LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 28, 2003

TO:
Honorable David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor, Senate
 
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB1154 by Shapleigh (Relating to state publications maintained by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. ), As Passed 2nd House

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

This bill would require state agencies to make their publications accessible via their websites in an electronic format.  If state agencies do not have websites, the bill requires the agencies to provide electronic source files for each of their printed publications to the Library and Archives Commission. In addition, if an electronic state publication is not printed or available from an agency's website, the agency shall furnish the Texas State Library copies of the publication. 

 

According to the Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) this bill would not have significant fiscal impact because state publications are often originally created in an electronic format, and the source files for them are readily available, most state publications are either printed or available from a state agency's website, and almost all state agencies have websites.  In addition, TSLAC does not anticipate needing any additional FTEs to fulfill the mandate of this legislation. 

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Section 6 of the bill would amend the Local Government Code as it pertains to the creation and taxes of a library district in a municipality that did not have a municipal public library accredited for membership in the state library. An election to adopt or increase the local sales and use tax for a library district would be treated also as an election to reduce the tax rate of an industrial development district if any part of the proposed library district were to be within the boundaries of an industrial development 4B corporation and if the combined tax rate resulting from the election were to exceed 2 percent in any location within the proposed district. The tax rate of the industrial development 4B corporation would be reduced proportionately to the rate for the library district so that the combined rate would not exceed 2 percent.

Because the bill would shift the taxes between local taxing units, there would be no significant fiscal impact on the combined local tax revenue. The 4B development district could lose a portion of its tax revenue as an individual taxing unit.



Source Agencies:
303 Building and Procurement Commission, 306 Library & Archives Commission
LBB Staff:
JK, CL, JF, KG