LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 74th Regular Session March 14, 1995 TO: Honorable Warren Chisum, Chair IN RE: Senate BillNo. 200, Committee on Environmental as engrossed Regulation By: Armbrister House of Representatives Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on Senate Bill No. 200 (Relating to the alternative fuels program.) this office has determined the following: The bill would add a definition for alternative fuels that would replace and expand the current statutory references that limit conversion options to "compressed natural gas or other alternative fuel." The bill would reduce the conversion schedule required of local government and private entities to convert fleet vehicles to operate on alternative fuels. The bill would modify the definition of a fleet vehicle to exclude a vehicle normally garaged at a personal residence or a vehicle with a GVWR of greater than 26,000 pounds. The bill would create the Texas Mobile Emissions Reduction Credit Program to be administered by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. The cost of implementing the program is not anticipated to be significant. As a result of these changes, there could be some savings to the state and to local units of government. The savings to the State or units of local government cannot be determined. Source: LBB Staff: JK, DF