LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 16, 2005

TO:	Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB473 by West, George "Buddy" (Relating to examinations for licenses to engage in certain liquefied petroleum gas-related activities.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would allow the Railroad Commission to contract with a testing service to prepare, administer, and grade or review an examination required for various liquified petroleum gas-related licenses. Any testing service used would have to collect a nonrefundable fee for an examination before the examination was administered. The testing service would forward the fee to the Railroad Commission. Passage of the bill is not expected to have a significant impact on state revenues or costs to the agency.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 455 Railroad Commission

LBB Staff:

JOB, WK, ZS, TL