LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
Revision 2
 
April 28, 2005

TO:
Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Government Organization
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB1382 by Shapiro (Relating to the reorganization of the Railroad Commission of Texas, including changing the name of the agency to the Texas Energy Commission and transferring powers and duties from and to the agency.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would change the name of the Railroad Commission to the Texas Energy Commission (TEC).  It would also transfer the rail safety program, currently at the Railroad Commission, to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). In addition, the bill would transfer authority over Class III in situ uranium mining wells from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to the TEC.

For the rail safety transfer, 16.1 FTEs would transfer from the TEC (Railroad Commission), along with $906,212 in General Revenue, to TxDOT.

No significant fiscal impact is expected as a result of transferring Class III in situ uranium mining well authority from TCEQ to TEC.


Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
303 Building and Procurement Commission, 455 Railroad Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff:
JOB, LB, WK, ZS, TL