Honorable Jim Pitts, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB6 by Eiland (Relating to supplemental appropriations to pay for damages and disruptions suffered by state agencies and institutions of higher education caused by natural disasters.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB6, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2011.
Fiscal Year
Appropriation out of Economic Stabilization Fund 599
2009
$933,031,624
2010
$0
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2009
$0
2010
$0
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2009
$0
2010
$0
2011
$0
2012
$0
2013
$0
Fiscal Year
Probable Savings/(Cost) from Economic Stabilization Fund 599
2009
($933,031,624)
2010
$0
2011
$0
2012
$0
2013
$0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would make fiscal year 2009 supplemental appropriations for certain agencies and institutions of higher education to pay for damages and disruptions caused by natural disasters that occurred during the fiscal biennium beginning on September 1, 2007.
The bill would make appropriations to the following agencies and institutions of higher education for general costs caused by natural disasters: $295,055,391 to the UT Medical Branch at Galveston $153,347,257 to the Department of Public Safety $69,705,649 to the Texas Department of Transportation $62,868,002 to the Parks and Wildlife Department $47,416,821 to the Health and Human Service Commission $5,964,669 to the UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center $12,043,688 to Alvin College $6,542,637 to Texas A&M Galveston $8,370,688 to the Texas Forest Service $6,134,512 to the Department of Aging and Disability Services $6,030,680 to Houston Community College $5,124,728 to the Department of Criminal Justice $4,275,949 to the Commission on Environmental Quality $3,839,005 to the Department of State Health Services $3,700,000 to San Jacinto College $3,051,071 to Texas Education Agency $491,844 to Galveston College $271,930 to Texas A&M University $2,206,776 to the Texas Engineering Extension Service $1,939,196 to the Adjutant General's Department $1,546,178 to the University of Texas at Brownsville $1,460,099 to the Department of Insurance $1,204,771 to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission $546,112 to Lamar University $207,292 to Lamar Institute of Technology $904,558 to Texas State Technical College--Harlingen $539,231 to the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services $488,851 to Lamar State College: Port Arthur $473,875 to the Office of the Attorney General $398,298 to the Juvenile Probation Commission $292,230 to The University of Texas at Austin $321,193 to the Office of the Governor $305,734 to the Office of Rural Community Affairs $11,919,788 to Texas Southern University $278,063 to the Comptroller of Public Accounts $275,533 to College of the Mainland $91,695 to The University of Texas Pan American $129,077 to UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas $124,411 to the State Office of Risk Management $117,875 to Texas AgriLife Research $116,420 to the General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board $91,018 to the Animal Health Commission $70,891 to the Water Development Board $58,465 to Angelina College $39,303 to Texas State University: San Marcos $36,926 to the Historical Commission $25,601 to the Department of Information Resources $14,678 to Texas A&M Corpus Christi $14,263 to Texas AgriLife Extension Service $2,900,000 to The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler $1,000,000 to the Texas Department of Transportation (FM 170) $8,394,000 to The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
The bill would make appropriations to the following agencies and institutions of higher education for lost revenue and business interruption costs caused by natural disasters: $169,000,000 to UT Medical Branch at Galveston $17,298,814 to UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center $2,725,000 to Texas A&M Galveston $2,000,000 to Galveston College $2,092,711 to Texas A&M University $1,153,860 to University of Houston System Administration $82,318 to Lamar University $417,500 to Lamar Institute of Technology $84,694 to The University of Texas at Austin $295,000 to Texas Southern University $45,552 to The University of Texas Pan American $11,300 to Angelina College $46,000 to Lamar State College: Orange $11,953 to Sam Houston State University $5,000,000 to The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Methodology
The funds would be appropriated out of the Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF) for a two year period beginning on the effective date of this act. All appropriations out of the ESF require a two-thirds vote in each house. The bill would take effect immediately upon enactment.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.