LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session April 2, 1997 TO: Honorable Keith Oakley, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 580 Committee on Public Safety By: Coleman House Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB580 ( Relating to enforcement of laws relating to parking by persons with disabilities.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB580-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. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill. Fiscal Analysis The bill would require The Department of Public Safety to establish a database to determine the validity of a parking permit issued to a person with a disability. Methodolgy DPS obtained the number of permits issued from two separate sets of data maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) and DPS. The recipient of a placard does not necessarily possess a driver license or identification card, nor do they necessarily have a vehicle registered in their name. Therefore, there is no database which exists with all recipients of the issued placard. Creation of the new data base would require 4 positions in the first year and two positions in subsequent years to maintain the database. The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions of the bill during each of the first five years following passage is estimated as follows: Five Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from State Highway Fund 0006 1998 ($898,772) 1998 (94,777) 2000 (94,777) 2001 (94,777) 2002 (94,777) 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 1998 $0 1999 0 2000 0 2001 0 2002 0 Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the provisions of the bill are in effect. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: JK ,CB ,RS ,RT