JLC H.B. 834 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


APPROPRIATIONS
H.B. 834
By: Junell
2-26-97
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND 

The 73rd Legislature passed bills calling for payment delays.  The payment
deferrals provided extra flexibility regarding funding obligations to
certain areas such as public and higher education, health and human
services, and criminal justice.  These areas would have been cut without
the additional funding provided by the payment deferrals.  The 74th
Legislature discontinued this practice and made the required additional
payments to put the funding back on schedule for all funds except the
motor fuels tax payment which was delayed for 5 - 10 days at the end of
the biennium. 

This bill would allow for the delay of payment of the motor fuels taxes to
be initiated again this biennium.  This is a gain to General Revenue Fund
#001 of $317,414,000 in Fiscal Year 1999. As the previous delay of payment
bill expires on October 1, 1997, the Comptroller assumed that the delay
would not be continued and did not count this savings in his revenue
estimate.  

PURPOSE

As proposed, HB 834 will delay the transfer of the highway fund portion of
motor fuels taxes collected in June, July, and August, 1999 that are
allocable to the highway fund, until as soon as practicable after
September 5, 1999 and no later than September 10, 1999. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or
institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

Section 1. ALLOCATIONS TO THE STATE HIGHWAY FUND.  (a) Directs the
comptroller to allocate and deposit to the credit of the state highway
fund certain   portions of motor fuel taxes collected in June, July, and
August, 1999 to the state   highway fund as soon as practicable after
September 5, 1999 and no later than   September 10, 1999.  (b)  This
redirection would expire on October 1, 1999. 

Section 2. Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.