LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
March 20, 2001
TO: Honorable Clyde Alexander, Chair, House Committee on
Transportation
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2203 by Gutierrez (Relating to the construction of
facilities and trails for bicycles and electric
bicycles.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB2203, As Introduced: negative impact of $(28,196,000) 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 $(13,790,000) *
* 2003 (14,406,000) *
* 2004 (15,062,000) *
* 2005 (15,744,000) *
* 2006 (16,444,000) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Probable Probable Probable Change in *
* Year Revenue Revenue Savings/ Revenue Number of *
* Gain/(Loss) Gain/(Loss) (Cost) from Gain/(Loss) State *
* from from New New General from New Employees *
* General General Revenue General from FY 2001 *
* Revenue Revenue Dedicated - Revenue *
* Fund Dedicated - Texas Parks Dedicated - *
* 0001 Texas Parks and Bicycle and *
* nd Wildlife Wildlife Pedestrian *
* Trails Trails Facilities *
* 2002 $6,895,000 $6,895,000 0.0 *
* $(13,790, $(6,895,000) *
* 000) *
* 2003 7,203,000 (7,203,000) 7,203,000 0.0 *
* (14,406,000) *
* 2004 7,531,000 (7,531,000) 7,531,000 0.0 *
* (15,062,000) *
* 2005 7,872,000 (7,872,000) 7,872,000 0.0 *
* (15,744,000) *
* 2006 8,222,000 (8,222,000) 8,222,000 0.0 *
* (16,444,000) *
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from New *
* General Revenue Dedicated - *
* Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities *
* 2002 $(6,895,000) *
* 2003 (7,203,000) *
* 2004 (7,531,000) *
* 2005 (7,872,000) *
* 2006 (8,222,000) *
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Fiscal Analysis
The proposed bill would create two new accounts in General Revenue: GR
Account - Texas Parks and Wildlife Trails, and GR Account - Bicycle and
Pedestrian Facilities. Funds appropriated out of the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Trails Account could only be for multi-use trails and bicycle
facilities approved by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. Funds
appropriated out of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Account could
only be appropriated for construction of bicycle and pedestrian
facilities. Bicycles and other non-motorized transportation would be
excluded from the definition of "sporting goods" as that term relates to
the "sporting goods" sales tax revenue allocation to the Parks and
Wildlife Department. Half of this revenue would be allocated to the
Texas Parks and Wildlife Trails and the other half to the Bicycle and
Pedestrian Facilities Account.
The Texas Department of Transportation would be required to establish and
administer a Safe Routes to School Program that distributes federal
grants available under the federal Hazard Elimination Program to local
political jurisdictions to improve safety in and around school areas.
The funds deposited to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Account
would also be distributed by TxDOT, but only to provide grants for the
construction of bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
The proposed bill impacts the amount of "sporting goods" sales tax
revenue allocated to the Parks and Wildlife Department for the state
parks system, local park and indoor recreation grants, and acquisition,
construction, development and/or improvements to park land and
facilties. However, because the state sales tax on sporting goods
considerably exceeds the annual sporting goods sales tax allocation to
the Parks and Wildlife Department, the removal of bicycles and
non-motorized items from the definition of "sporting goods" should not
cause a reduction in the existing annual $32 million transfer.
Methodology
It is assumed that any additional costs associated with administering
these grant programs would be absorbed by the Parks and Wildlife
Department, which has an exisiting, similar grant program, and the Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDOT).
Further, it is assumed that all revenues allocated to the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Trails Account and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities
Account would be expended in the same year they are received on grants
and/or administrative costs.
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, 802 Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department
LBB Staff: JK, JO, MF, ZS