LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
February 18, 2007

TO:
Honorable Bill Callegari, Chair, House Committee on Government Reform
 
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB66 by Leibowitz (Relating to power management software for state agencies.), As Introduced



Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB66, As Introduced: a positive impact of $3,842,327 through the biennium ending August 31, 2009.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.



Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2008 $1,670,577
2009 $2,171,750
2010 $2,171,750
2011 $2,171,750
2012 $2,171,750




Fiscal Year Probable (Cost) from
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
1 		Probable Savings from
GENERAL REVENUE FUND
1 		Probable Savings from
OTHER FUNDS
997 		Probable (Cost) from
OTHER FUNDS
997
2008 ($1,252,932) $2,923,509 $859,856 ($368,510)
2009 ($751,759) $2,923,509 $859,856 ($221,106)
2010 ($751,759) $2,923,509 $859,856 ($221,106)
2011 ($751,759) $2,923,509 $859,856 ($221,106)
2012 ($751,759) $2,923,509 $859,856 ($221,106)

Fiscal Year Probable (Cost) from
FEDERAL FUNDS
555 		Probable Savings from
FEDERAL FUNDS
555
2008 ($835,288) $1,949,006
2009 ($501,173) $1,949,006
2010 ($501,173) $1,949,006
2011 ($501,173) $1,949,006
2012 ($501,173) $1,949,006

Fiscal Analysis

The bill requires the Department of Information Resources (DIR) to research and select available power management software. The bill stipulates that the software be used by state agencies, including Institutions of Higher Education,  to reduce the amount of energy required to operate state computer networks and networked personal computers.   
 
The bill requires that each state agency that would benefit from power management software, as determined by DIR, to purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire the power management software.

Methodology

The bill requires each state agency that would benefit from power management software, as determined by DIR, to purchase or lease the power management software. This analysis assumes that approximately 40 percent or 163,782 of workstations could be affected and that the initial price of the power management software is $15 per workstation with an annual maintenance cost of $9 per workstation.  Therefore, the cost of acquisition and maintenance is estimated to be $3,930,768 in All Funds for the 2008-09 biennium.

The deployment of this software would not require additional full-time equivalents.  

This analysis assumes that an annual savings of  $35 per workstation with monitor would result from the application of the power management software. Assuming 40 percent of users fail to power down their computer, annual savings would be approximately $5,732,370 in All Funds.


Technology

There are a number of fiscal impacts related to information technology. These are detailed in the methodology above. 


Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
313 Department of Information Resources
LBB Staff:
JOB, MN, EP, MS, SMi, RC