LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 14, 1997
TO: Honorable Clyde Alexander, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 2781
Committee on Transportation By: Oliveira
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2781 ( Relating
to permits for overweight vehicles in certain counties.) this
office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2781-As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill provides an optional procedure for
the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize or overweight
vehicles carrying cargo on state, county, or municipal roads
located in certain counties.
Methodology
The bill allows,
as an option, for the port authority to issue overweight permits.
The Department of Transportation (TxDot) states that currently,
these types of permits are issued by TxDOT's central permit
office. TxDOT ensures that each load meets federal criteria
(must not be divisible into lesser loads) and provides designated
routing to minimize damage to the infrastructure and provide
the safest possible travel route. TxDot stated that a program
to automate this routing is currently underway by the department.
TxDot stated that if the Transportation Commission did
authorize the Port Authority to issue permits, the department
could risk having federal funds sanctioned, due to federal statutes
and rules concerning size and weight permits.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source: Agencies: 601 Department of Transportation
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK ,PE ,ML