Actual Expenditures by Method of Financing

Expenditures as reported by state agencies and institutions of higher education through the end of February 2019. Amounts below exclude projected/estimated costs. To date, reported Hurricane Harvey expenditures for fiscal years 2017 and 2019 total approximately $3,336.0 million in All Funds. $250.2 million in General Revenue $3.6 million in General Revenue-Dedicated $266.6 million in Other Funds (including institutional and economic stabilization funds) $2,815.6 million in Federal Funds Of the expenditures above, more than $1,692.3 million is reported to have been passed through to other state agencies, units of local government, and individuals through various federal programs, including Public Assistance, Direct Housing Assistance, Other Needs Assistance, Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance, and Dislocated Worker Grants.

Actual Expenditures by Agency: Top 12

Of the expenditures reported above, 98% of the costs were attributed to the following 12 agencies:

Agency Expenditures Health and Human Service Commission Costs are primarily Federal Funds for FEMA Other Needs Assistance and USDA food benefits. Provided aid to individual applicants for federal assistance, including extending the certification period for Medicaid and CHIP, and waiving co-pays for CHIP. $1,317,828,038 Department of Public Safety Coordinated the state's response efforts including life safety, search and rescue, and security. Expenditures are primarily Federal Funds for Public Assistance grants to local governments. $1,043,912,796 General Land Office and Veterans Land Board Lead agency for short-term and long-term housing recovery. Costs are primarily Federal Funds for short-term housing including repair, leasing, and manufactured housing. $317,146,320 Texas Education Agency Reported costs are primarily associated with pass-through assistance to Independent School Districts (ISD) and Education Service Centers (ESC) impacted by the storm. TEA had no facilities damage as a result of Hurricane Harvey. $188,283,398 Texas Department of Transportation Expenditures are mainly Federal Funds, and include costs for providing evacuation support, debris removal on state highways, recovery efforts including bridge inspections and road repair. $112,536,908 Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor Provided disaster grants and repayable loans to state and local entities to assist with response and recovery. State agencies repay these grants as federal reimbursements are received. $56,377,270 Texas Military Department Mobilized Air and Army National Guard and State Guard Service Members in coordination with Texas Task Force 1. A majority of the costs are eligible for FEMA reimbursement. $44,073,155 Lone Star College Costs were primarily for contracted services for remediation due to floodwater damage of 6 buildings. Additional costs due to three campuses utilized as shelters during the storm. $35,670,744 Department of State Health Services Expenditures are associated with coordinating public health and medical service, including patient evacuation. A majority of the costs are eligible for FEMA reimbursement. $34,051,090 Texas Workforce Commission Processed disaster-related Unemployment Insurance claims. Expenditures are Federal Funds, including a grant to support employment recovery and rebuilding efforts. $30,086,506 The University of Texas at Austin Costs included facility damage, clean-up, and remediation, to include displaced staff graduate students, resulting in loss of salary and wages, professional fees and services, consumable supplies, and other operating expenses. $16,821,748 University of Houston Costs reflects wind and water damage to 135 buildings, as well as cost for damage mitigation debris. $14,099,513

Projected Total Costs by Agency - Reported

The following agencies account for 99% of the $2,870.0 million in projected total costs in All Funds for FY 2019. The agencies estimate that they will expend these amounts in addition to their actual expenditures as of the end of February 2019. Out of these projected costs, $2,652.8 million are Federal Funds and $36.5 million are General Revenue Funds.

Note:

• The amount shown for the Texas Education Agency below does not include potential state costs for school district disaster relief incurred through the state funding formulas.
• Multiple agencies reported high projected costs while having low actual/incurred costs as of the end of February 2019.

