LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session March 28, 2001 TO: Honorable David Sibley, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB246 by Shapleigh (Relating to a review of transportation facilities related to international trade.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * SB246, 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 $(500,000) * * 2003 (500,000) * * 2004 (500,000) * * 2005 (500,000) * * 2006 (500,000) * ***************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to include in its annual review of projects, the development of recommendations concerning how state resources may be used in TxDOT districts adjacent to the border with Mexico to increase international trade. The bill would require TxDOT to cooperate with the Center for Transportation Research (CTR) at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) to develop the recommendations and report them to the Legislature no later than February 1, of each odd- numbered year. The bill would take effect September 1, 2001. Methodology TxDOT estimates that implementing the provisions of the bill would require contracts to be estabished with CTR and TTI in an amount of $250,000 per entity during each year. TxDOT assumes this cost would continue during each subsequent fiscal year. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 601 Texas Department of Transportation LBB Staff: JK, JO, RT, MW