LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 13, 2011

TO:	Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1580 by Brown (Relating to the training and certification of state agency employees or contractors performing service work on pressure vessels.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would prohibit state employees and contractors from servicing pressure vessels operated by state agencies without certain certification.  The bill would also require state agencies to retain records of certification as long as the pressure vessel is in operation.

It is assumed that costs associated with servicing pressure vessels by certified state employees and contractors and related records retention would not be significant and could be absorbed within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 554 Animal Health Commission, 720 The University of Texas System Administration

LBB Staff:

JOB, KJG, JI, KY, JJ