Honorable Harold V. Dutton Jr., Chair, House Committee on Urban Affairs
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3735 by Martinez, "Mando" (relating to the composition of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection and the disposition of certain fees collected by the commission.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Because the portion of fees that the Comptroller of Public Accounts will deposit to the credit of the special account as a result of the bill is not known, the fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time.
The bill would amend Chapter 419 of the Government Code, regarding the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP).
The bill would re-allocate the revenue collected from fees authorized by Sections 419.026(a) and 419.033(b) of this code to be deposited to the credit of a special account in General Revenue Fund 0001 (i.e. GR Account—Fire Protection) in a portion of the fees not to exceed the amount appropriated to the TCFP for the biennium, less any other amount appropriated from a source other than the fees. The remainder of the fees would continue to be deposited to Fund 0001.
According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the amount appropriated to the TCFP for the biennium, less any other amount appropriated from a source other than the fees, is unknown; therefore the fiscal impact of the bill cannot be determined.
The bill would take effect immediately upon enactment, assuming that it received the requisite two-thirds majority votes in both houses of the Legislature. Otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2011.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 411 Commission on Fire Protection