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Senate Finance Committee Decision Document

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11,127,746$ 11,127,746$ -$ -$ 7,451,104$ 7,451,104$ -$ -$

42.0 42.0 0.0 0.0 36.0 36.0 0.0 0.0

48,999,423$ 48,999,423$ -$ -$ (65,000,000)$ (65,000,000)$ 5,292,712$ 5,292,712$

14.0 14.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

110,354,805$ 110,354,805$ -$ -$ 37,634,584$ 37,634,584$ -$ -$

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394,822$ 394,822$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

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232,650,903$ 232,650,903$ -$ -$ (8,358,436)$ (8,358,436)$ 6,274,215$ 6,274,215$

28.1 25.1 0.0 0.0 3.6 1.8 0.0 0.0

13,699,403$ 16,112,237$ -$ -$ 51,247,899$ 53,660,733$ -$ -$

62.0 62.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 7.0 0.0 0.0

4,716,562$ 4,716,562$ -$ -$ 3,000,000$ 3,000,000$ -$ -$

2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0

Members: Senators Bettencourt, Hinojosa, Seliger, Watson

Total, Full-time Equivalents / Tentative Decisions

Outstanding Items for Consideration


Total, Outstanding Items / Tentative Decisions

Commission on Environmental Quality (582)

Railroad Commission (455)


Pended Items

General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board (305)



Items Not Included in SB 1

2018-19 Biennial Total

Animal Health Commission (554)




Soil and Water Conservation Board (592)


Department of Agriculture (551)

Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission (535)



Senator Nichols, Workgroup Chair on Article VI, VII, and VIII


Tentative Workgroup Decisions

2018-19 Biennial Total2018-19 Biennial Total

Parks and Wildlife Department (802)


Article XI


Adopted


Article VI, Natural Resources

Total, Article VI, Natural Resources

Items Not Included in Bill as Introduced


LBB Manager: Mark WilesDecisions as of 3/14/2017 @ 4:00 PM

Working Paper--Prepared by Legislative Budget Board Staff 3/14/2017 - [ 11:29 PM ] 1

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Tentative Workgroup Decisions

2018-19 Biennial Total2018-19 Biennial Total

Article XI


AdoptedArticle VI, Natural Resources

Total, Article VI, Natural Resources


LBB Manager: Mark WilesDecisions as of 3/14/2017 @ 4:00 PM

25,857,239$ 31,957,239$ -$ -$ (6,708,018)$ 7,839,920$ 5,350,000$ 5,350,000$

2.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 5.6 0.0 0.0

464,964,187$ 473,477,021$ -$ -$ 18,597,737$ 35,558,509$ 16,916,927$ 16,916,927$

1 (4,676,491)$ (4,676,491)$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

2 (110,000)$ -$ -$ -$ (110,000)$ -$ -$ -$

(4,786,491)$ (4,676,491)$ -$ -$ (110,000)$ -$ -$ -$

1 (645,123)$ (645,123)$ -$ -$ -$ -$

2 -$ -$ -$ -$ (6,237,899)$ (6,237,899)$ -$ -$

(645,123)$ (645,123)$ -$ -$ (6,237,899)$ (6,237,899)$ -$ -$

(5,431,614)$ (5,321,614)$ -$ -$ (6,347,899)$ (6,237,899)$ -$ -$

459,532,573$ 468,155,407$ -$ -$ 12,249,838$ 29,320,610$ 16,916,927$ 16,916,927$

FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2018 FY 2019

153.1 159.1 0.0 0.0 50.6 54.2 0.0 0.0

Railroad Commission

Subtotal, Cost-out Adjustments to Align with BRE

Water Development Board (580)

Cost-out Adjustments (To Align Bill as introduced with the

Comptroller's Biennial Revenue Estimate)




Technical Adjustments, Agency Requests, Other Budget

Recommendations and Subcommittee Changes

Total, NO COST ADJUSTMENTS

Total GR & GR-Ded Adopted Items less Cost-out Adjustments

Department of Agriculture

Subtotal, Technical Adjustments, Agency Requests, Other Budget

Recommendations and Subcommittee Changes

Railroad Commission

General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board

NO-COST ADJUSTMENTS



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a) Amend the rider to update the amount for the Texas

Education Agency's (TEA's) biennial General Revenue

appropriations for the National School Lunch Program,

After School Care Program, Seamless Summer Option,

School Breakfast Program from $29,101,264 to

$29,236,682 to align with TEA's funding in the introduced

bill.

Adopted

b) Amend the rider to remove extraneous language, "and to

make payment to the providers participating in", as well as

the reference to the "Summer Food Service Program", listed

twice in error.

Adopted

2. $ - $ - Adopted

3. $ - $ - Adopted

4. $ - $ - Adopted

5. $ - $ - Adopted

a) Amend the rider in subsection (a) to remove "fines" from

"Fees, fines and other miscellaneous revenues."

$ - $ - Adopted

Rider 26, Appropriations Limited to Revenue Collections:

Cost Recovery Programs

Rider 8, Food and Nutrition Programs

Rider 10, Appropriation: Texans Feeding Texans (Surplus

Agricultural Product Grant Program)

Delete the rider, as it is duplicative of program funding

information.

Rider 13, Boll Weevil Eradication


information.

Rider 25, Surplus Agricultural Product Grant Program

Serving Low Income Students


information.

Technical Adjustments:

Decisions as of 3/14/2017 @ 4:00 PM LBB Analyst: Marisa Sotolongo

Outstanding Items for Consideration Tentative Workgroup Decisions




Items Not Included in SB 1 Pended Items Adopted Article XI

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b) Amend the rider in subsection (a)(2) concerning the

International and Domestic Trade program to remove

revenue code 3420, included in error.

$ - $ - Adopted

c) Amend the rider in subsection (a)(8) concerning the Organic

Certification program and subsection (a)(13) concerning the

Indirect Administration program to add revenue code

3404, excluded in error.

$ - $ - Adopted

d) Amend the rider in subsection (a)(10) concerning the

Structural Pest Control program and subsection (a)(13)

concerning the Indirect Administration program to remove

revenue code 3770, included in error.

$ - $ - Adopted

6. $ - $ - Adopted

1. $0 $0

2.

a) Rural Health Program

Non-cost recovery General Revenue funding for the Rural

Health program. Funding is used as a state match for

Federal Funding grants in the State Office of Rural Health.

SB 1 as introduced includes $8.7 million for the

biennium for the Rural Health program.

$18,285 $18,285 18,285$ 18,285$

New Rider, Unexpended Balances Within the Biennium

A new rider to appropriate unexpended balances at the end

of fiscal year 2018 for the same purpose in fiscal year 2019.

Operational Costs Funding

Cost recovery and non-cost recovery General Revenue totaling

$1,782,047 to maintain 2016-17 service levels.

Agency Requests:

Rider 27, Appropriation: Texans Feeding Texans (Home

Delivered Meals Grant Program)


information.


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b) Plant Health Program

Cost recovery ($57,935) and non-cost recovery ($90,550)

General Revenue funding for the Plant Health program.

Funding is used to support inspectors traveling to conduct

phytosanitary and agriculture commodity inspection,

printed material needed to issue phytosanitary and nursery

certificates, services provided by fumigators and other

pesticide applicators, and supplies (including gloves,

sample collection vials, and bags) and shipping costs used

to send samples to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Funding would also

be used to maintain resources for the seed quality activities

and prevent a backlog of inspections. Cost neutral for

$57,935 in cost recovery General Revenue.

$148,485 $148,485

c) Weights & Measures Program

Cost recovery ($587,188) and non-cost recovery

($543,667) General Revenue funding for the Weights &

Measures program. Funding would support the following

activities: fueling and servicing vehicles that are used to

regulate gas pumps, testing scales for accuracy, and

ensuring accurate product measurements. Cost neutral for

$587,188 in cost recovery General Revenue.

$1,130,855 $1,130,855

d) Indirect Administration Program

Non-cost recovery General Revenue funding for the Indirect

Administration program. Funding is used to meet financial

and performance reporting requirement, monitor

appropriations and expenditures, track fee collections,

service other state agencies, and provide training and

education.

$484,422 $484,422


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3. $0 $0

4. $450,000 $450,000

Rider Modification, Rider 4, Transfer Authority

Amend the rider to allow the agency to transfer appropriations

between strategies and programs each fiscal year, including

between cost recovery programs and non-cost recovery

programs, and between different cost recovery programs.

Moving the agency to a program-based bill pattern format has

decreased the agency's transfer authority further. In the 2016-

17 biennium, the agency is able to transfer funds between

programs within the same strategy. SB 1 does not grant the

agency transfer authority between programs.

New Rider, Appropriation of Receipts: Civil Monetary

Damages and Penalties

General Revenue funding and a new appropriating rider

making the funding contingent upon the collection of civil

monetary damages and penalties under Texas Agriculture

Code §12.020 and Texas Occupations Code §1951.602. This

funding would be used for regulatory enforcement activities

such as case management, inspector training, and regulatory

education in programs identified as Standards & Measurements

programs (most significantly, the Agricultural Pesticide

Regulation program, the Fuel Quality program, the Plant Health

program, the Structural Pest Control program, and the Weights

& Measures program). The requested appropriation amount

($450,000) is approximately half of the expected total

revenue from Administrative Penalties and Agricultural

Administrative Penalties in the 2018-19 biennium.


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5. $1,929,000 $1,929,000 1,929,000$ 1,929,000$

6. $4,500,000 $4,500,000

7. $0 $0

International and Domestic Trade Program

General Revenue funding and 3.0 additional FTEs each fiscal

year to promote sales from rural Texas businesses and Texas

agricultural products and services nationally and abroad. The

funds would promote business expansion primarily by national

and international outreach. This program is funded with cost-

recovery General Revenue; the request is for non-cost recovery

General Revenue.

Rider Modification, Rider 25, Appropriations Limited to

Revenue Collections: Cost Recovery Programs

Amend the rider to allow revenue collected in excess of the

Comptroller's Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) to be

appropriated each fiscal year to the strategy in which revenues

are collected for the same purposes.

State Metrology Lab Remedial Construction

General Revenue funding for a complete HVAC system

replacement. Temperature instability and humidity inside the

laboratories make accurate testing dependent on weather

conditions. During construction, calibration services would be

temporarily suspended, halting cost-recovery revenue. Texas

Facilities Commission estimates that construction would take 6-8

months. The Metrology Lab was allowed to remain accredited

for the current year on the condition that building environment

factors not up to accreditation standards would be fixed in the

coming year. In SB 1, $0.9 million for the biennium is included

for the Metrology program. Adopted in the Metrology

program; funded through General Revenue cost recovery.

SB 1 as introduced does not include funding for this

construction.


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8. $648,372 $648,372

9. $353,865 $353,865 212,319$ 212,319$

10. $6,000,000 $6,000,000

11. $1,500,000 $1,500,000

Information Systems Security Strategy

General Revenue funding to implement information technology

(IT) security recommendations supplied by Gartner, an IT

research and advisory firm, which include Predictive Analytics &

Data Mining software.

Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System

(CAPPS) Conversion

General Revenue funding and 3.0 additional FTEs in fiscal year

2019 to facilitate the CAPPS conversion process. The conversion

is mandated by the Comptroller. The agency predicts that

project management, contractor support for implementation

gap analysis, and temporary staff for backfilling key subject

matter expert positions will be necessary. Adopted at 60% of

requested funding and 1.8 FTEs.

Replace Legacy System - Licensing and Regulatory

General Revenue funding in fiscal year 2018 to replace the

agency's 14-year old core business applications for licensing

and regulation. This system would support both cost recovery

and non-cost recovery programs. This request is contingent on

Item 11 not being Adopted.

Licensing System Data Conversion Costs

General Revenue funding in fiscal year 2018 for an automated

licensing and inspection processing system run by a third party

outsourcing partner. The funds would be used for data

conversion to the vendor's application. The cost of ongoing

operating expenses after the conversion would be covered by

a convenience fee per transaction/volume. This system would

support both cost recovery and non-cost recovery programs.

This request is contingent on Item 10 not being Adopted.


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1. (900,000)$ (900,000)$

2. (1,929,000)$ (1,929,000)$

3. Adopted

4. Adopted

5. Adopted

6. Adopted

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Weights & Measures Program Funding

Reduce the General Revenue cost-recovery funding for the

Weights & Measures program. SB 1 as introduced includes

$14.7 million for the biennium for the Weights & Measures

program.

