Honorable Talmadge Heflin, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3305 by Berman (Relating to statutory authority to reduce appropriations made by the legislature to certain governmental entities.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code and the Alcoholic Beverage Code by requiring the Adjutant General's Department to reduce expenditures by instituting measures to receive as much federal funds as possible while implementing cost-saving measures. The bill would exempt the Criminal Justice Policy Council from annual audit requirements. Additionally, the bill would strike the statutory requirement that the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission set fee and surcharge levels equal to appropriations. Any net gain to General Revenue would depend on the level of legislative appropriations to the Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 401 Adjutant General's Department, 410 Criminal Justice Policy Council, 458 Alcoholic Beverage Commission