| TO: | Honorable Frank Corte Jr., Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB4102 by Eiland (relating to the diaster contingency fund.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
Due to the unknown nature of any future disaster, the bill could have an indeterminate fiscal impact to the state.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
The bill would allow a state or local government entity that participates in disaster preparation or disaster recovery to request and receive funding from the disaster contingency fund to pay for costs incurred by the state or local government entity in preparing for or recovering from a disaster. If state or local government entities receive reimbursement from the federal government then the entities would be required to reimburse the disaster contingency fund by the amount received from the federal government. The bill would also require the Governor’s Division of Emergency Management (GDEM) to prescribe accounting and other procedures necessary to implement this. Due to the unknown nature of any future disaster, the bill could have an indeterminate fiscal impact to the state. The bill would be effective immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds or on September 1, 2009.
| Source Agencies: | 301 Office of the Governor, 405 Department of Public Safety
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, KK, MS, BTA
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