LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 27, 2005

TO:	Honorable David Swinford, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1330 by Chisum (Relating to the creation of a dispute resolution program for state building construction contracts.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the Texas Building and Procurement Commission to develop and implement a dispute resolution program for use by contractors and state agencies to resolve disputes arising under a contract for a building construction project.  The bill would take effect September 1, 2005. 

The Texas Building and Procurement Commission has indicated that the development and implementation of this provision could be absorbed within current appropriations.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

303 Building and Procurement Commission

LBB Staff:

JOB, SR, JM, MS