TO: | Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Government Organization |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1828 by Averitt (Relating to the transfer of the State Soil and Water Conservation Board to the Department of Agriculture.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2004 | $1,067,195 |
2005 | $1,067,196 |
2006 | $1,067,196 |
2007 | $1,067,196 |
2008 | $1,067,196 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2003 |
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2004 | $1,067,195 | (11.5) |
2005 | $1,067,196 | (21.0) |
2006 | $1,067,196 | (21.0) |
2007 | $1,067,196 | (21.0) |
2008 | $1,067,196 | (21.0) |
According to the Department of Agriculture (TDA) the transfer of the State Soil and Water Conservation Board (TSSWCB) functions to TDA would result in a biennial savings to General Revenue of $2,134,391. This savings would be realized through a reduction in FTEs and the associated administrative costs needed to implement TSSWCB's Brush Control and Pollution Abatement functions.
TDA has had prior experience in administering Brush Control grants and anticipates being able to distribute these grants without needing any of the four FTEs currently associated with the program, resulting in a biennial savings of $150,947 in General Revenue. TDA also proposes to combine Pollution Abatement with the Technical Assistance to SWC Districts function. According to the agency, this action would be phased in beginning in fiscal year 2004 and would result in a total reduction of 15 FTEs in fiscal year 2005 and an associated $1,983,444 biennial savings in administrative costs.
TDA also anticipates a reduction to the FTEs associated with Statewide Management Planning. This function is primarily funded from federal dollars. TSSWCB originally requested six FTEs to implement this program in the upcoming biennium. It is anticipated that because TDA already has established relationships with EPA and an infrastructure to handle EPA grants, TDA could operate this program with only four FTEs resulting in a further reduction of two FTEs.
Source Agencies: | 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 551 Department of Agriculture, 592 Soil and Water Conservation Board
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LBB Staff: | JK, WP, GO, MS, TL, JF
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