Honorable Donna Campbell, Chair, Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB229 by Guillen (Relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code to allow the Facilities Commission to transfer surplus motor vehicles and other surplus equipment of the Department of Public Safety to a municipal or county law enforcement agency in an economically disadvantaged area, for a price or other consideration, if it is determined that the transfer of property would benefit the efforts to secure the state's international border and combat transnational crime. The bill would also stipulate that a law enforcement agency receiving such property may not sell the property before the second anniversary of the date the property is received.
This analysis assumes that any costs associated with implementing the bill could be absorbed within existing resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2015.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. It is assumed that local law enforcement agencies would agree to a transfer at a price or for other consideration if sufficient funding was available.
Source Agencies:
303 Facilities Commission, 405 Department of Public Safety