LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 15, 2009 TO: Honorable Steve Ogden, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB696 by Ellis (Relating to the lease of certain state parking facilities to other persons.), As Introduced Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB696, As Introduced: a positive impact of $1,421,004 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
April 15, 2009
TO: Honorable Steve Ogden, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB696 by Ellis (Relating to the lease of certain state parking facilities to other persons.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Steve Ogden, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB696 by Ellis (Relating to the lease of certain state parking facilities to other persons.), As Introduced
Honorable Steve Ogden, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
Honorable Steve Ogden, Chair, Senate Committee on Finance
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB696 by Ellis (Relating to the lease of certain state parking facilities to other persons.), As Introduced
SB696 by Ellis (Relating to the lease of certain state parking facilities to other persons.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB696, As Introduced: a positive impact of $1,421,004 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 SB696, As Introduced: a positive impact of $1,421,004 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 $707,926 2011 $713,078 2012 $712,962 2013 $712,962 2014 $712,962
2010 $707,926
2011 $713,078
2012 $712,962
2013 $712,962
2014 $712,962
All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable (Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Probable Revenue Gain fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2009 2010 ($63,050) $770,976 1.0 2011 ($57,898) $770,976 1.0 2012 ($58,014) $770,976 1.0 2013 ($58,014) $770,976 1.0 2014 ($58,014) $770,976 1.0
Fiscal Year Probable (Cost) fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Probable Revenue Gain fromGeneral Revenue Fund1 Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2009 2010 ($63,050) $770,976 1.0 2011 ($57,898) $770,976 1.0 2012 ($58,014) $770,976 1.0 2013 ($58,014) $770,976 1.0 2014 ($58,014) $770,976 1.0
2010 ($63,050) $770,976 1.0
2011 ($57,898) $770,976 1.0
2012 ($58,014) $770,976 1.0
2013 ($58,014) $770,976 1.0
2014 ($58,014) $770,976 1.0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would implement recommendations in the report, "Optimize the Use of State Parking Facilities," in the LBB Government Effectiveness and Efficiency Report submitted to the Eighty-First Texas Legislature, 2009. The bill would expand the Texas Facilities Commissions (TFC) authority related to the operations of state-owned parking lots and garages. The bill would authorize the Commission to lease individual excess parking spaces to individuals. The bill would also authorize the Commission to lease an entire parking facility, or a significant part of a facility, to an institution of higher education, private business, or local government. The bill allows the Commission to hire a private vendor to manage the leasing operations. The bill directs revenue received from the leasing operations to be deposited to General Revenue but limits its appropriation to the Texas grants program. Finally, the bill requires the Texas Facilities Commission to report biennially on the effectiveness of these lease operations.
The bill would implement recommendations in the report, "Optimize the Use of State Parking Facilities," in the LBB Government Effectiveness and Efficiency Report submitted to the Eighty-First Texas Legislature, 2009.
Methodology
The LBB estimates that implementing the provisions of the bill would result in revenue of $772,000 per year. This estimate is based on leasing 40 percent of the currently available excess parking spaces in the Capitol Complex to individuals at $50 per month. Because the exact implementation (number of parking spaces to be leased and the contract lease rate to be applied) is currently unknown, the Comptroller of Public Accounts cannot provide a certifiable revenue estimate at this time. Changes in the implementation of the program from the assumptions made above will alter projected revenue. The implementation of a program to lease specific parking spaces to individuals would require the Texas Facilities Commission (TFC) to hire an additional employee due to the quantity of leases involved. The additional employee would cost $63,000 of General Revenue Funds in fiscal year 2010 and $58,000 of General Revenue Funds in fiscal year 2011, for a biennial cost of $121,000. The TFC could manage the lease of entire parking facilities, or segments of parking facilities, with existing resources due to the limited number of opportunities. The Texas Public Finance Authority (TPFA) believes leasing state parking facilities to private businesses, or the operation of a leasing program by a private vendor, could jeopardize the standing of the states tax-exempt bonds related to the construction and maintenance of these facilities, if the use is not within specified limits. The calculation and analysis of such limits would require TPFA to obtain outside legal counsel. TPFA cannot calculate the potential cost to the state of losing tax-exempt status on any outstanding bond issuances, however, such a cost is considered significant.
The LBB estimates that implementing the provisions of the bill would result in revenue of $772,000 per year. This estimate is based on leasing 40 percent of the currently available excess parking spaces in the Capitol Complex to individuals at $50 per month. Because the exact implementation (number of parking spaces to be leased and the contract lease rate to be applied) is currently unknown, the Comptroller of Public Accounts cannot provide a certifiable revenue estimate at this time. Changes in the implementation of the program from the assumptions made above will alter projected revenue.
The implementation of a program to lease specific parking spaces to individuals would require the Texas Facilities Commission (TFC) to hire an additional employee due to the quantity of leases involved. The additional employee would cost $63,000 of General Revenue Funds in fiscal year 2010 and $58,000 of General Revenue Funds in fiscal year 2011, for a biennial cost of $121,000. The TFC could manage the lease of entire parking facilities, or segments of parking facilities, with existing resources due to the limited number of opportunities.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 303 Facilities Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 347 Public Finance Authority
303 Facilities Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 347 Public Finance Authority
LBB Staff: JOB, MN, JI, KY
JOB, MN, JI, KY