LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
March 24, 1997
TO: Honorable Clyde Alexander, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1487
Committee on Transportation By: Cuellar
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1487 ( Relating
to the regulation of certain transportation service providers;
providing penalties.) this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1487-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 transportation service providers to be
registered with the Department of Licensing and Regulation (Department).
The bill outlines specific criteria for registration eligibility
and provides authorization for the Department to collect registration
and renewal fees to offset administration costs. The bill would
create the Transportation Service Provider Fund (Fund) and any
fees collected from registrants would be deposited into the
Fund. Also, the bill would require the cost of the Department
to hire an Investigator III and Administrative Technician I.
Methodolgy
The Department assumes the population of eligible registrants
is 500 throughout the state. Registrations and renewals are
$350 per registrant and are valid for 2 years. The Department
assumes 265 registrants in the first year and 235 combined renewals
and registrations for subsequent years. Combined personnel
costs for both positions (Investigator III and Administrative
Technician I) are $45,720 per year. Travel costs of $3,000
per year are estimated for expected complaint investigations.
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 Probable Revenue Change in Number
Savings/(Cost) Gain/(Loss) from of State
from New - New - Employees from
Other
Transportation Other
Transportation FY 1997
Service Provider Service Provider
Fund Fund
NEW-OTH NEW-OTH
1998 ($89,046) $92,750 2.0
1998 (78,006) 82,250 2.0
2000 (78,006) 82,250 2.0
2001 (78,006) 82,250 2.0
2002 (78,006) 82,250 2.0
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
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
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
452 Department of Licensing and Regulation
LBB Staff: JK ,PE ,RA