LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
February 16, 2001
TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on
State Affairs
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB586 by Ogden (Relating to the creation of the Center
for Transportation Safety as part of the Texas
Transportation Institute.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB586, As Introduced: negative impact of $(1,000,000) 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 $(500,000) *
* 2003 (500,000) *
* 2004 (500,000) *
* 2005 (500,000) *
* 2006 (500,000) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State *
* Year General Revenue Fund Employees from FY 2001 *
* 0001 *
* 2002 $(500,000) 9.0 *
* 2003 (500,000) 9.0 *
* 2004 (500,000) 9.0 *
* 2005 (500,000) 9.0 *
* 2006 (500,000) 9.0 *
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Technology Impact
None
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would establish the Center for Transportation safety as a
component of the Texas Transportation Institute, a member of the Texas
A&M University System. It authorizes the Center to conduct programs of
research, education and technology transfer to support the state's role
in improving the safety of Texas roadways. SB 586 does not appropriate
funds, but instead establishes authorization to receive appropriated
funds as well as other federal, state and private funds.
Methodology
The cost assumes the successful passage of the Texas Transportation
Institute's exceptional item request of one million dollars for the
biennium, roughly 75% of the funds would be applied toward salaries and
benefits, with the remaining amounts being applied toward other costs,
such as travel, equipment, and other expenses.
The increase of 9 FTEs is derived from dividing 75% of the yearly total
amount or the exceptional item request ($375,000) by the agency's
average fiscal year 2000 salary ($41,948).
Source Agencies: 727 Texas Transportation Institute
LBB Staff: JK, RB, JW