LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 8, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Clyde Alexander, Chair, House Committee on
               Transportation
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2177  by Pickett (Relating to special license plates in
               honor of the YMCA in Texas.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require an annual
registration fee of $30 in addition to any other registration fees for
special license plates honoring the Young Men's Christian Association
(YMCA).  The bill would also amend the Education Code to create a new
dedicated account in the General Revenue Fund.  The bill would require
that $8 from each fee collected be deposited in the State Highway Fund to
defray the costs of providing the plates and that all remaining proceeds
be deposited in the new dedicated account.  The bill would also require
that funds in the new dedicated account could only be appropriated to the
Texas Education Agency for the purposes of making grants to benefit the
youth and government programs sponsored by the YMCA located in Texas.

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated due to the
estimated number of license plates expected to be issued.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2001.
  
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, RT, MW