Fuel Quality Appropriated Receipts Rider

Add a new rider to cap the appropriation of Appropriated

Receipts funding for the Fuel Quality program at $1,225,643

in fiscal year 2018 and $1,214,309 in fiscal year 2019.

Cost Recovery Rider, Program Groups

Amend Rider 26, Appropriations Limited to Revenue Collections:

Cost Recovery Programs to group the Weights & Measures

program and the Metrology program under one revenue-

target group.

Transfer Authority, Program Groups

Amend Rider 4, Transfer Authority to reference cost recovery

program groups in Rider 26 instead of cost recovery programs.

Metrology Lab HVAC funding

Add a new rider to require appropriations of $1,929,000 in

General Revenue in the Metrology program to be used for the

purposes of funding repairs to the Metrology Lab's HVAC

system.


Feral Hog Abatement Program

Zero-fund the Feral Hog Abatement program and associated

Indirect Administration costs, reducing the agency's General

Revenue funding. SB 1 as introduced includes $0.9 million for

the biennium for the Feral Hog Abatement program.

Workgroup Revisions and Additions:


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1. $ 7,351,104 $ 7,351,104 7,351,104$ 7,351,104$

2. $ 893,399 $ 893,399

3. $ 424,941 $ 424,941 100,000$ 100,000$

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Article VI, Natural Resources and Judiciary





Agency Requests:

Animal Health Disease Preparedness, Response, &

Mitigation - Cattle Fever Tick:

General Revenue and 36.0 FTE positions each fiscal year (field

inspectors, supervisors, and support personnel) to bolster the

agency's efforts to control, mitigate, and eradicate cattle fever

ticks in areas outside of the permanent cattle fever tick

quarantine zone. These areas are primarily in Live Oak,

Webb, Willacy, and Zapata counties. Seven FTEs would

continue into fiscal year 2020 and beyond. SB 1 as

introduced includes $2,100,000 in All Funds for this

purpose.

Travel and Operating Funding:

General Revenue to bring 2018-19 appropriations in line with

the 2016-17 base. Funding would be used for travel expenses

and other operating expenses in multiple strategies.


Rider 8, Contingency Appropriation: Cost Recovery for

Animal Health Programs:

Amend the rider to include Agriculture Code §161.060 among

statutes authorizing fees collected by the agency.

TAHC Infrastructure - Rents & Leases:

General Revenue to renew leases on office space at six

locations (Austin, Amarillo, Hempstead, Fort Worth, Mount

Pleasant, and Lampasas) that will expire during the 2018-19

biennium. The request will cover an increased lease rate of

$35 per square foot at these offices. The current average at

these locations is $12 per square foot. SB 1 as introduced

includes $1,383,758 for building rent payments.


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4. $ 1,141,796 $ 1,141,796

5. $ 509,330 $ 509,330

6. $ 125,000 $ 125,000

7. $ 88,000 $ 88,000

8. $ 114,176 $ 114,176

Animal Health Automated Information System - ERP:

General Revenue for enterprise resource planning software to

consolidate existing database systems. The request includes

initial costs of $377,362 and recurring annual costs of

$131,968.

Exempt Position Equity Adjustment:

General Revenue and authority to reclassify the Executive

Director's salary from Salary Group 4 to Salary Group 5 and

increase the salary to the Group 5 maximum salary of

$197,415 per year.

Animal Health Disease Preparedness, Response, &

Mitigation: Chronic Wasting Disease:

General Revenue and 6.0 FTE positions (four livestock

inspectors, one administrative assistant, and one veterinarian) to

enhance chronic wasting disease control efforts through

education and outreach, surveillance, detection, control, and

management.

Acquisition of Information Resource Technology -

Software/Network Upgrades:

General Revenue and capital budget authority for additional

costs associated with replacing and upgrading outdated

network hardware and software and maintaining current

licenses. The request includes one-time costs of $11,700 and

recurring annual costs of $56,650.

Acquisition of Information Resource Technology - Computer

Replacement:

General Revenue and capital budget authority to replace

personal computers, tablets, and other computer equipment.


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9. $ 480,000 $ 480,000

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Transportation Fleet Vehicle Acquisition:

General Revenue and capital budget authority to purchase 12

vehicles to equip all field personnel who travel on a daily basis

with a vehicle.


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2. Adopted

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2.

a) Drinking Water Sampling

Increased water sampling funding due to increased cost of

sample collection, expected additional EPA sampling

requirements, additional water systems sampled, and

changes to sample collection schedules to increase

monitoring requirements. SB 1 as introduced does not

include funding for this item.

$1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000




Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (582)




Authorization: Transfer of Fund Balance

A new rider authorizing TCEQ to transfer the fund balance

from the Used Oil Recycling Account Fund No. 146 to the

Water Resource Management Account (WRMA) No. 153 at the

end of each fiscal year in order to mitigate revenue shortfalls in

the WRMA. This would require a statutory change.

Rider 15, Environmental Radiation and Perpetual Care

Update statutory references for the General Revenue-

Dedicated Environmental Radiation Perpetual Care Account No.

5158 to include Health and Safety Code, §401.207(g),

excluded in error.

Agency Requests:


Rider 30, Contingency Appropriation: Water Resource

Management Account

Remove the rider.

Public Drinking Water (PDW) Needs

General Revenue-Dedicated Water Resource Management

Account No. 153 funding totaling $5,442,712 to support PDW

program activities previously supported by the Drinking Water

State Revolving Fund, Federal Funds no longer anticipated to

be available, and other funding sources.


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b) Compliance Support

Increased compliance support funding for data evaluation

of public water systems. SB 1 as introduced does not

include funding for this item.

$2,200,000 $2,200,000 $2,200,000 $2,200,000

c) Financial, Managerial and Technical (FMT) Assistance

Increased FMT funding to support compliance for PDW

systems through on-site visits due to emergency conditions

(i.e. drought, hurricanes, etc.) and unfunded federal

regulations (i.e. the EPA's Lead Copper Rule and Arsenic

Rule). SB 1 as introduced inculdes $421,576 for the

biennium for these activities.

$1,600,000 $1,600,000 $1,600,000 $1,600,000

d) Utility Regulation - District Applications

Increased funding for reviews for administrative

completeness, review of minor miscellaneous applications,

and tracking the receipt and review of water district audits.

SB 1 as introduced includes $136,825 for the biennium

for these activities.

$252,712 $252,712 $252,712 $252,712

e) Public Drinking Water Conference

The conference provides compliance training on new rules

affecting public water systems and other public entities.

This funding is the full cost of the conference.

$150,000 $150,000


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f) Texas Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network

(TXWARN) Contract

Funding for the TXWARN contract to support statewide

emergency preparedness, disaster response, and mutual

assistance matters for public and private water and

wastewater utilities, as well as training for small and

underfunded systems on water security and cybersecurity.

SB 1 as introduced does not include funding for this

item.

$140,000 $140,000 $140,000 $140,000

3.

a) Mickey Leland Internship Program funding

The internship is for undergraduate or graduate students to

complete a paid, full-time summer internship at TCEQ, other

state agencies, or in the private sector.

$712,000 $712,000

b) Management of the Central File Room and conversion to

electronic records

$430,000 $430,000

c) Maintenance of Air Monitoring Equipment $528,200 $528,200

d) Regional Staff Monitoring Equipment $380,000 $380,000

e) Publishing public hearing notices $88,000 $88,000

f) Agency printing needs $200,000 $200,000

g) Agency employee training $258,000 $258,000

h) Hardware/software maintenance $350,000 $350,000

i) Cybersecurity $355,800 $355,800

Agency Operational Needs: Funding from various General

Revenue-Dedicated accounts totaling $3,302,000 to cover costs

associated with providing community response, records

management, technology upgrades, and building repairs.


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4.

a) Water Quality Monitoring Instruments

Funding for operation and maintenance of water quality

monitoring instruments. Data collected supports the

Continuous Water Quality Monitoring Network, the Surface

Water Quality Monitoring Program, and the Sugar Land

Laboratory.

$450,000 $450,000

b) Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Contracts

Funding for contracts to provide expertise, equipment, and

resources in watersheds across Texas. Water that does not

or will not meet water quality standards established in the

Federal Clean Water Act must be identified and TMDLs

established for the pollutants that are causing non-

attainment. Currently 1,063 water body assessment units

do not meet water quality criteria.

$278,082 $278,082

c) Wastewater Permitting

Funding to provide statewide public notices for general

permit renewals to process permits, especially in

stormwater categories.

$297,200 $297,200

d) Clean Rivers Program

Funding to provide additional operating costs for the Clean

Rivers program, which would support administrative costs to

manage contracts, review Quality Assurance Project Plans,

evaluate and approve invoices, and other activities.

$60,500 $60,500

Water Quality Needs


Account No. 153 funding totaling $1,085,782 for water quality

monitoring instruments for the collection and analysis of surface

water quality monitoring data, Total Maximum Daily Loads

(TMDL) contract, wastewater permitting support, the Clean

Rivers program, and agency operational expenses.


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5. $2,709,308 $2,709,308

6. $2,000,000 $2,000,000

Revised Total Coliform Rule


Account No. 153 funding and 14.0 FTEs each fiscal year to

comply with the new Federal Revised Total Coliform Rule

(RTCR). The new RTCR reduces pathways for fecal

contamination into public drinking water distribution systems.

Funding would support compliance training, outreach events,

increase financial, managerial, and technical assistance support,

and operator training; additional staff are requested to review

and approve RTCR assessments. All public water systems must

comply with the new RTCR requirements.

Targeted Salary Increases

Funding from various General Revenue-Dedicated accounts for

targeted job classifications to bring the agency's average

salaries closer to state averages and reduce turnover. The

positions include natural resource specialists, accountants,

auditors, contract specialists, electronics technicians, engineers,

geoscientists, planners, and systems analysts.


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7.

a) Central Registry (CR) modernization

CR is the backbone of the application cluster and supplies

integrated and standardized information about regulated

entities to support licensing, permitting, registration,

monitoring, and enforcement in air, water and waste

activities. CR is a central access point to review and update

core data for regulated entities. The agency requests that

minimum funding level support CR modernization.

$5,008,000 $5,008,000

b) FTE Cap Exemption Rider Request

Add a new rider exempting TCEQ from provisions of

Article IX, Section 6.10(d) relating to the inclusion of

temporary or contract workers in the calculation of the

number of FTE provisions by a state agency.

$0 $0

Critical Technology Upgrade (CTU) Project

Funding from various General Revenue-Dedicated accounts

totaling $10,016,000 to modernize key enterprise information

technology applications identified as legacy systems authorized

by HB 2738, Eighty-Third Legislature.


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8. $2,500,000 $2,500,000

9. $1,048,000 $1,048,000EPA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

Funding Reductions

General Revenue-Dedicated Waste Management Account No.

549 funding to replace Federal Funds that are no longer

available for the RCRA program. Recommendations include an

agency anticipated reduction in Performance Partnership

Grants of approximately $1.3 million in fiscal year 2019.

West County Road 112 Ground Water Plume Filtration

Systems

General Revenue-Dedicated Hazardous and Solid Waste

Remediation Fees Account No. 550 funding for contracting costs

for monitoring, maintenance, and installation of filtration

systems on private water wells impacted with total chromium

contamination above the federal maximum contaminant level at

the West County Road 112 Ground Water Plume Federal

Superfund Site. Between 2009 and 2016, $8.6 million in state

funding ($3.9 million in cost-recovered funding) has been

expended on this site. If this item is not funded, TCEQ predicts

that other site cleanups may be delayed or phased out over

longer periods at additional expense. Recommendations include

$14.9 million each fiscal year in the Superfund Assessment and

Cleanup program for the 2018-19 biennium.


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10.

a) General Revenue funding for litigation expenses to

continue 2016-17 appropriations.

$5,000,000 $5,000,000

b) Revisions to Rider 27, Litigation Expenses for the Rio

Grande Compact Commission, and additional funding to

increase the estimated amount of unexpended balances

carried forward from fiscal year 2017 into the 2018-19

biennium from $1.0 million to $2.5 million. Rider revisions

also include the $5.0 million request outlined above in Item

10(a).

$1,500,000 $1,500,000

11.

a) Austin lease $1,253,664 $1,253,664

b) Corpus Christi lease (amounts are estimated by the Texas

Facilities Commission)

$966,730 $966,730

c) Houston boat storage lease $107,154 $107,154

d) Lubbock lease $61,030 $61,030

12. $1,935,888 $1,935,888

Litigation Expenses for the Rio Grande Compact Commission

General Revenue funding totaling $6,500,000 and

corresponding rider revisions for litigation expenses to present

Texas's complaint before the Supreme Court. Litigation

expenses include funding for expert witnesses and trial

preparation costs.

