LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 2, 2009 TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1478 by Carona (Relating to the authority of hospital districts to lease undeveloped real property. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to authorize a hospital district, with approval of the county commissioners court, to lease undeveloped real property for not more than 50 years to provide for the development and construction of facilities designed to generate revenue for the financial benefit of the district. Local Government Impact It is assumed that a county commissioners court would approve allowing a hospital district to enter into a lease only if sufficient resources were available and if the commissioners and the district anticipate sufficient revenue would be generated as a result of development on the property. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, DB LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 2, 2009 TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1478 by Carona (Relating to the authority of hospital districts to lease undeveloped real property. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1478 by Carona (Relating to the authority of hospital districts to lease undeveloped real property. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board SB1478 by Carona (Relating to the authority of hospital districts to lease undeveloped real property. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted SB1478 by Carona (Relating to the authority of hospital districts to lease undeveloped real property. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to authorize a hospital district, with approval of the county commissioners court, to lease undeveloped real property for not more than 50 years to provide for the development and construction of facilities designed to generate revenue for the financial benefit of the district. Local Government Impact It is assumed that a county commissioners court would approve allowing a hospital district to enter into a lease only if sufficient resources were available and if the commissioners and the district anticipate sufficient revenue would be generated as a result of development on the property. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, DB JOB, DB