The bill would amend the Government Code to transfer the facilities management services of the Sam Houston Building (SHB), the Robert E. Johnson Building (REJ) and parking facility known as Garage P, and the John H. Reagan Building (JHR) from the Texas Facilities Commission (TFC) to the State Preservation Board (SPB). The bill would specify that TFC would continue to operate and maintain the central utility plant in the SHB and the chiller utility plant attached to the REJ. The bill would direct TFC to transfer to SPB amounts for certain costs, including deferred maintenance projects.
Currently, TFC is responsible for the general building and grounds maintenance of the affected facilities. TFC estimates continued maintenance to be similar to expenditures in fiscal year 2022, which were $294,271 related to SHB, $686,395 related to REJ, and $287,312 related to JHR, for a total amount of $1,267,978 in fiscal year 2022 or an estimated $2,535,956 for the 2024-25 biennium.
Additionally, based on information provided by TFC's Projectmates system,
deferred maintenance project costs for the buildings are estimated to be $8,960,548 in fiscal year 2024 and $5,461,265 in fiscal year 2025, for a total estimated amount of $14,421,813 for the 2024-25 biennium.
This analysis assumes any duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill relating to the transfer of the affected facilities to the State Preservation Board could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources and that such resources would be transferred from TFC to SPB. It is also assumed TFC would continue the responsibility of paying utility costs, which are associated with the central utility plant in the SHB, from its appropriations.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.