Funding for Leases: Funding from various General Revenue-

Dedicated accounts totaling $2,388,578 for facility leases up

to 10 years in Austin, Corpus Christi, and Lubbock, as well as

boat storage leases in Houston.

Take Care of Texas

Funding from the General Revenue-Dedicated Clean Air

Account No. 151 ($774,356) and the WRMA ($1,161,532) for

a statewide campaign that encourages all Texans to keep the

state's air and water clean, conserve water and energy, reduce

waste, and save money in the process.


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13. $246,408 $246,408

14.

a) General Revenue funding for clean-up of the Lamprecht-

Zamzow uranium mining site

This request is equal to the amount deposited to General

Revenue in the 2014-15 biennium from out-of-compact low

level radioactive waste disposal revenue. This revenue was

deposited to General Revenue instead of the General

Revenue-Dedicated Environmental Radiation and Perpetual

Care Account No. 5158 due to the Funds Consolidation bill

(HB 6) in the Eighty-Third Legislature. The revenue was

deposited in Account 5158 beginning in fiscal year 2016.

$13,126,747 $13,126,747

b) Rider 15, Environmental Radiation and Perpetual Care

Amend the rider to grant TCEQ authority to carry forward

unexpended balances from fiscal year 2017 in Account

5158 to the 2018-19 biennium. The unexpended balance

in the account at the end of fiscal year 2017 is estimated

to be between $4.0 and $4.5 million at the end of fiscal

year 2017 by the agency. The Comptroller's Biennial

Revenue Estimate anticipates the balance remaining in

the account at the end of fiscal year 2017 to be $1.7

million.

$1,706,000 $1,706,000

Environmental Radiation and Perpetual Care

SORM Auto, Property, Marine Insurance

Funding from various General Revenue-Dedicated accounts to

purchase physical damage insurance through the State Office

of Risk Management (SORM)'s Statewide Auto Insurance Policy,

transferring risk from auto losses to a highly rated insurance

company.


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1. (65,000,000)$ (65,000,000)$

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Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP)

Reduce General Revenue-Dedicated Texas Emissions Reduction

Plan Account No. 5071 funding for the Texas Emissions

Reduction Program by $53.0 million. Update Rider 20, Texas

Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP): Grants and Administration to

align with funding reduction. SB 1 as introduced includes

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a) Appropriation Increase

Increase the appropriations in Strategy A.3.1, Preserve

and Maintain the Alamo and Alamo Complex, from

General Revenue-Dedicated Alamo Complex Account No.

5152 funds by $2,338,246 in fiscal year 2018 and

$2,338,245 in fiscal year 2019. This will increase the total

strategy amounts from $4,548,028 to $6,886,274 in fiscal

year 2018 and $4,511,788 to $6,850,033 in fiscal year

2019.

$4,676,491 $4,676,491

b) Rider Update

Increase the amount of estimated appropriations identified

in Rider 16, Appropriation: Preservation and Maintenance

of the Alamo, from General Revenue-Dedicated Alamo

Complex Account No. 5152 from $4,253,991 each fiscal

year to $6,592,237 in fiscal year 2018 and $6,592,236

in fiscal year 2019. This is an increase of $2,338,246 in

fiscal year 2018 and $2,338,245 in fiscal year 2019.

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Decisions as of 3/14/2017 @ 4:00 PM LBB Analyst: Pam Bolton






Cost-Out Adjustments:

General Revenue-Dedicated Alamo Complex Account No.

5152

Increase the estimated appropriations from the General

Revenue-Dedicated Alamo Complex Account No. 5152 in the

agency’s bill pattern to align with the Comptroller's Biennial

Revenue Estimate (BRE). The appropriations will provide for the

preservation, maintenance, and operation of the Alamo and the

Alamo Complex.


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1. $74,490,049 $74,490,049 $37,245,024 $37,245,024

2. $30,000,000 $30,000,000

Agency Requests:

Preserve, Maintain, and Operate the Alamo Complex.

a) General Revenue funding to continue developing the Alamo

Master Plan and for operations, information technology,

preservation, maintenance, property acquistion, historical

artifact acquisition, building construction and renovation, and

b) Amend Rider 16, Appropriation: Preservation and

Maintenance of the Alamo, to cite the amount of General

Revenue included in each fiscal year for preservation and

maintenance of the Alamo; to provide unexpended balance

authority for these General Revenue funds; and to prohibit the

transfer and use of these funds for any other purpose.

Texas Coastal Resiliency Implementation. General Revenue

funding from receipts received for economic damages related

to the BP Deepwater Horizon settlement to implement a Texas

Coastal Resiliency Master Plan and fund additional disaster

preparedness projects. This includes identifying, prioritizing

and funding projects to provide protection from future

hurricanes and coastal hazards, including short-term direct

impacts to state and local infrastructure affected by critical

erosion, flooding, and storm surge as well as long-term gradual

impacts from erosion and habitat loss.

Rider 16, Appropriation: Preservation and Maintenance of

the Alamo

Amend the rider to remove the estimated appropriation

authority from General Revenue-Dedicated Alamo Complex

Account No. 5152, making the appropriation of $4,253,991 in

each fiscal year of the biennium sum certain. This is contingent

upon items 1a and 1b above not being adopted.


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3. $236,000 $236,000

4. $952,265 $952,265 389,560$ 389,560$

5. - - Adopted

6. - -

7. - -New Rider, Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan. Add a new

rider in alignment with Exceptional Item #2 above to implement

a Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan and to authorize

funding for additional disaster preparedness projects. The rider

would include a reporting requirement and would also provide

unexpended balance authority within the biennium. This rider

would not make an appropriation, but would authorize the use

of appropriations for its purposes.

New Rider, Capital Expenditures Authorized. Add a new

rider to exempt the agency from capital budget limitations

allowing it to spend any appropriated funds for the acquisition

of capital budget items.

Cybersecurity Enhancement. General Revenue funding to

acquire commercial off-the-shelf applications to address

information security risks, and to bring the agency into

compliance with information security standards for state

agencies under the Texas Administrative Code.

Rider 21, Transfer Authority. Amend the rider to transfer any

amounts appropriated between all items of appropriation in

each fiscal year within the same goal. SB 1 as introduced

includes transfer authority only between Strategies D.1.1,

Rebuild Housing, and D.1.2, Rebuild Infrastructure, under the

disaster recovery goal.

Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Transition. General

Revenue funding to upgrade the agency's phone system in

accordance with new protocols. According to the agency, the

Department of Information Resources has determined the

existing system will no longer be operable after March 2018.

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2. $ - $ -

1.

$ 394,822 $ 394,822 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -


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Low-level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission

(535)






Agency Requests:

Increased Operating Costs

General Revenue-Dedicated Low-Level Waste Disposal

Compact Commission Account No. 5151 funding for increased

contractor costs, travel, rent, legal expenses, information

technology costs, and other operating costs.

New Rider specifying that the Commission is not a state

agency

Add a new rider specifying that the Commission is not a state

agency and is not subject to any requirements of state law

generally applicable to a state agency except those duties

defined in Health and Safety Code, Ch. 401 and 403, compact

law, or those agreed to by the Commission. The Commission's

independence from Texas as the host state ensures continuity of

the interstate commerce exemption, which is required for the

Commission to be able to exclude imports from non-party states

or other countries.




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Items Not Included in SB 1 Pended Items Adopted

Agency Requests:

Rider 4, Appropriation: Unexpended Balance for

Construction Projects:

Amend rider to include authority to carry forward an estimated

total of $18.7 million in unexpended balances from the 2016-

17 biennium for capital construction projects. This amount

includes $13.7 million from the Deferred Maintenance Account

No. 5166, $3.5 million from the Sporting Goods Sales Tax

transfer to the State Parks Account No. 64, $1.0 million from

the Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account No. 9, and 0.5

million from the Sporting Goods Sales Tax transfer to the

Conservation and Capital Account No. 5004.

Deferred Maintenance and Capital Construction:

Funding for capital construction projects, including $76.5 million

from the Deferred Maintenance Account No. 5166, $8.2 million

from the Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account No. 9, and

$2.1 million from the Sporting Goods Sales Tax transfer to the

Conservation and Capital Account No. 5004.


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3.

a. Law Enforcement Operations:

Funding for operations items including $6.8 million for

overtime, travel, professional equipment, and vehicle

maintenance; $1.7 million for special operations teams

equipment and training; $1.5 million for mobile technology

hardware and software; $1.0 million for vehicle safety

equipment; $0.6 million for aircraft fuel and operations;

and $0.2 million for forensic lab upgrades. Funding

includes $2.5 million in General Revenue and $9.3 million

from Unclaimed Refunds of Motorboat Fuel Tax.

$ 11,835,762 $ 11,835,762

b. Capital Equipment, Transportation, and Aircraft:

Funding and capital budget authority for items including

$10.9 million for boats and vehicles; $3.3 million for a new

helicopter; $3.6 million for communication radios; and $0.3

million for lab equipment. Funding includes $11.9 million

from General Revenue and $6.2 million from Unclaimed

Refunds of Motorboat Fuel Tax.

$ 18,100,000 $ 18,100,000

c. Law Enforcement Technology Support:

1.0 FTE each fiscal year and General Revenue for

information technology support totaling $1.6 million for

phone system replacement, network management services,

and security and help desk support.

$ 1,579,399 $ 1,579,399

4. $ - $ -

Law Enforcement Operations and Capital Equipment:

Payments to the State Parks Business System (SPBS) Vendor:

Add a new rider to appropriate additional funding from the

State Parks Account No. 64 as necessary if contract fees for the

State Parks Business System exceed estimates. The agency

states that a new contract will be assessed as a percentage of

revenue. The cost of this rider cannot be determined at this

time.


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5.

a. Maintain Core Services:

Capital budget authority totaling $0.4 million and funding

for operations items including $6.4 million for utilities, fuel,

travel, consumable supplies, minor maintenance, and other

costs related to increased state park visitation; $3.7 for

anticipated cost increases related to the new State Parks

Business System; $2.8 million for an additional 16.1 FTEs

each fiscal year and associated equipment; $1.1 million for

concession growth reinvestment; and $0.5 million for

communications upgrades and costs. Funding includes $8.5

million from Sporting Goods Sales Tax transfers to the

State Parks Account No. 64 and $6.0 million from the State

Parks Account No. 64.

$ 14,495,400 $ 14,495,400

b. Capital Transportation and Equipment:

Funding and capital budget authority for capital items

including $6.3 million for vehicle replacements and $1.0

million for tractor replacement. Funding includes $5.0

million from the State Parks Account No. 64 and $2.3

million from Sporting Goods Sales Tax transfers to the

State Parks Account No. 64.

$ 7,333,474 $ 7,333,474

c. State Parks Marketing Initiatives:

Funding from Sporting Goods Sales Tax transfers to the

State Parks Account No. 64 for marketing expenses

totaling $0.5 million aimed at increasing visitor diversity,

enhancing park visitation at certain parks and in non-peak

seasons, and to increase visitor engagement.

$ 500,000 $ 500,000

State Parks Operations and Initiatives


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d. State Parks Technology Support:

Funding for information technology services totaling $1.6

million for phone system replacement, network

management services, and enhanced call center services.

Funding includes $0.9 million from the State Parks Account

No. 64 and $0.7 million from Sporting Goods Sales Tax

transfers to the State Parks Account No. 64.

$ 1,620,394 $ 1,620,394

6. $ 49,185,665 $ 49,185,665 6,274,215$ 6,274,215$

7. $ 1,069,273 $ 1,069,273 641,564$ 641,564$

Weather Related Construction:

General Revenue funding totaling $30.4 million and Sporting

Goods Sales Tax transfers to the State Parks Account No. 64

totaling $18.8 million and 5.0 FTEs each fiscal year to address

damages at state parks and wildlife management areas

resulting from floods and wildfires since 2015. This amount

includes $48.5 million for construction at state parks and $0.7

million at wildlife management areas. Adopted to Article XI at

$6,274,215 and 0.0 FTEs from the Sporting Goods Sales Tax

transfer to the State Parks Account No. 64 to replace a dam

and roads at Bastrop State Park.

SB 1 as introduced includes $32,425,540 in Other Funds for

capital construction.

CAPPS HR/Payroll Implementation:

General Revenue funding and 6.0 FTEs in 2018, declining to

3.0 FTEs in 2019, to transition to the Centralized Accounting

and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS).

