LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 18, 2007

TO:	Honorable Rodney Ellis, Chair, Senate Committee on Government Organization
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2621 by Isett, Carl (Relating to the preservation, maintenance, and restoration of certain state buildings by the Texas Historical Commission and to the transfer of the Texas Building and Procurement Commission's Governor's Mansion duties to the State Preservation Board.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

This bill would transfer the responsibility for preserving, maintaining, and restoring five state historical properties located in the Capitol Complex, from the Texas Building and Procurement Commission to the Texas Historical Commission. The affected buildings include: Gethsemane Church; Luther Hall; the El Rose Building; the Christianson-Leberman Building; and the Carrington- Covert House. Any new expenditure by the Historical Commission to accomplish these activities is assumed to be offset by an equivalent reduction in spending by the Building and Procurement Commission.

In addition, the bill transfers the responsibility for preserving, maintaining, and restoring the Governor's Mansion from the Texas Building and Procurement Commission to the state Preservation Board. Any new expenditure by the State preservation Board to accomplish these activities is assumed to be offset by an equivalent reduction in spending by the Building and Procurement Commission.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

JOB, MN, JI, KY