LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 11, 2013

TO:	Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1753 by Patrick, Diane (relating to authorizing the board of regents of The University of Texas System to acquire certain property in the city of Arlington.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would authorize the University of Texas System Board of Regents to acquire certain property in the city of Arlington for campus expansion and other university purposes all or part of the parcel of land.  The title to the land would be taken in the name of the University of Texas System Board of Regents and subject to the control and management of the Board. The bill would not grant the power of eminent domain over the tract of land.  Provisions of the bill would be implemented within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

720 The University of Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board

LBB Staff:

UP, KK, SK, GO