Adopted as 60 percent funding and 3.6 FTEs in 2018 and 1.8

FTEs in 2019.


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8. $ 4,400,000 $ 4,400,000

9. $ 5,000,000 $ 5,000,000

10.

a. General Revenue for operations and capital items to

continue participation in Operation Secure Texas (OST).

Funding for participation in OST currently is transferred to

the agency from the Department of Public Safety in an

Interagency Contract.

$ 6,999,536 $ 6,999,536

b. General Revenue capital funding to replace a 65 foot

vessel used for law enforcement off the Texas coast,

including boating traffic entering Texas waters from

outside the US.

$ 4,000,000 $ 4,000,000

Local Parks and Other Grants:

Funding totaling $1.1 million from the Sporting Goods Sales

Tax transfer to the Texas Recreation and Parks Account No.

467 and $3.3 million from the Sporting Goods Sales Tax

transfer to the Large County and Municipality Recreation and

Parks Account No. 5150 for additional funding for competitive

grants to local government and other qualified entities for local

park development and outdoor recreation opportunities.

Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program:

General Revenue funding to provide additional grants for the

purchase of conservation easements on agricultural land under

the Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program.

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11. $ 1,070,000 $ 1,070,000

12. $ - $ -

13. $ - $ -

14. $ - $ -

Rider 4, Appropriation: Unexpended Balance for

Construction Projects:

Amend the rider to eliminate the requirement to submit an

annual report to the Legislative Budget Board, Office of the

Governor, and Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Appropriation of State Parks Merchandise for Resale Income:

Add a new rider to provide additional appropriation authority

from the State Parks Account No. 64 to allow the agency to

expend state parks concessions revenue above estimated

amounts included in the base appropriation of $1,725,000

each fiscal year. This additional authority would be capped at

the greater of $535,000 each fiscal year or a total of 50

percent of annual concession revenue. The request also includes

authority to carry forward unexpended balances within and

across biennia.

Rider 30, Appropriation of Oyster Shell Recovery Receipts:

Amend the rider to provide UB authority from FY 2017 into FY

2018, with an estimated amount of $0 to be carried forward.

Rider 29, FTE Cap Flexibility:

Reinstate the rider to allow the agency to comply with FTE cap

requirements using an eight-quarter average instead of a four-

quarter average.


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1. (9,000,000)$ (9,000,000)$

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Local Parks Grants:

Reduce funding for competitive grants to local parks, including

$6.0 million from the Sporting Goods Sales Tax transfer to the

Texas Recreation and Parks Account No. 467 and $3.0 million

from the Sporting Goods Sales Tax transfer to the Large

County and Municipality Recreation and Parks Account No.

5150. After Adopted reductions, $20,412,502 for local

parks grants remains, including $10,249,530 from the

Sporting Goods Sales Tax transfer to the Texas Recreation

and Parks Account No. 467, $5,361,444 from Sporting

Goods Sales Tax transfers to the Large County and

Municipality Recreation and Parks Account No. 5150, and

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a) Appropriation Increase

Increase the appropriations in Strategy B.2.1, Regulate

Alternative Energy Resources, from General Revenue funds

by $55,000 in each year of the biennium and decrease the

same appropriation by the same amount from

Appropriated Receipts per the Comptroller's assessment

that a Method of Finance swap is necessary to align with

the Biennial Revenue Estimate. This will not change the total

strategy amounts in either fiscal year of the biennium.

$110,000 $0 110,000$ -$

b) Rider Update

Increase the amount of estimated appropriations identified

in Rider 4, Liquid Propane (LP) Gas Training and

Examination Renewal Fees, from General Revenue from $0

to $55,000 in each fiscal year of the biennium and

decrease the amount of estimated appropriations from

Appropriated Receipts from $1,123,500 to $1,068,500 in

each fiscal year of the biennium. Amend the text of the

rider to clarify that any additional revenues that may be

collected under the provisions of the rider are estimated to

be $0.

$0 $0 Adopted





Cost-Out Adjustments:





Appropriated Receipts to General Revenue Method of

Finance Swap

Increase the appropriations from General Revenue in the

agency’s bill pattern to align with the Comptroller's Cost

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1. $4,351,504 $4,351,504 2,250,000$ 2,250,000$

2. $6,237,899 $8,760,733 $6,237,899 $8,760,733

3. $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000

Agency Requests:

Inspection/Enforcement Tracking and Reporting. General

Revenue in the amount of $400,000 and Fund 5155 funds in

the amount of $2,600,000 to continue modernizing the

agency's IT systems and computer applications in order to

improve turn-around time for permits, increase transparency to

the public, and enhance online options for industry. Includes 7

FTEs each fiscal year. SB 1 as introduced does not include

funding for this purpose.

Additional Inspectors for Enhanced Oilfield Safety and

Pipeline Integrity. Fund 5155 funds in the amount of

$6,237,899 and Federal Funds in the amount of $2,522,834

for additional inspectors to focus on ensuring oilfield and

pipeline safety and regulatory compliance and to support the

agency's commitment to inspect all onshore wells at least every

five years and offshore and bay wells every two years.

Includes 55 FTEs each fiscal year. Adopted with full funding

and no FTEs. SB 1 as introduced includes funding for salaries

and wages in the amount of $38,624,752 for affected

strategies ($8,801,222 in Strategy B.1.1, Pipeline Safety, and

$29,823,530 in Strategy C.1.1, Oil and Gas Monitoring and

Inspections).

Salary Parity. General Revenue in the amount of $582,201

and Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Account No. 5155

(Fund 5155) funds in the amount of $3,769,303 to retain staff

by keeping agency salaries competitive with those offered in

private industry. Adopted for Salary Parity funded by

General Revenue in the amount of $301,034 and by Fund

5155 funds in the amount of $1,948,966. SB 1 as introduced

includes for salaries and wages $14,135,710 in GR and

$61,968,966 in Fund 5155.


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1. Adopted

2. 12,000,000$ 12,000,000$

3. 27,650,000$ 27,650,000$

4. Adopted

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Amend Rider 7, Capital Budget Expenditures and

Appropriated Receipts. Amend the rider to remove the

notification requirement to both the Legislative Budget Board

and Governor (detailing amounts received and items to be

purchased) upon receiving additional Federal Funds and

Appropriated Receipts.


New Rider, Oil and Gas Regulation and Cleanup Account

No. 5155 Fees. Add a new rider to appropriate any fees

collected and deposited to Fund 5155 above the Comptroller's

Biennial Revenue Estimated. Cost neutral.

Add a new rider making $6,237,889 for Agency Request #2

above contingent on the enactment of SB 300, or similar

legislation, and on the agency covering the cost from new fee

revenues not included in the Comptroller's Biennial Revenue

Estimate.

Add a new rider appropriating General Revenue to maintain

operational stability.


Add a Sunset contigency rider for the agency.


Add a new rider appropriating General Revenue in the amount

of $6,000,000 in each year of the biennium for the purpose of

funding salaries. SB 1 as introduced includes a total of

$38,624,752 for salaries and wages in the strategies that

would be affected.


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1. $ 1,716,562 $ 1,716,562

2. $ 3,000,000 $ 3,000,000 3,000,000$ 3,000,000$

3. $ - $ - Adopted

1.

$ 4,716,562 $ 4,716,562 $ - $ - $ 3,000,000 $ 3,000,000 $ - $ -


2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0


Soil and Water Conservation Board (592)







Rider 7, Water Supply Enhancement:

Amend the last sentence of the rider to reflect the correct fiscal

year by changing 2016 to 2018.


Agency Requests:

Grant Funding:

General Revenue funding for amounts reduced to comply with

the four percent biennial reduction, which would be used for

grants to local soil and water conservation districts for projects

related to flood control dams, nonpoint source pollution

abatement, and water supply enhancement.

Carrizo Cane Eradication:

General Revenue funding and 2.0 FTE positions for contract

specialists each fiscal year to manage the Rio Grande Carrizo

Cane Eradication Program by contracting for the eradication of

the cane through the use of biological, chemical, and

mechanical control methods. SB 1 as introduced contains no

funding specifically for this purpose.

Executive Director Salary Increase:

Authority to increase the salary of the Executive Director from

$136,651 each year to $150,000 each year. This would

require reclassification from Salary Group 3 to Group 4.


None.



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Dedicated All Funds

1. $9,674,583 $9,674,583 5,350,000$ 5,350,000$

2. $1,733,200 $1,733,200 1,039,920$ 1,039,920$



Article XI






Agency Requests:

Economically Distressed Areas Program (EDAP) Debt Service.

General Revenue and authority to provide for debt service for

the issuance of $53.0 million in new EDAP bonds. This request

would exhaust the remaining bond authorization. Any

additional authorization would require a voter approved

constitutional amendment. Adopted Article XI amounts for

debt service for issuance of new bonds in 2019: $5,350,000

in GR.

SB 1 includes $59,492,662 in debt service for existing EDAP

bonds.

Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System

(CAPPS) Implementation. General Revenue and authority for

an additional 6 FTEs in fiscal year 2019 to implement CAPPS.

This funding would cover temporary staffing resources needed

to support agency standard functions as well as to provide

additional direct deployment-related support. Systems to be

impacted by CAPPS deployment include the Texas Water

Information System Enhancement (TxWISE), the agency’s

comprehensive loan and grant system implemented through a

partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA), as well as the Micro Information Products (MIP) financial

system. Adopted as 60% funding and 3.6 FTEs.

SB 1 as introduced does not include funding for this purpose.


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Article XI






3. $6,358,000 $12,458,000 1,700,000$ 7,800,000$

4. $300,000 $300,000

5. $5,669,316 $5,669,316Secure Long Term Funding for Existing Operations. General

Revenue in place of Appropriated Receipts funding from Texas

Water Resources Finance Authority (TWRFA) to preserve and

avoid depleting TWRFA proceeds.

Data Center Services (DCS) Funding. General Revenue to

migrate from the agency's existing cloud environment via

Amazon to the new Hybrid Cloud Services (HCS) environment

currently offered through DCS. The agency reports that HCS is

ten times faster to access and would improve application

performance and staff productivity.

Flood Funding. General Revenue funding totaling $6.3 million

and Floodplain Management Fund No. 330 (Other Funds)

totaling $6.1 million with authority for an additional 2 FTEs

each fiscal year to ensure that flood forecasters, emergency

responders, and citizens have the information they need when

preparing for, responding to, and recovering from floods in

Texas.

This funding would (1) maintain existing flood gages and install

additional community-requested and other flood gages, (2)

maintain and enhance the Flood Viewer (TexasFlood.org), (3)

maintain and expand weather stations and soil moisture

monitoring for flood (TexMesonet.org), (4) provide funding to

communities for early flood warning systems and flood

mitigation planning, (5) acquire high resolution high-resolution

land-surface data (LiDAR) to better predict flood plains and

flooding levels, (6) continue and expand outreach activities to

communities affected by flood, (7) continue to expand the

number of flood prediction points in Texas, and (8) develop a

state flood plan and assessment for Texas. SB 1 as introduced

does not include funding for this purpose.

Adopt as Capital Budget

Authority Only


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Article XI






6. $2,122,140 $2,122,140

1. (1,000,000)$ (1,000,000)$

2. (8,447,938)$ -$

$ 25,857,239 $ 31,957,239 $ - $ - $ (6,708,018) $ 7,839,920 $ 5,350,000 $ 5,350,000


2.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 5.6 0.0 0.0

Water Conservation Education and Assistance Program

Funding. General Revenue to continue 2016-17 funding levels

for a research project contract on the implementation of

recommended municipal water conservation strategies. Funding

in this area was offered up to meet the 4 percent reduction

requirement.


Demonstration Projects for Alternative Water Supplies:

Eliminate General Revenue funding for demonstration projects

and feasibility studies authorized in Rider 24, Demonstration

Projects for Alternative Water Supplies, and delete the rider.



Texas Water Resources Finance Authority (TWRFA):

Appropriate the balance and estimated revenue of TWRFA

funds, estimated to be $16.7 million, toward Economically

Distressed Areas Program debt service costs in lieu of General

Revenue Funds of a like amount, and appropriate $8.2 million

in General Revenue Funds for administrative costs at TWDB in

lieu of TWRFA funds of a like amount. This would result in an

estimated net savings of $8.4 million in General Revenue Funds

for the 2018–19 biennium.


