OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6577
AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE PROPERTIES REVIEW
BOARD.
Primary Analyst: DC 4/18/21
Contributing Analyst(s): CP, MR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Legislative Mgmt. GF - Cost 100,000 100,000
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
GF - Cost 41,770 41,770
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill moves the State Properties Review Board's (SPRB) from the
executive branch, under the Department of Administrative Services
(DAS) to the Office of Legislative Management (OLM).
The bill expands the scope of the SPRB's work to include reviewing
and approving numerous additional property transactions. The bill
reduces, from $100,000 to $25,000, the cost threshold of construction
services consultant contracts entered into by the DAS that require
SPRB review. This will require an additional Real Estate Examiner
position at $100,000 plus fringe benefits of $41,770 annually.
The bill expands the SPRB's authority to include real estate property
transactions made by state agencies using general obligation (GO)
1
The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts
administered by the Comptroller. The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost
associated with most personnel changes is 41.77% of payroll in FY 22 and FY 23. 2021HB-06577-R000505-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
bonds, including the farmland development program administered by
the Department of Agriculture (DoAg), quasi-public agencies, and
certain transactions entered into by the Department of
Transportation. This has no impact to DoAg as it codifies current
practice.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.