency.

Fiscal Analysis

The reduction in the frequency of commission meetings will result in a cost savings of approximately $20,000 for the 2004-05 biennium.

Methodology

Currently, the commission is expending approximately $15,000 per year ($1,250 per meeting) on travel expense as a result of conducting commission meetings once a month.  Reducing the frequency to one commission meeting per quarter, would result in a cost savings of approximately $10,000 per year.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	303 Building and Procurement Commission
LBB Staff:	JK, GO, MS, RG