LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
February 26, 1997
TO: Honorable Clyde Alexander, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 297
Committee on Transportation By: Driver
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB297 ( Relating
to certain signs controlling use of traffic lanes.) this office
has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB297-As Introduced
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
impact of $0 to General Revenue Related Funds through the biennium
ending August 31, 1999.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Department of Transportation or a
local authority, on a highway having more than one lane with
vehicles traveling in the same direction, that places a sign
that directs slower traffic to travel in a lane other than the
farthest left lane, to read "left lane for passing only".
Methodolgy
The estimate was derived by estimating the number of signs which
will be required to be replaced (2,000) and multiplied by the
estimated cost to fabricate each new sign ($500). Total cost
is $1,000,000 (2,000 x $500).
The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions
of the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Six Year Impact:
Fiscal Year Probable Change in Number
Savings/(Cost) of State
from State Employees from
Highway Fund FY 1996
0006
1997 $0 0.0
1997 (1,000,000) 0.0
1999 0 0.0
2000 0 0.0
2001 0 0.0
2002 0 0.0
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
The probable fiscal implication to General Revenue related funds
during each of the first five years is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative)
General Revenue Related Funds
Funds
1997 $0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety
601 Department of Transportation
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK ,PE ,ML