LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
May 12, 1999
TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on
State Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3328 by Gallego (Relating to speed limits on highways
of this state.), As Engrossed
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB3328, As Engrossed: 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 Year Probable Cost from State Highway *
* Fund *
* 0006 *
* 2000 $(424,000) *
* 2001 0 *
* 2002 0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would allow the speed limit to be raised from 70 mph to 75 mph,
if justified by a speed study, for a passenger car, motorcycle or light
truck towing a boat, dog trailer or livestock trailer on a highway
numbered by this state or the United States outside an urban district,
including a farm-to-market or ranch-to-market road. The bill also
allows the speed limit to be raised to 80 mph, if justified by a speed
study, for interstates that run east and west in counties with a
population of less than 25,000.
Methodology
The Texas Department of Transportation estimated that 1 new sign would be
necessary for each of the state's 73 points of entry, plus 7 additional
signs located internally in the state to convey the new speed limit
information.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff: JK, SD, PE, ML