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at cost reco

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pro

gram

s referenced

are those d

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by R

ider 2

6, A

ppro

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Actio

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On p

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din

g p

rovisio

ns relatin

g to

appro

priatio

n tran

sfers

contain

ed in

Article IX

, Sec. 1

4.0

1, A

ppro

priatio

n T

ransfers o

f this A

ct, Tex

as

Dep

artmen

t of A

gricu

lture (T

DA

) may n

ot tran

sfer amounts id

entified

for co

st

recovery

pro

gram

gro

ups, as id

entified

by in

Rid

er 26, A

ppro

priatio

ns L

imited

to

Rev

enue C

ollectio

ns: C

ost R

ecovery

Pro

gram

s, betw

een co

st recov

ery p

rogram

s

gro

ups n

or m

ay T

DA

transfer ap

pro

priatio

ns fro

m n

on

-related p

rogram

s into

cost

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gram

s. .

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pro

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Overv

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Am

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ider 2

5, A

ppro

priatio

ns L

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to R

even

ue C

ollectio

ns: C

ost R

ecovery

Pro

gram

s to

com

bin

e the W

eights &

Measu

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gram

and th

e Metro

log

y p

rogram

items. A

men

d th

e rider

to rem

ove ex

traneo

us lan

guag

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ded

in erro

r, to rem

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enue co

des in

cluded

in erro

r, and

add rev

enu

e cod

es exclu

ded

in erro

r.

Req

uired

Actio

n

On p

age V

I-9 o

f the D

epartm

ent o

f Agricu

lture b

ill pattern

, amen

d th

e follo

win

g rid

er:

26.

Ap

pro

pria

tion

s Lim

ited

to R

even

ue C

ollectio

ns: C

ost R

eco

very

Pro

gram

s.

a. F

ees, fines, an

d o

ther m

iscellaneo

us rev

enu

es as auth

orized

and g

enerated

by th

e

operatio

n o

f the co

st recovery

pro

gram

s shall co

ver, at a m

inim

um

, the co

st of

ap

pro

priatio

ns m

ade in

the fo

llow

ing strateg

ies, as well as th

e "oth

er direct an

d

in

direct co

sts" mad

e elsewhere in

this A

ct:

1)

Liv

estock

Ex

port P

ens: D

irect costs fo

r the L

ivesto

ck E

xport P

ens

(Agricu

lture C

ode, S

ection 1

46, S

ubch

apter B

) cost reco

very

pro

gram

are

estimated

to b

e $15

0,0

00 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

150,0

00 in

fiscal year

2019 an

d "o

ther d

irect and in

direct co

sts" are estimated

to b

e $0 fo

r fiscal

year 2

018 an

d $

0 fo

r fiscal year 2

019 (R

even

ue O

bject C

odes: 3

42

0 an

d

3795).

2)

Intern

ational an

d D

om

estic Trad

e: Direct co

sts for th

e Intern

ational an

d

Dom

estic Trad

e (Agricu

lture C

ode, C

h. 1

2) co

st recovery

pro

gram

are

estimated

to b

e $26

7,5

42 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

267,5

42 in

fiscal year

2019 an

d "o

ther d

irect and in

direct co

sts" are estimated

to b

e $31,9

24 fo

r

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

32,9

93 fo

r fiscal year 2

019 (R

even

ue O

bject

Codes: 3

40

0, 3

420, 3

428, an

d 3

795).

3)

Plan

t Health

: Direct co

sts for th

e Plan

t Health

(Agricu

lture C

ode, C

h. 6

1

& 6

2) co

st recov

ery p

rogram

are estimated

to b

e $1,0

23,7

07 in

fiscal year

2018 an

d $

990,3

62 in

fiscal year 2

019 an

d "o

ther d

irect and in

direct

costs" are estim

ated to

be $

452,4

74 fo

r fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

463,8

20 fo

r

fiscal year 2

019 (R

even

ue O

bject C

odes: 3

40

0 an

d 3

414).

4)

Egg Q

uality

: Direct co

sts for th

e Egg Q

uality

Reg

ulatio

n (A

gricu

lture

Code, C

h. 1

32) co

st recovery

pro

gram

are estimated

to b

e $473,2

72 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

47

3,2

72 in

fiscal year 2

019 an

d "o

ther d

irect and

indirect co

sts" are estimated

to b

e $106,9

44 fo

r fiscal year 2

018 an

d

$111,8

21 fo

r fiscal year 2

019 (R

even

ue O

bject C

odes: 3

40

0 an

d 3

414)

5)

Han

dlin

g an

d M

arketin

g o

f Perish

able C

om

modities: D

irect costs fo

r the

Han

dlin

g an

d M

arketin

g o

f Perish

able C

om

modities (A

gricu

lture C

ode,

Ch. 1

01) co

st recov

ery p

rogram

are estimated

to b

e $23,1

39 in

fiscal year

2018 an

d $

23,1

39 in

fiscal year 2

019 an

d "o

ther d

irect and in

direct co

sts"

are estimated

to b

e $5,9

41 fo

r fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

6,2

12 fo

r fiscal year

2019 (R

even

ue O

bject C

odes: 3

40

0 an

d 3

435).

6)

Grain

Wareh

ouse: D

irect costs fo

r the G

rain W

arehouse (A

gricu

lture

44

Code, C

h. 1

4) co

st recov

ery p

rogram

are estimated

to b

e $475,6

42 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

47

6,7

76 in

fiscal year 2

019 an

d "o

ther d

irect and

indirect co

sts" are estimated

to b

e $96,5

46 fo

r fiscal year 2

018 an

d

$100,9

50 fo

r fiscal year 2

019 (R

even

ue O

bject C

odes: 3

40

0 an

d 3

414).

7)

Agricu

ltural P

esticide R

egulatio

n: D

irect costs fo

r the A

gricu

ltural

Pesticid

e Reg

ulatio

n (A

gricu

lture C

ode, C

h. 7

6) co

st recovery

pro

gram

are estimated

to b

e $4,5

82,2

40 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

4,5

81,5

33 in

fiscal year 2

019 an

d "o

ther d

irect and in

direct co

sts" are estimated

to b

e

$1,0

29,3

48 fo

r fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

1,0

54,0

01 fo

r fiscal year 2

019

(Rev

enue O

bject C

odes: 3

400 an

d 3

410).

8)

Org

anic C

ertification: D

irect costs fo

r the O

rgan

ic Certificatio

n

(Agricu

lture C

ode, C

h. 1

8) co

st recov

ery p

rogram

are estimated

to b

e

$327,8

23 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

327,8

23 in

fiscal year 2

019 an

d "o

ther

direct an

d in

direct co

sts" are estimated

to b

e $65,7

60 fo

r fiscal year 2

018

and $

67,3

37 fo

r fiscal year 2

019 (R

even

ue O

bject C

odes: 3

40

0, 3

404,

and 3

414).

9)

Prescrib

ed B

urn

: Direct co

sts for th

e Prescrib

ed B

urn

(Natu

ral Reso

urces

Code, C

h. 1

53) co

st recovery

pro

gram

are estimated

to b

e $1,0

38 in

fiscal

year 2

018 an

d $

1,0

38 in

fiscal year 2

019 an

d "o

ther d

irect and in

direct

costs" are estim

ated to

be $

3,1

47 fo

r fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

3,2

53 fo

r

fiscal year 2

019 (R

even

ue O

bject C

ode: 3

400).

10)

Stru

ctural P

est Contro

l: Direct co

sts for th

e Stru

ctural P

est Contro

l

(Occu

patio

ns C

ode, C

h. 1

951, S

ubch

apter E

) cost reco

very

pro

gram

are

estimated

to b

e $2,3

41,4

19 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

2,3

41,4

19 in

fiscal

year 2

019 an

d "o

ther d

irect and in

direct co

sts" are estimated

to b

e

$594,8

57 fo

r fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

608,2

41 fo

r fiscal year 2

019

(Rev

enue O

bject C

odes: 3

175

and 3

770

).

11)

Weig

hts &

Measu

res and

Metro

log

y: D

irect costs fo

r the W

eights &

Measu

res and M

etrolo

gy (A

gricu

lture C

ode, C

h. 1

3) co

st recov

ery

pro

gram

s are estimated

to b

e $5,7

49,1

70

6,2

75,6

72 in

fiscal year 2

018

and $

6,2

13,7

30

6,5

93,6

49 in

fiscal year 2

019 an

d "o

ther d

irect and

indirect co

sts" are estimated

to b

e $2,2

29,0

242,2

99,8

86 in

fiscal year

2018 an

d $

2,2

79,1

872,3

51,6

55 in

fiscal year 2

019 (R

even

ue O

bject

Codes: 3

40

0, 3

402, an

d 3

414).

12)

Metro

log

y: D

irect costs fo

r the M

etrolo

gy (A

gricu

lture C

ode, C

h. 1

3)

cost reco

very

pro

gram

are estimated

to b

e $526,5

02 in

fiscal year 2

018

and $

379,9

19 in

fiscal year 2

019 an

d "o

ther d

irect and in

direct co

sts" are

estimated

to b

e $70

,862 fo

r fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

72,4

68 fo

r fiscal year

2019 (R

even

ue O

bject C

odes: 3

41

4).

1312)In

direct A

dm

inistratio

n: In

direct co

sts for th

e cost reco

very

pro

gram

s are

estimated

to b

e $3,8

46,3

22 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

3,8

50,6

19 in

fiscal

year 2

019 an

d "o

ther d

irect and in

direct co

sts" are estimated

to b

e

$1,3

11,5

08 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

1,3

54,3

35 in

fiscal year 2

019

(Rev

enue O

bject C

od

es: 3175, 3

400, 3

402, 3

404, 3

410, 3

414, 3

420,

3428, 3

435, 3

770, an

d 3

795).

F

or in

form

ational p

urp

oses, to

tal amounts id

entified

for p

rogram

s in th

is subsectio

n

total $

19,7

87,8

16 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

20,0

77,1

72 in

fiscal year 2

019 fo

r direct

costs an

d in

direct ad

min

istration an

d $

5,9

98,3

35 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

6,1

54,6

18

in fiscal y

ear 2019 fo

r "oth

er direct an

d in

direct co

sts".

T

hese ap

pro

priatio

ns are co

ntin

gen

t upon th

e Dep

artmen

t of A

gricu

lture assessin

g

fees sufficien

t to g

enerate rev

enu

e to co

ver th

e Gen

eral Rev

enue ap

pro

priatio

ns fo

r

each p

rogram

as well as th

e related "o

ther d

irect and in

direct co

sts". In th

e even

t that

actual an

d/o

r pro

jected rev

enue co

llections in

pro

gram

s above are in

sufficien

t to

45

offset th

e costs id

entified

by th

is pro

visio

n, th

e Leg

islative B

ud

get B

oard

may

direct

that th

e Com

ptro

ller of P

ublic A

ccounts red

uce th

e appro

priatio

n au

thority

pro

vid

ed

above to

the affected

pro

gram

to b

e with

in th

e amount o

f reven

ue ex

pected

to b

e

availab

le.

b.

TD

A sh

all pro

vid

e a repo

rt to th

e Com

ptro

ller of P

ublic A

ccounts an

d th

e

L

egislativ

e Bud

get B

oard

no later th

an th

e end o

f the seco

nd b

usin

ess week

in

M

arch an

d Ju

ne (fo

r the seco

nd an

d th

ird q

uarters) an

d n

o later th

an th

ree

busin

ess day

s after the en

d o

f the fo

urth

quarter d

etailing th

e follo

win

g

in

form

ation at th

e indiv

idual p

rogram

activity

level:

1)

The am

ount o

f fee gen

erated rev

enues co

llected fo

r each o

f the co

st

recovery

pro

gram

s no

later than

the en

d o

f the seco

nd b

usin

ess week

in

March

and Ju

ne (fo

r the seco

nd an

d th

ird q

uarters) an

d n

o later th

an th

ree

busin

ess day

s after the en

d o

f the fo

urth

quarter. T

his in

form

ation sh

all

be p

rovid

ed in

indiv

idual p

rogram

detail;

2)

A p

rojectio

n o

f the rev

enues fo

r each co

st recov

ery p

rogram

TD

A

estimates it w

ill collect b

y th

e end o

f the resp

ective fiscal y

ear. This

info

rmatio

n sh

all be p

rov

ided

in in

div

idual p

rogram

detail;

3)

A d

etailed ex

plan

ation o

f the cau

ses and effects o

f the cu

rrent an

d

anticip

ated flu

ctuatio

ns in

reven

ue co

llections;

4)

The am

ount o

f expen

ditu

res for each

of th

e cost reco

very

pro

gram

s; and

5) A

ny fee ch

anges m

ade d

urin

g th

e fiscal year an

d th

e anticip

ated rev

enu

e

impacts o

f those ch

anges.

