LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 88TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 27, 2023

TO:
Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SJR82 by Johnson (Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas power resiliency fund to finance the operation of backup power sources.), As Introduced

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined due to the unknown timing of any appropriations, revenue, investment earning, and any loans, grants, or procurements that would be made from money in the Texas Power Resiliency Fund. 

The cost to the state for publication of the resolution is $204,406.

The joint resolution would propose an amendment to Article III of the Texas Constitution to add Section 49-q, which creates the Texas Power Resiliency Fund in the state treasury outside of the General Revenue Fund.

Money in the fund would consist of transfers and deposits, revenue dedicated by general law, and investment earnings and interest, and could only be administered and used by the State Energy Conservation Office and the Texas Division of Emergency Management for purposes listed in the joint resolution. Because these amounts are not known, the fiscal implications to the state cannot be determined.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 575 Texas Division of Emergency Management, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices
LBB Staff:
JMc, SZ, LCO, CSmi