LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 26, 2007

TO:	Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3169 by Swinford (Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, on behalf of the Department of State Health Services or the Department of Aging and Disability Services, as appropriate, to Texas Panhandle Mental Health Mental Retardation.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

No immediate fiscal implication to the State is anticipated; however a transfer of property to a non-state entity would preclude sale of the property by the State and result in a loss of sales revenue that would have otherwise been accrued.

 

The bill would allow the Health and Human Services Commission, on behalf of the Department of State Health Services or the Department of Aging and Disability Services, to transfer real property of the former site of the Amarillo State Center to Texas Panhandle Mental Health Mental Retardation by not later than May 31, 2008. The property would be transferred with restrictions as to use for public purposes and would contain a reversionary clause such that, if mental health and mental retardation services were not provided for a continuous period of 180 days, the property would revert to the transferring entity. All oil, gas, mineral rights and interests are to be retained by the State. The property would be conveyed by a deed without warranty that would contain restrictions and the reversionary clause.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 539 Aging and Disability Services, Department of

LBB Staff:

JOB, CL, KJG, PP, VJC