In

the ev

ent th

at reported

expen

ditu

res exceed

reven

ues co

llected fo

r any co

st

recovery

pro

gram

, the L

egislativ

e Bud

get B

oard

may

direct th

e Com

ptro

ller of

Public A

ccounts to

reduce th

e appro

priatio

n au

tho

rity p

rovid

ed ab

ove to

the affected

pro

gram

by an

amount sp

ecified b

y th

e Leg

islative B

ud

get B

oard

.

c.

Also

, contin

gen

t on th

e gen

eration o

f such

reven

ue req

uired

above to

fund

TD

A's co

st recovery

pro

gram

s and related

"oth

er direct an

d in

direct co

sts" TD

A's

"Nu

mber

of F

ull-T

ime E

quiv

alents" in

cludes 2

48.0

FT

Es in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d

248.2

FT

Es in

fiscal year 2

019

. In th

e even

t that actu

al and/o

r pro

jected rev

enue

collectio

ns are in

sufficien

t to o

ffset the co

sts iden

tified b

y th

is pro

visio

n, th

e

Leg

islative B

ud

get B

oard

may

reduce th

e FT

E cap

pro

vid

ed b

y th

is Act to

reflect

the n

um

ber o

f FT

Es fu

nd

ed b

y th

e amount o

f reven

ue ex

pected

to b

e availab

le.

46

By:

Dep

artm

ent o

f Ag

ricultu

re, A

rticle V

I P

rop

osed

New

Rid

er

Ap

pro

pria

te a su

m-ce

rtain

am

ou

nt o

f reven

ue fo

r the F

uel Q

uality

Pro

gra

m fro

m

Ap

pro

pria

ted R

eceipts

Prep

ared b

y L

BB

Staff, 0

2/2

8/2

017

Overv

iew

The F

uel Q

uality

pro

gram

is funded

from

fees collected

as Appro

priated

Receip

ts. In S

enate B

ill

1, th

e pro

gram

is appro

priated

$1,2

25,6

43 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

1,2

14,3

09 in

fiscal year 2

019.

A n

ew rid

er would

cap th

e agen

cy’s ex

pen

ditu

res in th

e Fuel Q

uality

pro

gram

so th

at

expen

ditu

res do n

ot ex

ceed th

ese amounts.

Req

uired

Actio

n

On p

age V

I-31 o

f the D

epartm

ent o

f Agricu

lture b

ill pattern

, add th

e follo

win

g rid

er:

28.

Fu

el Qu

ality

Pro

gra

m A

pp

rop

riated

Receip

ts. The A

ppro

priated

Receip

ts

appro

priated

above in

the F

uel Q

uality

pro

gram

fees collected

for testin

g, in

spectio

n,

or p

erform

ance o

f oth

er services related

to m

oto

r fuel p

ursu

ant to

Tex

as Agricu

lture

Code, §

17.1

04

may

not ex

ceed $

1,2

25,6

43 in

fiscal year 2

01

8 an

d $

1,2

14,3

09 in

fiscal year 2

019.

47

By:

Dep

artm

ent o

f Ag

ricultu

re, A

rticle V

I P

rop

osed

New

Rid

er

Metro

logy L

ab

HV

AC

syste

m fu

nd

ing

Prep

ared b

y L

BB

Staff, 0

3/0

3/2

017

Overv

iew

Add a rid

er to req

uire $

1,9

29,0

00 in

cost-reco

very

Gen

eral Rev

enue ap

pro

priated

for th

e

Metro

log

y p

rogram

to b

e used

for th

e purp

oses o

f repairin

g th

e Metro

log

y L

ab’s H

VA

C sy

stem.

Req

uired

Actio

n

On p

age V

I-13 o

f the D

epartm

ent o

f Agricu

lture b

ill pattern

, add th

e follo

win

g rid

er:

29.

Metro

logy L

ab

. Am

ounts ap

pro

priated

above o

ut o

f the G

eneral R

even

ue F

und in

the M

etrolo

gy p

rogram

inclu

de $

1,9

29,0

00 in

fiscal year 2

018, to

be u

sed o

n H

VA

C

system

repairs fo

r the M

etrolo

gy L

abo

ratory

in G

iddin

gs, T

exas.

48

By:

Tex

as C

om

missio

n o

n E

nv

iron

men

tal Q

ua

lity, A

rticle V

I P

rop

osed

Fu

nd

ing a

nd

Rid

er

Tex

as E

missio

ns R

edu

ction

Pla

n (T

ER

P) G

ran

ts an

d A

dm

inistra

tion

Prep

ared b

y L

BB

Staff, 0

2/2

6/2

017

Overv

iew

Update th

e Tex

as Em

issions R

eductio

n P

lan (T

ER

P): G

rants an

d A

dm

inistratio

n rid

er to red

uce

the fu

ndin

g fo

r the T

ER

P p

rogram

by $

32,5

00,0

00

in G

eneral R

even

ue-D

edicated

Tex

as

Em

issions R

eductio

n P

lan A

ccount N

o. 5

071

fund

ing each

fiscal year fo

r a total red

uctio

n in

GR

-D fu

ndin

g o

f $65

,00

0,0

00

.

Req

uired

Actio

n

On p

age V

I-25 o

f the T

exas C

om

missio

n o

n E

nviro

nm

ental Q

uality

bill p

attern, am

end

the

follo

win

g rid

er:

20.

Tex

as E

missio

ns R

edu

ction

Pla

n (T

ER

P): G

ran

ts an

d A

dm

inistra

tion

. Am

ounts

appro

priated

above in

Strateg

y A

.1.1

, Air Q

uality

Assessm

ent an

d P

lannin

g in

clude

$104,3

02,6

78$71,8

02,6

78

in fiscal y

ear 2018 an

d $

104,3

02,6

77

$71,8

02,6

77 in

fiscal year 2

019

out o

f the T

exas E

missio

ns R

eductio

n P

lan (T

ER

P) A

ccount N

o. 5

071. P

ursu

ant to

Health

and

Safety

Cod

e §386.2

52, th

e table b

elow

pro

vid

es an estim

ated allo

cation fo

r the T

ER

P A

ccou

nt

No. 5

071 ap

pro

priatio

ns fo

r each au

tho

rized u

se of th

e funds fo

r the 2

018

-19 b

ienniu

m.

PR

OG

RA

MS

2

018

2019

TE

RP

Adm

inistratio

n

$

4,1

72,1

07

$ 4

,172,1

07

$ 2

,872,1

07

$ 2

,872,1

07

Reg

ional A

ir Monito

ring P

rogram

$

3,0

00,0

00

$ 3

,000,0

00

Em

issions R

eductio

n In

centiv

e Gran

ts

$ 8

1,1

12,1

96

$ 8

6,3

27,3

29

$ 5

4,4

62,1

96

$ 5

8,0

52,3

29

Tex

as Clean

Sch

ool B

us (m

axim

um

)

$ 4

,172,1

07

$ 4

,172,1

07

$ 2

,872,1

07

$ 2

,872,1

07

Altern

ative F

uelin

g F

acilities Pro

gram

$ 5

,215,1

34 $

0

$ 3

,590,1

34 $

0

New

Tech

no

log

y Im

plem

entatio

n G

rants (m

axim

um

) $ 3

,129,0

80

$ 3

,129,0

80

$ 2

,154,0

80

$ 2

,154,0

80

Health

Effects S

tud

y (m

axim

um

)

$

200,0

00

$ 2

00,0

00

Research

$

1,0

00,0

00

$ 1

,000,0

00

Energ

y S

ystem

s Lab

orato

ry C

ontract (m

axim

um

) $

216,0

00

$ 2

16,0

00

Dra

yag

e Tru

ck In

centiv

e Pro

gram

(min

imum

)

$ 2

,086,0

54

$ 2

,086,0

54

$ 1

,436,0

54 $

1,4

36,0

54

TO

TA

L

$

104,3

02,6

78 $104,3

02,6

77

$ 7

1,8

02,6

78

$ 7

1,8

02,6

77

The T

CE

Q is au

thorized

to reallo

cate un

expen

ded

balan

ces betw

een p

rogram

s to m

eet the

objectiv

es of th

e TE

RP

pro

gram

, pro

vid

ed su

ch reallo

cations are w

ithin

the statu

tory

limitatio

ns

on th

e use o

f TE

RP

Acco

unt N

o. 5

071 as set fo

rth in

Health

and S

afety C

od

e §386.2

52.

.

49

By:

Gen

era

l Lan

d O

ffice an

d V

eteran

s’ Lan

d B

oard

, Article V

I

Pro

posed

Fu

nd

ing a

nd

Rid

er

Fu

nd

ing fo

r the A

lam

o C

om

plex

Prep

ared b

y L

BB

Staff, 0

3/1

4/1

7

Overv

iew

Increase fu

ndin

g in

Strateg

y A

.3.1

, Preserv

e and M

aintain

the A

lamo an

d A

lamo C

om

plex

, by

$37,2

45,0

24 in

Gen

eral Rev

enue o

ver th

e bien

niu

m an

d am

end R

ider 1

6, A

lamo an

d A

lamo

Com

plex

Master P

lan an

d P

reservatio

n, an

d M

ainten

ance, an

d O

peratio

ns, acco

rdin

gly

. Th

e

pro

posed

rider am

endm

ent w

ould

also rem

ove th

e estimated

appro

priatio

n au

thority

from

Gen

eral Rev

enue-D

edicated

Alam

o C

om

plex

Acco

unt N

o. 5

152, m

akin

g th

e appro

priatio

n o

f

$4,2

53,9

91 in

each fiscal y

ear of th

e 2018-1

9 b

ienniu

m su

m certain

.

Req

uired

Actio

n

1)

On p

age V

I-29 o

f the G

eneral L

and O

ffice and V

eterans’ L

and B

oard

bill p

attern in

Sen

ate Bill 1

, increase fu

ndin

g in

Strateg

y A

.3.1

, Preserv

e and M

aintain

the A

lamo an

d

Alam

o C

om

plex

, by $

37,2

45,0

24

in fiscal y

ear 20

18 fro

m G

eneral R

even

ue.

2)

On p

age V

I-35 o

f the G

eneral L

and O

ffice and V

eterans’ L

and B

oard

bill p

attern in

House B

ill 1, am

end th

e follo

win

g rid

er:

16. A

pp

rop

riatio

n: P

reserv

atio

n a

nd

Main

tenan

ce of th

e Ala

mo. In

cluded

in th

e amoun

ts

appro

priated

above in

Strateg

y A

.3.1

, Preserv

e and M

aintain

Alam

o C

om

plex

, is $2

77,5

76 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

24

1,3

36 in

fiscal year 2

019 o

ut o

f the G

eneral R

even

ue F

und ). A

lso

pursu

ant to

Natu

ral Reso

urces C

ode, §

31.4

54, all b

alances an

d am

ounts d

eposited

into

the

Gen

eral Rev

enue-D

edicated

Alam

o C

om

plex

Acco

unt N

o. 5

15

2 (estim

ated to

be $

4,2

53,9

91 in

each fiscal y

ear of th

e bien

niu

m ), are ap

pro

priated

above to

the G

eneral L

and O

ffice and

Veteran

's Lan

d B

oard

in S

trategy A

.3.1

, Preserv

e and M

aintain

Alam

o C

om

plex

for th

e purp

oses

auth

orized

in N

atural R

esources C

ode, C

hap

ter 31, S

ubch

apter I. A

lam

o a

nd

Ala

mo C

om

plex

Master P

lan

an

d P

reservatio

n, M

ain

tenan

ce, an

d O

pera

tion

s. a. P

ursu

ant to

Natu

ral Reso

urces C

ode, §

31.4

54, th

e amounts in

cluded

above o

f $4,2

53,9

91 in

each fiscal y

ear from

the G

eneral R

even

ue-D

edicated

Alam

o C

om

plex

Acco

unt N

o. 5

152 are

appro

priated

in S

trategy A

.3.1

, Preserv

e and M

aintain

the A

lamo an

d A

lamo C

om

plex

, for th

e

purp

oses au

thorized

in N

atural R

esources C

ode, C

hap

ter 31

, Subch

apter I.

b. A

mounts ap

pro

priated

above in

Strateg

y A

.3.1

, Preserv

e and M

aintain

the A

lamo an

d A

lamo

Com

plex

, inclu

de G

eneral R

even

ue fu

nds o

f $37,5

22,6

00

in fiscal y

ear 20

18 an

d $

241,3

36 in

fiscal year 2

019 to

implem

ent th

e Master P

lan fo

r the A

lamo an

d th

e Alam

o C

om

plex

and fo

r the

preserv

ation, m

ainten

ance, an

d o

peratio

n o

f the A

lamo an

d A

lamo C

om

plex

. An

y u

noblig

ated

and u

nex

pen

ded

balan

ces remain

ing as o

f Au

gust 3

1, 2

018 fro

m th

e Gen

eral Rev

enue

appro

priatio

ns g

overn

ed b

y th

is subsectio

n are ap

pro

priated

for th

e same p

urp

ose fo

r the fiscal

year b

egin

nin

g S

eptem

ber 1

, 2018. A

ppro

priatio

ns g

overn

ed b

y th

is subsectio

n m

ay n

ot b

e

transferred

or u

sed fo

r any o

ther p

urp

oses.

