LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 9, 2003

TO:	Honorable Teel Bivins, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB855 by Madla (Relating to funding of the Texas Wine Marketing Assistance Program.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB855, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: 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.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2004	$0
2005	$0
2006	$0
2007	$0
2008	$0

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1	Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1
2004	$250,000	($250,000)
2005	$250,000	($250,000)
2006	$250,000	($250,000)
2007	$250,000	($250,000)
2008	$250,000	($250,000)

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Alcoholic Beverage Code by requiring the Alcoholic Beverage Commission to transfer $250,000 annually from its appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the Texas Wine Marketing Assistance Program.

Methodology

The bill would allow the Alcoholic Beverage Commission to recover the amount transferred by imposing a surcharge on licenses and permits, other than an agent's permit or an agent's beer license.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 458 Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 551 Department of Agriculture
LBB Staff:	JK, SD, VDS, AR