LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session Revision 1 April 27, 1999 TO: Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB2156 by Keffer (relating to the county and road district highway fund), Committee Report 1st House, as amended ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Fundsfor * * HB2156, Committee Report 1st House, as amended: $0 through the * * biennium ending August 31, 2001. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Net Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2000 $0 * * 2001 0 * * 2002 0 * * 2003 0 * * 2004 0 * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) * * Year from State Highway Fund from County and Road District * * 0006 Highway Fund * * 0057 * * 2000 $(17,700,000) $17,700,000 * * 2001 (17,700,000) 17,700,000 * * 2002 (17,700,000) 17,700,000 * * 2003 (17,700,000) 17,700,000 * * 2004 (17,700,000) 17,700,000 * *************************************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill changes the formula used to allocate gasoline tax revenues to counties. A county's area would no longer be used in the computation. Also, the bill would raise the amount of tax receipts annually transferred from Highway Fund 006 to the County and Road District Highway Fund 057 from the present $7.3 million to $25 million per year, effective September 1, 1999. Methodology The Comptroller's Office and the Texas Department of Transportation provided estimates of the bill's impact. Local Government Impact The 254 counties in Texas would share in the additional $17,700,000 made available by the legislation. Most counties would realize a gain. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 601 Department of Transportation LBB Staff: JK, BB, CT