LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
March 22, 1999
TO: Honorable Clyde Alexander, Chair, House Committee on
Transportation
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB495 by Flores (Relating to the establishment and
maintenance of one-stop border inspection stations.), As
Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB495, As Introduced: positive impact of $0 through the biennium *
* ending August 31, 2001. *
* *
* The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal *
* basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of *
* the bill. *
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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2000 $0 *
* 2001 0 *
* 2002 0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Cost from State Change in Number of State *
* Year Highway Fund Employees from FY 1999 *
* 0006 *
* 2000 $(2,874,068) 3.0 *
* 2001 (23,754,068) 3.0 *
* 2002 (14,434,068) 3.0 *
* 2003 (16,649,068) 3.0 *
* 2004 (42,134,068) 3.0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) to
establish and maintain one-stop border inspection stations along major
highways at or near a border crossing from Mexico so that all federal,
state and municipal agencies that regulate the passage of commercial
motor vehicles may be located in one place.
Methodology
TxDot estimates that eleven major commercial truck crossings would need
to be upgraded and assumed that one new major commercial bridge would be
constructed within the next five years. TxDot estimates include right of
way purchases, engineering and construction costs, installation of
Intelligent Transportation Systems at four stations, maintenance of the
facilities and other infrastructure costs. TxDot estimated that three
additional engineer positions would be required to manage and oversee
the one-stop inspection facility program. TxDot estimates provide for a
construction schedule of four bridges started in FY 2001, two each in
2002 and 2003 and four in 2004.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK, PE, ML