Agency	Expenditures
General Land Office and Veterans Land Board Lead agency for short-term and long-term housing recovery. Costs are primarily Federal Funds for short-term housing including repair, leasing, and manufactured housing.	$1,187,479,221
Department of Public Safety Coordinated the state's response efforts including life safety, search and rescue, and security. Expenditures are primarily Federal Funds for Public Assistance grants to local governments.	$1,165,835,548
Texas Education Agency Coordinated communication with district staff, state and federal agencies. Majority of costs are for 2-month USDA waiver for affected districts to offer free meals to 100% of students.	$215,696,933
Texas Department of Transportation Expenditures are mainly Federal Funds, and include costs for providing evacuation support, debris removal on state highways, recovery efforts including bridge inspections and road repair.	$98,802,127
Health and Human Service Commission Costs are primarily Federal Funds for FEMA Other Needs Assistance and USDA food benefits. Projections include costs for aid to individual applicants for federal assistance, including extending the certification period for Medicaid and CHIP, and waiving co-pays for CHIP.	$83,958,218
The University of Texas at Austin The Marine Science Institute, Winedale Historical Complex, and Stengl Lost Pines Biological Field Station in Bastrop sustained major damage.	$42,719,238
Parks and Wildlife Department Costs are primarily due to damage to multiple facilities. Additionally, personnel were deployed for emergency measures, water rescues, debris removal. Parks provided free camping to evacuees.	$22,893,209
University of Houston Costs reflect wind and water damage to 135 buildings, as well as costs for damage mitigation and debris removal.	$14,784,445
Lamar State College: Port Arthur Costs are primarily capital expenditures due to significant damage to Ruby Fuller Building. Projections include costs for mold remediation services due to wind driven rain entering facilities.	$6,265,000
Texas A&M Corpus Christi Costs are primarily capital expenditures due to sustained damage to buildings and equipment as a result of Hurricane Harvey.	$6,206,514
Lone Star College Costs are primarily capital expenditures due to contaminated floodwater damage of 6 of the 9 buildings at the Kingwood campus.	$4,673,391
Historical Commission Costs are primarily capital expenditures due to significant damage to the Fulton Mansion State Historic Site and visitor center in Rockport, TX. Projections include costs for applicants for federal assistance, including debris removal and roof replacement.	$3,286,652

*The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has identified a number of potential statutory provisions that may provide school districts and charter schools disaster aid through the mechanisms of the Foundation School Program. The magnitude of these additional state costs is not known at the time of this expenditure reporting date, and so the agency did not include them in the amount above.

TEA’s latest summary of those potential state costs: Click Here

Contracts

Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education report executing the following emergency contracts related to Hurricane Harvey:  Hurricane Harvey Emergency Contracts. Some contracts on the list are ones agencies executed for general agency operations but that were also partially used for Harvey related response and remediation.

The list may not contain all Harvey-related contracts issued at this time, but will be updated as more information becomes available. Please note that contracts reported to the LBB are paid for with a variety of funding sources, including funds outside of the treasury, and generally span multiple fiscal years.

Emergency purchases may be warranted to prevent a hazard to life, health, safety, welfare, property or to avoid undue additional cost to the state, and were authorized for Harvey related purchases in the Governor's Hurricane Harvey disaster declaration. State statute and the General Appropriations Act require that certain contracts be reported to the Contracts Database: Click Here. The contracts listed above are a subset of all reported contracts and were identified using guidance issued August 28th, 2017. This guidance can be found at:
https://www.lbb.state.texas.gov/Documents/Instructions/Contracts/4483_LBB_COT2_HurricaneHarveyNotice.pdf.

To view attachments for contracts posted to the Database, the unique contract ID may be copied and pasted into the "Contract ID" search field at http://contracts.lbb.state.tx.us/. The documents may be downloaded and viewed from the contract entry in the Database. Please note that not all agencies are required to post documents to the Database.

State Funding for Debris Removal

FEMA approved hurricane-related solid waste and debris disposal costs incurred by local governments are anticipated to be reimbursed at up to 90 percent by the federal agency. An emergency appropriation of $90 million in General Revenue Account 5000 – Solid Waste Disposal Fees was made to assist affected local communities with their remaining share of the costs through FY 2019.

• The Department of Public Safety, through the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), has begun distributing the funds to local governments in accordance with Chapter 401 of the Government Code.
• Once a local government gets FEMA approval for obligation of funds for a project, as detailed on a FEMA Initial Project Worksheet, they can apply for the matching funds from TDEM. TDEM will advance to the local government 50% of the match amount calculated from the FEMA Initial Project Worksheet.
• After the final FEMA Project Worksheet Payment amount is determined and the final match amount can be calculated, TDEM will issue a closeout payment for the remainder of the matching funds.
• As of the end of February 2019, $22.2 million has been passed through to local governments to be applied toward the 10% match required by FEMA

Disaster Related Transfers

The 2018 - 19 General Appropriations Act (GAA), Article IX, Section 14.04: Disaster Related Transfer Authority:

In the event of a disaster proclamation by the Governor, state agencies directly responding to Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath are granted broad appropriation transfer authority, and exemption from certain GAA requirements, with prior notification to the LBB and Governor. This provision is intended to allow for expedited use of funds.

• The Commissioner of Health and Human Services is authorized to transfer funds between health and human services agencies (listed in Chapter 531, Government Code), and between strategies within agencies for disaster response.
• All other agencies may transfer funds between strategies.
• Agencies may transfer funds appropriated for FY 2019 to FY 2018. Unexpected balances at the end of FY 2018 are transferred to FY 2019.
• Appropriations may be transferred between agencies, subject to the approval of the LBB and Governor.