LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 13, 2011

TO:	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.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB3735, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($3,430,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2013.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2012	($1,695,000)
2013	($1,735,000)
2014	($1,735,000)
2015	($1,735,000)
2016	($1,735,000)

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from General Revenue Fund 1	Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from New General Revenue Dedicated-Fire Protection
2012	($1,695,000)	$1,695,000
2013	($1,735,000)	$1,735,000
2014	($1,735,000)	$1,735,000
2015	($1,735,000)	$1,735,000
2016	($1,735,000)	$1,735,000

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Government Code, regarding the Texas Commission on Fire Protection by requiring all revenue collected from fees authorized by Sections 419.026(a) and 419.033(b) to be deposited to the credit of a special account in General Revenue Fund 001 (i.e. GR Account—Fire Protection). 
 
The bill would take effect immediately if it received the requisite two-thirds majority votes in both houses of the Legislature. Otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2011.

Methodology

The Comptroller of Public Account’s 2012-13 Biennial Revenue Estimate and records were used to estimate the fiscal impact of the bill.  Currently the fees referenced in the bill are deposited to General Revenue Fund 0001 although current law references GR Account—Fire Protection (this GR Account was abolished through funds consolidation legislation, which resulted in the fee collections being deposited to Fund 0001).  The bill's provisions would re-create GR Account—Fire Protection, and re-direct all of the fee collections to the GR Account. The Comptroller of Public Account’s 2012-13 Biennial Revenue Estimate and agency records were used to estimate the fiscal impacts of the bill.

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

LBB Staff:

JOB, DAR, KKR, GG