LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session Revision 1 April 29, 2001 TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB238 by Wentworth (Relating to the safe operation of bicycles on roadways.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * SB238, 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 $(492,000) * * 2003 0 * * 2004 0 * * 2005 0 * * 2006 0 * ***************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require persons operating bicycles on a roadway to ride single file and to prohibit persons operating bicycles in a group of three or more from riding on a farm-to-market or ranch-to-market road that is without improved shoulders. The bill would also require that a bicycle that is not operated on path set aside for the exclusive operation of bicycles would have to have a slow-moving-vehicle emblem. The bill would take effect September 1, 2001. Methodology The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) estimates that an informational sign would need to be erected every 10 miles on approximately 22,800 miles of farm-to-market or ranch-to-market road that do not have improved shoulders to notify bicyclists of the prohibition against operating bicycles in a group of three or more on those roads. TxDOT also estimates that similar signs would need to be erected at 1,000 intersections. TxDOT estimates each sign would cost $150 and that a total cost of $492,000 would be realized in fiscal year 2002 for erecting 3,280 new signs. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 405 Texas Department of Public Safety, 601 Texas Department of Transportation LBB Staff: JK, RB, MW, DG