LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
March 19, 2001
TO: Honorable Clyde Alexander, Chair, House Committee on
Transportation
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB893 by Hinojosa (Relating to an additional fee to
support trauma centers to be collected when a motor
vehicle is registered.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB893, As Introduced: positive impact of $0 through the biennium *
* ending August 31, 2003. *
* *
* 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 *
* 2002 $0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from *
* New General Revenue Dedicated - *
* Tertiary Care Acct. *
* 2002 $17,790,000 *
* 2003 18,092,000 *
* 2004 18,400,000 *
* 2005 18,731,000 *
* 2006 19,068,000 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Transportation Code by adding a $1 fee to the
annual cost of registering a motor vehicle for the purpose of supporting
trauma centers. The bill would require county tax assessors-collectors
to collect the additional fee during the registration process and forward
the amount to the Comptroller for deposit in the General Revenue Fund in
a new dedicated Tertiary Care account. Under the provisions of the
bill, appropriations made from revenues deposited in the new account
could only be made for the Texas Department of Health.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2001.
Methodology
The Texas Department of Transportation registered approximately 17.2
million vehicles during fiscal year 2000. It is assumed that 17.7
million vehicles would be registered in fiscal year 2002 and that this
amount would increase by approximately 1.7 percent each year.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 601 Texas Department of Transportation, 304
Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK, JO, MW