LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 11, 2023

TO:	Honorable Will Metcalf, Chair, House Committee on House Administration
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2514 by Guillen (Relating to interim studies on real property owned by the state.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2514, As Introduced : an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2025. The bill would have a negative two-year impact of ($2,152,080) to General Revenue - Dedicated Accounts.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2024	$0
2025	$0
2026	$0
2027	$0
2028	$0

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Savings/(Cost) from State Parks Acct 64	Probable Savings/(Cost) from Game,Fish,Water Safety Ac 9
2024	($1,011,478)	($1,140,602)
2025	$0	$0
2026	$0	$0
2027	$0	$0
2028	$0	$0

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would require the State Office of Risk Management (SORM) to use information provided by the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) on statewide real property holdings to conduct an interim study on insurable state assets. The bill would establish select interim committees to study state real property data collection, reporting, and assessment.

Methodology

According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), associated costs to implement the requirements include an estimated cost of $2,152,080 in General Revenue-Dedicated funds is anticipated in fiscal year 2024 to hire a consultant to conduct assessments on land and structures under the jurisdiction of TPWD. As part of these assessments, field investigations would take place to gather data previously not collected and/or verify the data already recorded, including: type of construction, quality of construction, square footage of building, occupancy type, protection systems, value of structure, value of contents of the structure, flood zone status of structure, and land value. The resulting data collected would later be transmitted to the LBB and SORM for completion of the bill's provisions. The estimated cost identified by the agency is based upon a current contract with a consultant to assess Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility at the 89 state parks. The average cost per site under this contract is $10,248. TPWD currently has 210 sites and an estimated 3,303 buildings, resulting in the estimate of $2,152,080 (210 x $10,248). 

This analysis assumes that any costs to the State Office of Risk Management, Legislative Budget Board, and any other affected agencies could be accomplished by utilizing the existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

242 State Commission on Judicial Conduct, 303 Facilities Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 305 General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board, 308 State Auditor's Office, 320 Texas Workforce Commission, 323 Teacher Retirement System, 327 Employees Retirement System, 352 Bond Review Board, 452 Department of Licensing and Regulation, 479 State Office of Risk Management, 503 Texas Medical Board, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 802 Parks and Wildlife Department

LBB Staff:

JMc, KDw, LCO, SMAT, CMA