LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 7, 2013

TO:	Honorable Bob Deuell, Chair, Senate Committee On Economic Development
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB894 by Whitmire (Relating to exempting qualifying projects within the Capitol Complex from the public and private facilities and infrastructure contracting requirements.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Government Code, Chapter 2267, on public and private facilites and infrastructure to exempt qualifying projects within the Capitol Complex from the contracting requirement of this chapter. Multiple agencies including the Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA), the Texas Facilities Commission (TFC), the Department of Public Safety (DPS), the General Land Office (GLO), the Texas A&M University System (TAMU) and the University of Texas System (UT) indicate that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within each agency's existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

303 Facilities Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 305 General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board, 405 Department of Public Safety, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration

LBB Staff:

UP, RB, JI, JJO, LCO