LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session April 17, 2001 TO: Honorable Clyde Alexander, Chair, House Committee on Transportation FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1492 by Hardcastle (Relating to painting, marking, and lighting requirements for certain antenna structures.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB1492, 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2002 $0 * * 2003 0 * * 2004 0 * * 2005 0 * * 2006 0 * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: ***************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from State * * Highway Fund * * 0006 * * 2002 $(2,775,000) * * 2003 0 * * 2004 0 * * 2005 0 * * 2006 0 * ***************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require the department to adopt rules for marking antenna structures between 50 feet and 200 feet in height above ground level. Methodology TxDOT estimates having approximately 370 radio towers falling into the height range covered by the bill and the cost for marking these towers with an industry standard dual lighting system would be $7,500 per tower. This system includes medium intensity strobe for daytime and red beacon/strobe for night. TxDOT estimates that a one time cost of $2,775,000 would be realized with the implementation of the bill. Local Government Impact Although local units of government would realize similar costs of $7,500 per tower to mark towers in the height range required by the bill, no significant fiscal implication is anticipated. Source Agencies: 601 Texas Department of Transportation LBB Staff: JK, JO, RT, MW