LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 16, 2009 TO: Honorable Kip Averitt, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB608 by Watson (Relating to the creation of the Texas Center for Sustainable Business.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB608, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($570,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2011. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 16, 2009
TO: Honorable Kip Averitt, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB608 by Watson (Relating to the creation of the Texas Center for Sustainable Business.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Kip Averitt, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB608 by Watson (Relating to the creation of the Texas Center for Sustainable Business.), As Introduced
Honorable Kip Averitt, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
Honorable Kip Averitt, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB608 by Watson (Relating to the creation of the Texas Center for Sustainable Business.), As Introduced
SB608 by Watson (Relating to the creation of the Texas Center for Sustainable Business.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB608, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($570,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2011. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB608, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($570,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2011.
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 2010 ($285,000) 2011 ($285,000) 2012 ($285,000) 2013 ($285,000) 2014 ($285,000)
2010 ($285,000)
2011 ($285,000)
2012 ($285,000)
2013 ($285,000)
2014 ($285,000)
All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2009 2010 ($285,000) 2.0 2011 ($285,000) 2.0 2012 ($285,000) 2.0 2013 ($285,000) 2.0 2014 ($285,000) 2.0
Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2009 2010 ($285,000) 2.0 2011 ($285,000) 2.0 2012 ($285,000) 2.0 2013 ($285,000) 2.0 2014 ($285,000) 2.0
2010 ($285,000) 2.0
2011 ($285,000) 2.0
2012 ($285,000) 2.0
2013 ($285,000) 2.0
2014 ($285,000) 2.0
Fiscal Analysis
This bill would amend the Government Code and require the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) within the Fiscal Programs of the Comptroller of Public Accounts to establish and oversee the Center for Sustainable Business, which would assist Texas businesses in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Methodology
The bill would provide that SECO hire an executive director of the Center for Sustainable Business, appoint the sustainable business advisory council, and contract with a private entity or an institution of higher education to assist in performing the duties of the Center for Sustainable Business. In order to implement the provisions of the bill, the Comptrollers office indicates that the administrative cost to that agency would be $285,000 per fiscal year in General Revenue in order to hire 2 FTEs and contract with a university.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
LBB Staff: JOB, WK, JM
JOB, WK, JM