50

By:

Gen

eral L

an

d O

ffice an

d V

eteran

s’ La

nd

Bo

ard

, Article V

I P

rop

osed

Rid

er Am

end

men

t

Tra

nsfer A

uth

ority

Lim

itatio

ns

Prep

ared b

y L

BB

Staff, 0

3/0

7/1

7

Overv

iew

Am

end R

ider 1

7, T

ransfer A

uth

ority

, in th

e Gen

eral Lan

d O

ffice and V

eterans’ L

and B

oard

bill

pattern

in S

enate B

ill 1, to

expan

d th

e agen

cy’s u

nlim

ited tran

sfer auth

ority

from

funds b

etween

two sp

ecific strategies w

ithin

a single g

oal to

all strategies w

ithin

a single g

oal.

Req

uired

Actio

n

On p

age V

I-31 o

f the G

eneral L

and O

ffice and V

eterans’ L

and B

oard

bill p

attern in

Sen

ate Bill

1, am

end th

e follo

win

g rid

er:

17.

Tra

nsfer A

uth

ority

. No

twith

standin

g lim

itations o

n ap

pro

priatio

n tran

sfers contain

ed in

the G

eneral P

rovisio

ns o

f this A

ct, the G

eneral L

and O

ffice and V

eterans' L

and B

oard

, is

auth

orized

to d

irect agen

cy reso

urces w

ithin

the G

eneral L

and O

ffice and V

eterans' L

and

Bo

ard, an

d tran

sfer such

amo

unts ap

pro

priated

above b

etween

strategy lin

e items b

etween

Strateg

ies D.1

.1, R

ebu

ild H

ousin

g an

d D

.1.2

, Reb

uild

Infrastru

cture, fo

r disaster reco

very

fun

ctions. w

ithin

each o

f Go

al A: E

nhan

ce State A

ssets; Goal B

: Pro

tect the C

oastal

En

viro

nm

ent; G

oal C

: Veteran

s’ Lan

d B

oard

(VL

B); an

d G

oal D

: Com

munity

Dev

elopm

ent

and

Rev

italization.

51

By:

Ra

ilroa

d C

om

missio

n

Pro

posed

Rid

er Am

end

men

t

Liq

uid

Pro

pan

e Gas T

rain

ing a

nd

Exam

inatio

n R

enew

al F

ees Fu

nd

ing

Prep

ared b

y L

BB

Staff, 0

3/0

1/1

7

Overv

iew

Increase th

e amount o

f appro

priatio

ns id

entified

in R

ider 4

, Liq

uid

Pro

pan

e (LP

) Gas T

rainin

g

and E

xam

inatio

n R

enew

al Fees, fro

m G

eneral R

even

ue fro

m $

0 to

$55,0

00 in

each fiscal y

ear of

the b

ienniu

m an

d d

ecrease the am

ount o

f estimated

appro

priatio

ns fro

m A

ppro

priated

Receip

ts

from

$1,1

23,5

00 to

$1,0

68,5

00 in

each fiscal y

ear of th

e bien

niu

m. A

men

d th

e text o

f the rid

er

to clarify

that an

y ad

ditio

nal rev

enu

es that m

ay b

e collected

under th

e pro

visio

ns o

f the rid

er are

estimated

to b

e $0.

Req

uired

Actio

n

On p

age V

I-58 o

f the R

ailroad

Com

missio

n b

ill pattern

, amen

d th

e follo

win

g rid

er:

4.

Liq

uid

Pro

pan

e (LP

) Gas T

rain

ing a

nd

Exam

inatio

n R

enew

al F

ees. Inclu

ded

in

amounts ap

pro

priated

above in

Strateg

y B

.2.1

, Reg

ulate A

lternativ

e En

ergy R

esources, is

$55,0

00 in

each fiscal y

ear of th

e bien

niu

m in

Gen

eral Rev

enu

e and $

1,1

23,5

00

$1,0

68,5

00

in

each fiscal y

ear of th

e bien

niu

m , in

Appro

priated

Receip

ts (Rev

enu

e Object C

odes 3

245 an

d

3722) fro

m fees assessed

and co

llected p

ursu

ant to

Natu

ral Reso

urces C

od

e, §§113.0

88 an

d

116.0

34. T

hese am

ounts m

ay o

nly

be u

sed fo

r the p

urp

ose o

f pro

vid

ing train

ing an

d

exam

inatio

ns to

licensees an

d certificate h

old

ers. In ad

ditio

n to

amounts ap

pro

priated

abov

e, any

additio

nal am

ounts co

llected b

y th

e Railro

ad C

om

missio

n p

ursu

ant to

Natu

ral Reso

urces C

ode,

§§113.0

88 an

d 1

16.0

34, o

n o

r after Sep

tember 1

, 2017, are ap

pro

priated

to th

e Com

missio

n fo

r

the sam

e purp

ose. A

ny ad

ditio

nal rev

enues th

at may

be co

llected u

nder th

e pro

visio

ns o

f this

rider are estim

ated to

be $

0.

52

By:

Ra

ilroa

d C

om

missio

n, A

rticle VI

Pro

posed

Rid

er

Co

ntin

gen

cy fo

r SB

300

Prep

ared b

y L

BB

Staff, 0

3/0

7/1

7

Overv

iew

Add a n

ew rid

er which

would

mak

e appro

priatio

ns o

f $3,1

18,9

50 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d

$3,1

18,9

49 in

fiscal year 2

019

from

Gen

eral Rev

enue-D

edicated

Oil an

d G

as Reg

ulatio

n an

d

Clean

up A

ccount N

o. 5

155

for u

se in th

e Pip

eline S

afety/In

spectio

ns P

rogram

in S

trategy B

.1.1

,

Pip

eline S

afety, co

ntin

gen

t upon th

e enactm

ent o

f Sen

ate Bill 3

00, o

r similar leg

islation, relatin

g

to th

e contin

uatio

n an

d fu

nctio

ns o

f the R

ailroad

Com

missio

n; p

rovid

ing fo

r the im

positio

n o

f

fees, by th

e Eig

hty

-fifth L

egislatu

re, Reg

ular S

ession

.

Req

uired

Actio

n

On p

age V

I-60 o

f the b

ill pattern

for th

e Railro

ad C

om

missio

n in

Sen

ate Bill 1

, add

the

follo

win

g rid

er:

14.

Con

tingen

cy fo

r SB

300. O

ut o

f amounts ap

pro

priated

above in

Strateg

y B

.1.1

,

Pip

eline S

afety, $

3,1

18,9

50 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

3,1

18,9

49 in

fiscal year 2

019

from

Gen

eral Rev

enu

e-Ded

icated O

il and G

as Reg

ulatio

n an

d C

leanup A

ccount N

o.

5155, fo

r the p

urp

oses o

f assisting in

specto

rs to fo

cus o

n en

surin

g o

il field an

d

pip

eline safety

and reg

ulato

ry co

mplian

ce and su

pportin

g a co

mm

itmen

t to in

spect all

onsh

ore w

ells at least every

five y

ears and o

ffshore an

d b

ay w

ells every

two y

ears, is

contin

gen

t upon th

e enactm

ent o

f Sen

ate Bill 3

00, o

r similar leg

islation, relatin

g to

the co

ntin

uatio

n an

d fu

nctio

ns o

f the R

ailroad

Com

missio

n, an

d th

e Railro

ad

Com

missio

n assessin

g fees su

fficient to

gen

erate $3,6

53,8

50 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d

$3,6

53,8

49 in

fiscal year 2

019 fro

m ad

ditio

nal fees au

thorized

in S

enate B

ill 300, o

r

similar leg

islation, in

excess o

f the C

om

ptro

ller’s Bien

nial R

even

ue E

stimate. In

the

even

t that actu

al or p

rojected

reven

ue co

llections are in

sufficien

t to o

ffset the co

sts

iden

tified b

y th

is pro

visio

n, th

e Leg

islative B

ud

get B

oard

may d

irect that th

e

Com

ptro

ller of P

ublic A

ccounts red

uce th

e appro

priatio

n au

thority

pro

vid

ed ab

ove to

be w

ithin

the am

ount o

f reven

ue ex

pected

to b

e availab

le.

53

By:

Ra

ilroa

d C

om

missio

n, A

rticle VI

Pro

posed

Rid

er an

d F

un

din

g

Op

eratio

nal S

tab

ility F

un

din

g

Prep

ared b

y L

BB

Staff, 0

3/1

4/1

7

Overv

iew

Add a n

ew rid

er that w

ou

ld ap

pro

priate $

27,6

50,0

00

for th

e bien

niu

m fro

m G

eneral R

even

ue

funds g

enerated

by th

e Gas U

tility P

ipelin

e Tax

to p

rovid

e operatio

nal stab

ility fo

r the R

ailroad

Com

missio

n.

Req

uired

Actio

n

On p

age V

I-60 o

f the b

ill pattern

for th

e Railro

ad C

om

missio

n in

Sen

ate Bill 1

, add

the

follo

win

g rid

er:

___.

Op

eratio

nal S

tab

ility F

un

din

g. In

additio

n to

amounts ap

pro

priated

abo

ve,

$13,8

25,0

00 in

fiscal year 2

018 an

d $

13,8

25,0

00

in fiscal y

ear 2019 in

Gen

eral

Rev

enue is ap

pro

priated

to th

e Railro

ad C

om

missio

n fro

m rev

enu

es gen

erated b

y th

e

Gas U

tility P

ipelin

e Tax

, auth

orized

in U

tilities Code, S

ection 1

22.0

51

.

Notw

ithstan

din

g lim

itations o

n ap

pro

priatio

n tran

sfers contain

ed in

the G

eneral

Pro

visio

ns o

f this A

ct, the R

ailroad

Com

missio

n is au

thorized

to tran

sfer fundin

g

appro

priated

in th

is rider b

etween

strategy lin

e items.

54

By:

Ra

ilroa

d C

om

missio

n, A

rticle VI

Pro

posed

Rid

er

Su

nset C

on

tingen

cy fo

r the R

ailro

ad

Co

mm

ission

Prep

ared b

y L

BB

Staff, 0

3/1

3/1

7

Overv

iew

Add a n

ew rid

er to m

ake co

ntin

ued

fundin

g o

f the R

ailroad

Com

missio

n co

ntin

gen

t upon

contin

uatio

n o

f the d

epartm

ent b

y th

e Eig

hty

-fifth L

egislatu

re, Reg

ular S

ession.

Req

uired

Actio

n

On p

age V

I-60 o

f the R

ailroad

Com

missio

n b

ill pattern

in S

enate B

ill 1, ad

d th

e follo

win

g rid

er:

___.

Su

nset C

on

tingen

cy. F

unds ap

pro

priated

above fo

r fiscal year 2

019 fo

r the R

ailroad

Com

missio

n are m

ade co

ntin

gen

t on th

e contin

uatio

n o

f the R

ailroad

Com

missio

n b

y

the E

ighty

-fifth L

egislatu

re, Reg

ular S

ession, 2

01

7. In

the ev

ent th

at the ag

ency is n

ot

contin

ued

, the fu

nds ap

pro

priated

above fo

r fiscal year 2

018, o

r as much

thereo

f as

may

be n

ecessary, are to

be u

sed to

pro

vid

e for th

e phase o

ut o

f the ag

ency

operatio

ns.

55

By:

Ra

ilroa

d C

om

missio

n, A

rticle VI

Pro

posed

Rid

er an

d F

un

din

g

Sala

ry F

un

din

g

Prep

ared b

y L

BB

Staff, 0

3/1

4/1

7

Overv

iew

Add a n

ew rid

er which

would

mak

e appro

priatio

ns o

f $6,0

00,0

00 in

each fiscal y

ear of th

e

bien

niu

m fro

m G

eneral R

even

ue fu

nds g

enerated

by th

e Gas U

tility P

ipelin

e Tax

for th

e purp

ose

of p

rovid

ing ad

ditio

nal salary

fundin

g.

