LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
April 24, 2001
TO: Honorable David Sibley, Chair, Senate Committee on
Business & Commerce
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB681 by Shapleigh (Relating to transportation systems
for commercial motor vehicles at certain transportation
facilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB681, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: 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. *
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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 $0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Savings/(Cost) from State *
* Highway Fund *
* 0006 *
* 2002 $(36,400,000) *
* 2003 (3,600,000) *
* 2004 (3,600,000) *
* 2005 (3,600,000) *
* 2006 (3,600,000) *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to
provide for the implementation of Intelligent Transportation Systems for
Commercial Vehicle Operations (ITS/CVO) at certain international ports of
entry for land traffic from Mexico. The bill would require TxDOT to
provide for the implementation and use of ITS/CVO in any new commercial
motor vehicle inspection facility and to coordinate with other state and
federal transportation officials to develop interoperability standards
for the systems.
The bill would specify certain requirements for any commercial vehicle
safety inspection facility constructed in TxDOT's El Paso, Laredo, or
Pharr transportation districts. The bill would require TxDOT to enhance
efficiency and reduce complexity for motor carriers to the greatest
extent possible in implementing ITS/CVO technology in new facility
construction by providing a single point of contact among carriers and
state and federal regulating officials; providing a single point of and
information about regulatory and enforcement requirements; linking its
information system with those of the Texas Department of Public Safety
(DPS), the Comptroller, (if possible) the U.S. Department of
Transportation, and other regulatory and enforcement agencies; and
preventing duplication of state and federal procedures and locations for
regulatory and enforcement activities.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2001.
Methodology
TxDOT estimates that there are 14 border crossings that handle commercial
vehicle traffic and that Weight-in-Motion Scales (WIMS) would be
installed at each of these locations. TxDOT estimates that each
installation would cost approximately $2.6 million and that all 14 WIMS
would be installed in fiscal year 2002. TxDOT also estimates that
maintenance costs would be approximately $3,600,000 each year.
No significant fiscal implication is anticipated for DPS or the
Comptroller.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 405 Texas Department of Public Safety, 601 Texas
Department of Transportation, 304 Comptroller of
Public Accounts
LBB Staff: JK, JO, MW