LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
May 9, 2001
TO: Honorable J.E. "Buster" Brown, Chair, Senate Committee on
Natural Resources
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2787 by Geren (Relating to requiring students of
institutions of higher education to obtain a vehicle
emissions inspection for certain vehicles and to
notifying certain students of state vehicle registration
and inspection requirements.), Committee Report 2nd
House, as amended
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB2787, Committee Report 2nd House, as amended: positive impact *
* of $41,356 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 $20,678 *
* 2003 20,678 *
* 2004 20,678 *
* 2005 20,678 *
* 2006 20,678 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) *
* Year from General Revenue Fund from Clean Air Account/ *
* 0001 GR-Dedicated *
* 0151 *
* 2002 $20,678 $11,816 *
* 2003 20,678 11,816 *
* 2004 20,678 11,816 *
* 2005 20,678 11,816 *
* 2006 20,678 11,816 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend Section 51.207, Texas Education Code, to require a
public institution to provide written notice to students applying for a
campus parking permit of vehicle emissions inspections requirements under
Subchapter F, Chapter 548, Transportation Code. The bill would require
a campus police force to adopt procedures for enforcing Texas vehicle
inspection laws.
The bill would take effect January 1, 2002.
Methodology
Each vehicle emissions sticker sold generates $5.50 to the State. It is
estimated that 5,908 attend college in designated emission counties with
inspection stickers that were granted by another state. The vehicles of
these individuals would have to be inspected in Texas to ensure that the
vehicle meets Texas emission requirements. The total revenue generated
by the passage of this bill would be $32,494. The revenue is split with
$2 of that fee being deposited into the Clean Air Account No. 151 and
$3.50 being deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JK, CL, DG