TO: | Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Homeland Security & Public Safety |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3801 by Alonzo (Relating to the creation of a search and rescue task force), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2014 | ($14,852,594) |
2015 | ($3,565,719) |
2016 | ($3,565,719) |
2017 | ($3,565,719) |
2018 | ($3,565,719) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2013 |
---|---|---|
2014 | ($14,852,594) | 7.9 |
2015 | ($3,565,719) | 7.9 |
2016 | ($3,565,719) | 7.9 |
2017 | ($3,565,719) | 7.9 |
2018 | ($3,565,719) | 7.9 |
The bill would amend the Government Code to require the incorporation, establishment, and operation of a search and rescue task force in each of the Department of Public Safety's regions to assist in search, rescue, and recovery efforts before, during, and after natural or man-made disasters. The bill would take effect immediately upon a two-thirds vote of all members in both chambers; otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2013.
The bill would require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to establish a search and rescue task force in each of the agency's six regions.
DPS estimates it would require 7.9 additional FTEs to implement the provisions of the bill: one director; six rescue specialists; and 0.9 program specialist. The search and rescue director position will manage the mission and direct the six search and rescue teams. The rescue specialists will liaison with regional members, coordinate resources and training in the region, and maintain the equipment cache. The 0.9 FTE would provide indirect support services, such as executive administration, information technology, financial management, human capital management and facilities management.
DPS estimates training and operating to cost $557,153 per region in fiscal year 2014 and $375,000 per region in the following years based on information provided by Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), which operates Texas Task Force I and provides training for task force members. Total training and operating costs for fiscal year 2014 is $3,342,918 ($557,153 x 6 regions) and for fiscal year 2015 is $2,250,000 ($375,000 x 6 regions).
DPS estimates it would require following search and rescue equipment for each of the six regions in the first year: communications ($437,517), HAZMAT ($82,353), logistics ($777,189), medical ($186,112), planning ($463), rescue ($95,904), technical (143,384), and water safety (31,991). The combined cost of these equipment items is $1,754,913 in each of the six regions. Hence $1,754,913 * 6 = $10,782,030.
DPS estimates it will need $75,000 per year per region in subsequent years for replacement of equipment ($75,000 * 6 = $450,000).
Source Agencies: | 405 Department of Public Safety
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LBB Staff: | UP, ESi, AI, JAW
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