LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 25, 2017

TO:	Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1731 by Birdwell (Relating to the repeal of laws governing certain state entities, including the functions of those entities.), As Passed 2nd House

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1731, As Passed 2nd House: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2019.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2018	$0
2019	$0
2020	$0
2021	$0
2022	$0

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable (Cost) from Texas Emissions Reduction Plan 5071
2018	$0
2019	$0
2020	($118,131,504)
2021	($118,131,504)
2022	($118,131,504)

Fiscal Analysis

The bill amends various statutes including the Agriculture, Government, Family, Insurance, and Health and Safety Codes to abolish certain state advisory committees and other entities, including the Border Security Council and Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) Advisory Board. The bill would remove the individual sunset date for the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council.

The bill would extend the TERP program, currently set to expire on August 31, 2019, to the end of the biennium in which Texas attains the national ambient air quality standards for ground-level ozone, and instruct the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to consider the feasibility and benefits of implementing a governmental alternative fuel fleet grant program.

Methodology

No significant fiscal impact is anticipated from provisions of the bill related to the abolishment of certain state advisory committees and other entities. Beginning in fiscal year 2020, this estimate assumes that the current amount of TERP funds would continue at current levels to fund the various existing programs whereas under current law, appropriations out of the TERP Fund to TCEQ would be eliminated. Thus, in the table above a cost to the TERP Fund is included equal to the annual appropriations to TCEQ of $118,131,504 per year for the TERP program in the 2016-17 biennium.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

300 Trusteed Programs Within the Office of the Governor, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 352 Bond Review Board, 364 Health Professions Council, 503 Texas Medical Board, 504 Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, 507 Texas Board of Nursing, 508 Board of Chiropractic Examiners, 512 Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, 513 Funeral Service Commission, 514 Optometry Board, 515 Board of Pharmacy, 520 Board of Examiners of Psychologists, 533 Executive Council of Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Examiners, 578 Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices

LBB Staff:

UP, CL, JJ, PM, DFR, MSO, EK