LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
April 17, 1999
TO: Honorable Eddie Lucio, Chair, Senate Committee on Border
Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB 913 by Shapleigh (relating to the establishment and
maintenance of one-stop border inspection stations by the
Texas Department of Transportation in Brownsville,
Laredo, and El Paso), Committee Report 1st House,
Substituted
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB913, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: 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 $(2,196,997) 3.0 *
* 2001 (22,776,997) 3.0 *
* 2002 (696,997) 3.0 *
* 2003 (696,997) 3.0 *
* 2004 (696,997) 3.0 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) to
establish and maintain an inspection station in Brownsville, in Laredo,
and in El Paso along a major highway at or near a border crossing from
Mexico so that all federal, state, and municipal agencies that regulate
the passage of commercial motor vehicles could be located in one place.
This would be based on the condition that the federal agencies involved
agree to the design of the facility at each location and agree to use
the facility at each location if built.
Methodology
TXDOT estimated costs for the Brownsville and Laredo inspection stations
to be approximately $5.2 million for each facility in fiscal year 2001.
The cost included weight in motion technology and illumination similar
to other new inspection stations. Cost for the El Paso inspection
station, also in fiscal year 2001, was estimated to be $7.5 million due
to increased right-of-way cost. TXDOT estimated $1.6 million per bridge
for Intelligent Transportation System, allowing for electronic motor
carrier credentialing and border clearance. Estimated costs for fiscal
year 2000 included design work at each facility of $400,000 per bridge
and engineering and contingency costs of $280,000 per bridge. TXDOT
included costs for one Engineer at each bridge to manage and oversee the
program.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff: JK, DE, ML