LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 31, 2009

TO:	Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HR2961 by Lucio III (Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 431.)

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

Local Government Impact

The bill would amend the Education Code to require SECO to adopt energy efficiency and conservation standards for design, construction, and major renovations of schools that school district could adopt or use to achieve long-term savings in energy and water costs, and assist school districts in obtaining state and federal funds to implement the standards by July 1, 2010.  The fiscal impact to school districts could be significant to comply with the provision, but would vary depending on the energy efficiency standards currently being followed, and the amount of state and federal funding a school district received.

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JOB, KK