LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 30, 2015 TO: Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1991 by Blanco (Relating to qualifying projects for public-private partnerships.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. This bill would amend the definition of a "qualifying project" for the purposes of Government Code 2267, which governs partnership agreements between public and private entities. Specifically, the bill would expand the definition to include convention center hotels or sports and community venue projects that have been approved under chapter 334 of the Local Government Code.The number and scale of projects that would be affected by this legislation is not known. However, it is assumed that any fiscal impact from the legislation would not be significant. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: UP, CL, JJ, THo LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 30, 2015 TO: Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1991 by Blanco (Relating to qualifying projects for public-private partnerships.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1991 by Blanco (Relating to qualifying projects for public-private partnerships.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development Honorable Angie Chen Button, Chair, House Committee on Economic & Small Business Development Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB1991 by Blanco (Relating to qualifying projects for public-private partnerships.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB1991 by Blanco (Relating to qualifying projects for public-private partnerships.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. This bill would amend the definition of a "qualifying project" for the purposes of Government Code 2267, which governs partnership agreements between public and private entities. Specifically, the bill would expand the definition to include convention center hotels or sports and community venue projects that have been approved under chapter 334 of the Local Government Code.The number and scale of projects that would be affected by this legislation is not known. However, it is assumed that any fiscal impact from the legislation would not be significant. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: UP, CL, JJ, THo UP, CL, JJ, THo