LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
April 27, 1999
TO: Honorable Steven Wolens, Chair, House Committee on State
Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB484 by Duncan (relating to defining a local exchange
access line and an equivalent local exchange access line
for purposes of the imposition of 9-1-1 emergency
services fees and the exclusion of certain telephone
lines used to provide Internet access), As Engrossed
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* Estimated Two-Year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Fundsfor *
* SB484, As Engrossed: $0 through the biennium ending August 31, *
* 2001. *
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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 Probable Revenue Change in Number of *
* Year Savings/(Cost) from Gain/(Loss) from State Employees from *
* Advisory Commission Advisory Commission FY 1999 *
* on Emergency on Emergency *
* Communication Communication *
* Account/ Account/ *
* GR-Dedicated GR-Dedicated *
* 5007 5007 *
* 2000 $(21,000,000) $21,000,000 0.0 *
* 2001 (21,000,000) 21,000,000 0.0 *
* 2002 (21,000,000) 21,000,000 0.0 *
* 2003 (21,000,000) 21,000,000 0.0 *
* 2004 (21,000,000) 21,000,000 0.0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill as substituted would exempt telephone lines used for internet
access and incapable of transmitting voice messages from the 9-1-1
emergency service fee, and, in addition, require telephone providers to
collect and remit 9-1-1 emergency service fees to the Advisory
Commission on State Emergency Communications or the appropriate
emergency communication district. Currently, the 9-1-1 emergency
service fees for regions that are part of the state's 9-1-1 system are
remitted directly to the 24 Councils of Government, and used for 9-1-1
implementation.
Methodology
The maximum amount of the 9-1-1 emergency service fee in the 24 regions
that are part of the state's 9-1-1 system is $0.50 cents per month per
telephone line. The fee generates $21.0 million in annual revenues. It
is assumed that the fees currently remitted to the Councils of Government
would be deposited to General Revenue Dedicated Account No. 5007,
Advisory Commission on Emergency Communications. It is also assumed that
these funds would be distributed back to the Councils of Government as
part of the legislative appropriations process.
No additional administrative costs to the Comptroller or the Advisory
Commission on State Emergency Communications are anticipated as a result
of this bill.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK, BB, TH, ZS