LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
March 12, 1997
TO: Honorable Kenneth Armbrister, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 605
Committee on State Affairs By: Armbrister
Senate
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB605 ( Relating
to the transportation of portable buildings.) this office has
detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB605-As Introduced
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
negative impact of $(239,160) to General Revenue Related Funds
through the biennium ending August 31, 1999.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would allow cargo compatible with a portable building
unit to be transported under a permit issued for the portable
building unit. Currently, a general single trip permit is required
to transport compatible cargo, in addition to the portable building
permit.
Methodolgy
The current fee for a portable building permit is $7.50 (100%
deposited to Fund 001) and the current base fee for a general
oversize permit is $30 (100% deposited to Fund 001). Transporters
of certain portable buildings may currently pay a $30 general
permit fee, in addition to the $7.50 portable building fee,
while the bill would enable the transporter to pay only the
$7.50 portable building permit fee for the entire load.
TxDOT
estimates that approximately 7,971 loads could qualify and that
one half of the eligible loads (3,986) would utilize the new
provision for compatible cargo. Companies would only purchase
portable building permits (at $7.50 each) for eligible loads
and no longer purchase the general permits (at $30 each) for
such loads. Revenue impacts to Fund 001 would be as follows:
3,986 permits X $30 fee = $ 119,580 annual revenue loss to
the General Revenue Fund 001.
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
Gain/(Loss) from
General Revenue
Fund
0001
1998 ($119,580)
1998 (119,580)
2000 (119,580)
2001 (119,580)
2002 (119,580)
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 ($119,580)
1999 (119,580)
2000 (119,580)
2001 (119,580)
2002 (119,580)
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: 601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff: JK ,JD ,ML