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 ************************************************************************** * 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * 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) * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *********************************************************************** *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) * *********************************************************************** ***************************************************** * 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) * ***************************************************** 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