LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 11, 2013 TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB533 by Zaffirini (Relating to a review of cost savings to state agencies and institutions of higher education under energy savings performance contracts.), As Engrossed No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Section 51.927 of the Education Code, regarding energy savings performance contracts and guidelines for those contracts established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, by requiring the Higher Education Coordinating Board to review reports submitted by institutions of higher education that measure and verify cost savings and provide periodic analyses of those cost savings to the institution's governing board and the Legislative Budget Board. The bill would amend Section 2166.406 of the Government Code, regarding building construction and acquisition and energy savings performance contracts, by requiring the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) to review reports submitted by state agencies that measure and verify cost savings and provide periodic analyses of those cost savings to the agencies and the Legislative Budget Board. Provisions of the bill would be implemented within current resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board LBB Staff: UP, KK, KJo, GO
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 11, 2013
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB533 by Zaffirini (Relating to a review of cost savings to state agencies and institutions of higher education under energy savings performance contracts.), As Engrossed
TO: Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB533 by Zaffirini (Relating to a review of cost savings to state agencies and institutions of higher education under energy savings performance contracts.), As Engrossed
Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
Honorable Dan Branch, Chair, House Committee on Higher Education
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB533 by Zaffirini (Relating to a review of cost savings to state agencies and institutions of higher education under energy savings performance contracts.), As Engrossed
SB533 by Zaffirini (Relating to a review of cost savings to state agencies and institutions of higher education under energy savings performance contracts.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Section 51.927 of the Education Code, regarding energy savings performance contracts and guidelines for those contracts established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, by requiring the Higher Education Coordinating Board to review reports submitted by institutions of higher education that measure and verify cost savings and provide periodic analyses of those cost savings to the institution's governing board and the Legislative Budget Board. The bill would amend Section 2166.406 of the Government Code, regarding building construction and acquisition and energy savings performance contracts, by requiring the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) to review reports submitted by state agencies that measure and verify cost savings and provide periodic analyses of those cost savings to the agencies and the Legislative Budget Board. Provisions of the bill would be implemented within current resources.
The bill would amend Section 51.927 of the Education Code, regarding energy savings performance contracts and guidelines for those contracts established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, by requiring the Higher Education Coordinating Board to review reports submitted by institutions of higher education that measure and verify cost savings and provide periodic analyses of those cost savings to the institution's governing board and the Legislative Budget Board. The bill would amend Section 2166.406 of the Government Code, regarding building construction and acquisition and energy savings performance contracts, by requiring the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) to review reports submitted by state agencies that measure and verify cost savings and provide periodic analyses of those cost savings to the agencies and the Legislative Budget Board.
Provisions of the bill would be implemented within current resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board
LBB Staff: UP, KK, KJo, GO
UP, KK, KJo, GO