Chief Budget and Efficiency Office
The office provides oversight of the agency’s budget, strategic planning, revenue management, and the RESTORE program. The office also coordinates and directs special projects to promote efficiency in agency processes and services. The CBEO includes the Budget and Planning Division, Fiscal Control Division, and the RESTORE program.
Elizabeth Sifuentez-Koch, Chief Budget and Efficiency Officer
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Budget and Planning
Vacant, Deputy Director
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The Budget and Planning Division promotes fiscal responsibility by providing assistance and analysis in planning, administering, and monitoring the budget. This division develops the agency’s strategic plan, the legislative appropriations request, and the operating budget for submission to the Governor’s Office and the Legislative Budget Board. The division prepares agency fiscal notes and performance measure reports. It also manages the agency’s federal grant applications and monitors federal awards, to provide centralized support of federal funds for TCEQ programs. In addition, its staff conducts special analyses to monitor the achievement of agency goals and priorities.
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Fiscal Control
Linda Elder, Deputy Director
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The Fiscal Control Division is responsible for managing the agency’s financial transactions, ensuring the integrity of its accounting records, and maintaining adequate internal controls to safeguard its financial assets. This division is responsible for the billing and collection of fees and federal grants, centralized revenue management, financial reporting, and financial assurance. It is also responsible for general ledger activities, the Annual Financial Report, monitoring revenue and expenditures, estimating revenue collections, and providing fiscal analysis and reporting.
RESTORE Program
Melissa Porter, Manager
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The RESTORE program is responsible for administering and overseeing the selection, distribution, and management of grant funds available to Texas through the federal Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund. Staff are responsible for monitoring and participating in activities to support TCEQ’s deputy executive director who is the governor’s designee to perform RESTORE-related duties for Texas, including serving on the RESTORE Council.