LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 23, 2013 TO: Honorable Jim Pitts, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB11 by Ritter (relating to the appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to finance certain water-related projects.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB11, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2015. LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 23, 2013 TO: Honorable Jim Pitts, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB11 by Ritter (relating to the appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to finance certain water-related projects.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Jim Pitts, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB11 by Ritter (relating to the appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to finance certain water-related projects.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Jim Pitts, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations Honorable Jim Pitts, Chair, House Committee on Appropriations Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB11 by Ritter (relating to the appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to finance certain water-related projects.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB11 by Ritter (relating to the appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to finance certain water-related projects.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB11, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2015. Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB11, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2015. Appropriations: Fiscal Year Appropriation out ofEconomic Stabilization Fund599 2014 $2,000,000,000 2015 $0 General Revenue-Related Funds, Two-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds 2014 $0 2015 $0 General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds 2014 $0 2015 $0 2016 $0 2017 $0 2018 $0 All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable (Cost) fromEconomic Stabilization Fund599 Probable Revenue (Loss) fromEconomic Stabilization Fund599 Probable Revenue Gain fromNew Fund - State Water Implementation Fund 2014 ($2,000,000,000) ($16,059,000) $2,000,000,000 2015 $0 ($30,450,000) $0 2016 $0 ($41,307,000) $0 2017 $0 ($52,798,000) $0 2018 $0 ($65,109,000) $0 Fiscal Analysis The bill would make an appropriation of $2,000,000,000 from the Economic Stabilization Fund to the State Water Implementation Fund, contingent upon the 83rd Legislature enacting legislation creating the State Water Implementation Fund. The bill stipulates the money would be held and invested by the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company and available for use by the Texas Water Development Board for the purposes of the state water implementation fund for Texas. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013, but only if it received a vote of two-thirds of the members present in each house, pursuant to Article III, Section 49-g(m), allowing for an appropriation from the Economic Stabilization Fund for any purpose. Methodology Because provisions of the bill would decrease the balance of the Economic Stabilization Fund, the bill would decrease interest income that would otherwise have been credited to that fund. Because the bill does not stipulate how much of or what investments would be made with the balances of the State Water Implementation Fund, interest earnings to the recipient fund cannot be estimated. Fiscal Year Appropriation out ofEconomic Stabilization Fund599 2014 $2,000,000,000 2015 $0 2014 $2,000,000,000 2015 $0 General Revenue-Related Funds, Two-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds 2014 $0 2015 $0 2014 $0 2015 $0 General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds 2014 $0 2015 $0 2016 $0 2017 $0 2018 $0 2014 $0 2015 $0 2016 $0 2017 $0 2018 $0 All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable (Cost) fromEconomic Stabilization Fund599 Probable Revenue (Loss) fromEconomic Stabilization Fund599 Probable Revenue Gain fromNew Fund - State Water Implementation Fund 2014 ($2,000,000,000) ($16,059,000) $2,000,000,000 2015 $0 ($30,450,000) $0 2016 $0 ($41,307,000) $0 2017 $0 ($52,798,000) $0 2018 $0 ($65,109,000) $0 Fiscal Year Probable (Cost) fromEconomic Stabilization Fund599 Probable Revenue (Loss) fromEconomic Stabilization Fund599 Probable Revenue Gain fromNew Fund - State Water Implementation Fund 2014 ($2,000,000,000) ($16,059,000) $2,000,000,000 2015 $0 ($30,450,000) $0 2016 $0 ($41,307,000) $0 2017 $0 ($52,798,000) $0 2018 $0 ($65,109,000) $0 2014 ($2,000,000,000) ($16,059,000) $2,000,000,000 2015 $0 ($30,450,000) $0 2016 $0 ($41,307,000) $0 2017 $0 ($52,798,000) $0 2018 $0 ($65,109,000) $0 Fiscal Analysis The bill would make an appropriation of $2,000,000,000 from the Economic Stabilization Fund to the State Water Implementation Fund, contingent upon the 83rd Legislature enacting legislation creating the State Water Implementation Fund. The bill stipulates the money would be held and invested by the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company and available for use by the Texas Water Development Board for the purposes of the state water implementation fund for Texas. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013, but only if it received a vote of two-thirds of the members present in each house, pursuant to Article III, Section 49-g(m), allowing for an appropriation from the Economic Stabilization Fund for any purpose. The bill would make an appropriation of $2,000,000,000 from the Economic Stabilization Fund to the State Water Implementation Fund, contingent upon the 83rd Legislature enacting legislation creating the State Water Implementation Fund. The bill stipulates the money would be held and invested by the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company and available for use by the Texas Water Development Board for the purposes of the state water implementation fund for Texas. The bill would take effect September 1, 2013, but only if it received a vote of two-thirds of the members present in each house, pursuant to Article III, Section 49-g(m), allowing for an appropriation from the Economic Stabilization Fund for any purpose. Methodology Because provisions of the bill would decrease the balance of the Economic Stabilization Fund, the bill would decrease interest income that would otherwise have been credited to that fund. Because the bill does not stipulate how much of or what investments would be made with the balances of the State Water Implementation Fund, interest earnings to the recipient fund cannot be estimated. Because provisions of the bill would decrease the balance of the Economic Stabilization Fund, the bill would decrease interest income that would otherwise have been credited to that fund. Because the bill does not stipulate how much of or what investments would be made with the balances of the State Water Implementation Fund, interest earnings to the recipient fund cannot be estimated. Local Government Impact The bill would provide the funding for local entities to receive subsidized financing for certain projects eligible for State Water Plan funding. The new capitalized fund would revolve from a combination of loans from two sources: capitalization funds and leveraged bond debt. The bill would provide the funding for local entities to receive subsidized financing for certain projects eligible for State Water Plan funding. The new capitalized fund would revolve from a combination of loans from two sources: capitalization funds and leveraged bond debt. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 580 Water Development Board 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 580 Water Development Board LBB Staff: UP, KK, SD, PM, TB UP, KK, SD, PM, TB