LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 9, 1997
TO: Honorable Bill Ratliff, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 184, Committee Report 1st House, as amended
Committee on Finance By: Shapiro
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB184 ( relating
to a driver's license that authorizes the operation of a motorcycle)
this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB184-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.
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 amend the Transportation Code to increase the
application, examination, and renewal fees for driver licenses
that include or add authorization to drive a motorcycle by $5.00.
The
bill would require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to
send to the Comptroller for deposit, to the credit of the Motorcycle
Education Fund GR-Account 0501, $5 from each of the following
increased fees: the fee for renewal of a commercial license
or learner's permit that includes authorization to operate a
motorcycle (to $45 from $40); the examination fee for a commercial
license for additional authorization to operate a motorcycle
(to $15 from $10); the fee for renewal of a driver license that
includes authorization to operate a motorcycle (to $21 from
$16); and the application fee for driver license applicants
applying for additional authorization to operate a motorcycle
(to $15 from $10).
The revenue would be dedicated to defray
the cost of administering the motorcycle operating training
and safety program. The account's unspent and unencumbered
balance would be appropriated for the motorcycle operator training
and safety program. The net gain to the Motorcycle Education
Fund would allow the Motorcycle Safety Bureau to establish,
at least, two additional training programs. In addition, the
Bureau could fully staff a second mobile training unit to serve
rural communities.
Methodolgy
The anticipated revenue gain from the bill each year was determined
as follows: There are approximately 25,000 new applicants and
21,369 Commercial Drivers License applicants for a motorcycle
license annually that would pay the additional $5.00 that is
required by the bill. The net gain to the Motorcycle Education
Fund would allow the Motorcycle Safety Bureau to establish,
at least, two additional training programs. In addition, the
Bureau could fully staff a second mobile training unit to serve
the rural communities.
To implement this additional fee,
DPS Information Management Service would have to reprogram the
Distributed Drivers License System computer. Two contract programmers
are needed for a four month period to modify the computer system.
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 Revenue Probable
Gain/(Loss) from Savings/(Cost)
Motorcycle from Motorcycle
Education Education
Account/ Account/
GR-Dedicated GR-Dedicated
0501 0501
1998 $231,845 ($297,876)
1998 231,845 0
2000 231,845 0
2001 231,845 0
2002 231,845 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: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK ,RR ,RS