Req

uired

Actio

n

On p

age V

I-60 o

f the b

ill pattern

for th

e Railro

ad C

om

missio

n in

Sen

ate Bill 1

, add

the

follo

win

g rid

er:

___.

Sala

ry F

un

din

g. R

even

ues d

eposited

to th

e credit o

f the G

eneral R

even

ue F

und

from

the G

as Utility

Pip

eline T

ax, au

thorized

in U

tilities Code, S

ection 1

22.0

51, in

the am

ounts o

f $6,0

00,0

00

each fiscal y

ear are app

ropriated

to th

e Railro

ad

Com

missio

n in

additio

n to

the am

ounts ap

pro

priated

above to

fund salary

costs.

Notw

ithstan

din

g lim

itations o

n ap

pro

priatio

n tran

sfers contain

ed in

the G

eneral

Pro

visio

ns o

f this A

ct, the R

ailroad

Com

missio

n is au

thorized

to tran

sfer fundin

g

appro

priated

in th

is rider b

etween

strategy lin

e items fo

r the so

le purp

ose o

f salary

fundin

g.

56

By:

Wa

ter Dev

elop

men

t Bo

ard

P

rop

osed

Rid

er Dele

tion

Dem

on

stratio

n P

rojec

ts for A

lternativ

e Water S

up

plies

Prep

ared b

y L

BB

Staff, 0

3/0

1/1

7

Overv

iew

The p

roposed

rider am

endm

ent w

ould

delete R

ider 2

4, D

emonstratio

n P

rojects fo

r Altern

ative

Water S

upplies, in

align

men

t with

Wo

rkgro

up reco

mm

endatio

ns to

remov

e $1,0

00,0

00 in

Gen

eral Rev

enue each

year th

at funded

the p

urp

ose o

f the rid

er.

Req

uired

Actio

n

On p

age V

I-71 o

f the W

ater Dev

elopm

ent B

oard

bill p

attern, d

elete the fo

llow

ing rid

er:

24.

Dem

on

stratio

n P

rojec

ts for A

lternativ

e Water S

up

plies. O

ut o

f funds ap

pro

priated

above in

Strateg

y A

.2.2

, Water R

esources P

lannin

g, th

e Water D

evelo

pm

ent B

oard

shall allo

cate

$1,0

00,0

00 o

ut o

f the G

eneral R

even

ue F

und in

fiscal year 2

018 to

fund g

rants fo

r dem

onstratio

n

pro

jects or feasib

ility stu

dies to

pro

ve u

p certain

aquifer sto

rage an

d reco

very

pro

jects or an

y

oth

er dem

on

stration p

rojects o

r feasibility

studies th

at will create n

ew w

ater supplies o

r

oth

erwise in

crease the av

ailability

of w

ater thro

ugh u

se of in

novativ

e storag

e appro

aches th

at

impro

ve o

peratio

nal efficien

cies. Such

pro

jects should

be targ

eted to

pro

vid

e cost-effectiv

e and

long-term

regio

nal w

ater supplies th

at can b

e mad

e availab

le with

in a reg

ion to

help

meet th

e

vario

us co

mpetin

g d

eman

ds fo

r water, in

cludin

g th

ose o

f agricu

ltural, in

dustrial, m

unicip

al and

oth

ers.

The W

ater Dev

elopm

ent B

oard

shall aw

ard th

e gran

ts thro

ugh a co

mpetitiv

e pro

cess to

Gro

undw

ater Conserv

ation D

istricts and stip

ulate th

at such

districts req

uire g

rant ap

plican

ts

and/o

r their p

artner o

rgan

izations to

pro

vid

e match

ing fu

nds. A

ny u

nex

pen

ded

balan

ces

remain

ing in

this ap

pro

priatio

n as o

f Au

gust 3

1, 2

018 are ap

pro

priated

to th

e Water

Dev

elopm

ent B

oard

for th

e same p

urp

ose fo

r the fiscal y

ear beg

innin

g S

eptem

ber 1

, 2018.

57

By:

Wa

ter Dev

elop

men

t Bo

ard

P

rop

osed

Rid

er Am

end

men

ts

Usin

g fu

nd

s from

Tex

as W

ater R

esou

rces Fin

an

ce Au

thority

(TW

RF

A) fo

r Eco

nom

ically

Distressed

Area

Pro

gra

m (E

DA

P) D

ebt S

ervic

e

Prep

ared b

y L

BB

Staff, 0

3/0

1/1

7

Overv

iew

The p

roposed

rider am

endm

ents w

ould

confo

rm th

e riders to

oth

er decisio

ns m

ade th

at would

replace G

eneral R

even

ue fu

ndin

g in

the am

ount o

f $16,6

76,4

32 w

ith A

ppro

priated

Receip

ts from

cash flo

ws fro

m th

e Tex

as Water R

esources F

inan

ce Auth

ority

(TW

RF

A) fo

r the 2

018

-19

bien

niu

m.

Req

uired

Actio

n

a. O

n p

age V

I-68 o

f the W

ater Dev

elopm

ent B

oard

bill p

attern, am

end th

e follo

win

g rid

er:

10. U

se of T

exas W

ater

Reso

urces F

inan

ce Au

thority

(TW

RF

A) F

un

ds. In

cluded

in th

e

amounts ap

pro

priated

above in

Strateg

y A

.1.2

, Water R

esource D

ata, Strateg

y A

.1.3

,

Auto

mated

Info

rmatio

n C

ollectio

n, M

ainten

ance, an

d D

issemin

ation, S

trategy A

.2.1

,

Tech

nical A

ssistance an

d M

odelin

g, S

trategy A

.2.2

, Water R

esources P

lannin

g, S

trategy

A.3

.1, W

ater Conserv

ation E

ducatio

n an

d A

ssistance, S

trategy B

.1.1

, State an

d F

ederal

Fin

ancial A

ssistance P

rogram

s, Strateg

y D

.1.1

, Cen

tral Adm

inistratio

n, an

d S

trategy D

.1.2

,

Info

rmatio

n R

esources is $

4,1

09,5

98 in

each fiscal y

ear of th

e 2018

-19 b

ienniu

m in

Appro

priated

Receip

ts from

cash flo

ws fro

m th

e Tex

as Water R

esources F

inan

ce Auth

ority

(TW

RF

A). A

lso in

cluded

in am

ounts ap

pro

priated

above in

Strateg

y B

.1.1

, State an

d F

ederal

Fin

ancial A

ssistance P

rogram

s, is $4,6

49 in

each fiscal y

ear of th

e 2018-1

9 b

ienniu

m in

Appro

priated

Receip

ts deriv

ed fro

m cash

flow

s and reserv

ed as o

peratin

g co

sts of T

WR

FA

and u

sed to

reimburse T

WD

B fo

r adm

inistrativ

e expen

ditu

res incu

rred b

y th

e Water

Dev

elopm

ent B

oard

in ad

min

istering th

e TW

RF

A p

ortfo

lio.A

mounts ap

pro

priated

abov

e in

Strateg

y C

.1.1

, ED

AP

Deb

t Serv

ice, inclu

de $

8,3

38,2

16

in each

fiscal year o

f the b

ienniu

m

in A

ppro

priated

Receip

ts from

cash flo

ws fro

m th

e Tex

as Water R

esources F

inan

ce

Auth

ority

(TW

RF

A) th

at shall b

e used

for E

cono

mically

Distressed

Areas P

rogram

deb

t

service p

aym

ents.

b.

On p

age V

I-70 o

f the W

ater Dev

elopm

ent B

oard

bill p

attern, am

end th

e follo

win

g rid

er:

20. P

ay

men

t of D

ebt S

erv

ice: Eco

no

mica

lly D

istressed A

reas B

on

ds. A

ll receipts

dep

osited

to th

e Eco

nom

ically D

istressed A

reas Bond P

aym

ent A

ccount N

o. 3

57 are

appro

priated

for th

e paym

ent o

f prin

cipal an

d in

terest on b

onds issu

ed to

pro

vid

e finan

cial

assistance fo

r water an

d w

astewater in

frastructu

re thro

ugh th

e Eco

nom

ically D

istressed

Areas P

rogram

that m

ature o

r beco

me d

ue d

urin

g th

e bien

niu

m b

egin

nin

g w

ith th

e effective

date o

f this A

ct, pursu

ant to

§§49

-c, 49-d

-7, 4

9-d

-8, an

d 4

9-d

-10 o

f Article III o

f the T

exas

Constitu

tion an

d W

ater Code, C

hap

ter 17, S

ubch

apters C

and L

, inclu

din

g am

ounts issu

ed

prio

r to th

e effective d

ate of th

is Act. T

he am

ounts id

entified

above in

the M

ethod o

f

Fin

ancin

g as th

e Eco

nom

ically D

istressed A

reas Bond P

aym

ent A

ccount N

o. 3

57 are

estimated

amounts to

be receiv

ed fro

m rep

aym

ents o

f loan

prin

cipal an

d in

terest on su

ch

bonds th

at matu

re or b

ecom

e due d

urin

g th

e bien

niu

m.

The am

ounts ap

pro

priated

above o

ut o

f the G

eneral R

even

ue F

und in

clude

$29,2

59,9

46$20,9

21,7

30

in fiscal y

ear 2018 an

d $

28,2

03,7

37

$19,8

65,5

21 in

fiscal year 2

019

for d

ebt serv

ice on E

con

om

ically D

istressed A

reas Bonds. T

he actu

al amo

unt o

f funds to

be

paid

from

the G

eneral R

even

ue F

und sh

all be th

e total am

ount o

f deb

t service o

blig

ation

s due

in each

fiscal year less th

e amount av

ailable in

the E

conom

ically D

istressed A

reas Bond

Pay

men

t Acco

unt N

o. 3

57 fo

r Deb

t Serv

ice Paym

ents fo

r the E

conom

ically D

istressed A

reas

Pro

gram

. The am

ounts ap

pro

priated

abov

e inclu

de $

8,3

38,2

16 each

fiscal year o

ut o

f

Appro

priated

Receip

ts from

cash flo

ws fro

m th

e Tex

as Water R

esources F

inan

ce Auth

ority

58

Appro

priated

Receip

ts for d

ebt serv

ice on E

conom

ically D

istressed A

reas Bonds. T

hese

pro

visio

ns sh

all not b

e constru

ed, h

ow

ever, to

abro

gate th

e oblig

ation o

f the S

tate under

§§49-c, 4

9-d

-7, 4

9-d

-8, an

d 4

9-d

-10 o

f Article III o

f the T

exas C

onstitu

tion to

pro

vid

e for th

e

pay

men

t in fu

ll of th

e prin

cipal an

d in

terest on su

ch b

onds th

at matu

re or b

ecom

e due d

urin

g

the b

ienniu

m

59

By:

Wa

ter Dev

elop

men

t Bo

ard

P

rop

osed

Rid

er Am

end

men

t

Cap

ital B

ud

get A

uth

ority

for D

ata

Cen

ter Serv

ices

Prep

ared b

y L

BB

Staff, 0

3/1

4/1

7

Overv

iew

Add a n

ew rid

er to g

rant cap

ital bud

get au

thority

to th

e Water D

evelo

pm

ent B

oard

out o

f

amounts ap

pro

priated

in an

amount n

ot to

exceed

$300,0

00 fo

r mig

ration to

the H

yb

rid C

lou

d

Serv

ices enviro

nm

ent o

ffered th

rou

gh D

ata Cen

ter Serv

ices.

Req

uired

Actio

n

On p

age V

I-72 o

f the W

ater Dev

elopm

ent B

oard

bill p

attern in

Sen

ate Bill 1

, add

the fo

llow

ing

rider:

___.

Hyb

rid C

lou

d S

ervices. N

otw

ithstan

din

g S

ec. 14

.03 L

imitatio

n o

n E

xpen

ditu

res –

Cap

ital Bud

get, th

e Water D

evelo

pm

ent B

oard

may

expen

d fu

nds fro

m av

ailable

appro

priatio

ns ab

ove in

an am

ount n

ot to

exceed

$300,0

00 to

mig

rate to th

e Hyb

rid

Clo

ud S

ervices en

viro

nm

ent o

ffered th

rou

gh D

ata Cen

ter Serv

ices.

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