LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  March 26, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Clyde Alexander, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 691, Committee Report 1st House, as amended
          Committee on Transportation                              By: Thompson
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB691 ( Relating 
to the erection of sound barrier walls along certain parts of 
Interstate Highway 610 in Houston.) this office has detemined 
the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB691-Committee Report 1st House, as amended
         
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, as amended, would remove the requirement that the 
Transportation Commission establish a statewide Type II Noise 
Abatement Program.
 
Methodolgy
 
The department estimates the direct cost of constructing the 
sound barrier walls as required by the bill to be $1,511,190.
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      ($1,511,190)                                                                        
       1998                 0                                                                        
       2000                 0                                                                        
       2001                 0                                                                        
       2002                 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
               1998                   $0
               1999                    0
               2000                    0
               2001                    0
               2002                    0
 
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   601   Department of Transportation
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,PE ,ML