LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 17, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable J.E. "Buster" Brown, Chair            IN RE:  Senate Bill No. 1856, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
          Committee on Natural Resources                              By: Wentworth
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB1856 ( Relating 
to the inspection and maintenance of certain motor vehicles 
for air pollution control; providing criminal penalties.) this 
office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB1856-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
         
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         
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 statutes 
relating to the state's inspection and maintenance (I&M) program 
to conform to the Texas Motorists' Choice program as authorized 
by the Governor's Executive Order.  The bill would also prohibit 
county tax assessor-collectors from registering vehicles which 
have not passed emission inspections required by provisions 
of the bill.  

         
 
The bill would prohibit tax assessor-collectors in affected 
areas from registering vehicles which do not pass the emissions 
test.  The Texas Department of Transportation estimates that 
the state and local units of government could experience a loss 
of approximately $6 million in vehicle registration revenue. 
 In addition, the department states that possible lag time in 
updating the registration and title database could impact a 
tax assessor-collector's ability to issue timely registrations. 
 
          
   Source:            Agencies:   
                                         582   Natural Resources Conservation Commission
                                         601   Department of Transportation
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB