LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
April 3, 2001
TO: Honorable J.E. "Buster" Brown, Chair, Senate Committee on
Natural Resources
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1402 by Madla (Relating to permitting certain state
parklands passport holders to bring a guest into a
park.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* SB1402, 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. *
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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 Revenue Gain/(Loss) from *
* State Parks Account/ GR-Dedicated *
* 0064 *
* 2002 $(450,000) *
* 2003 (450,000) *
* 2004 (450,000) *
* 2005 (450,000) *
* 2006 (450,000) *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would allows Parkland Passport holders born prior to September
1, 1930 or veterans who have a service related disability to designate
one guest into any state park without payment of an entrance or
admission fee for the guest.
Methodology
The Parks and Wildlife Department used the following assumptions in its
methodology:
* Number of Parkland Passports visits remains constant at 200,000
(probably conservative since the population over 65 is growing)
* At least half of guests are over 65 and would only pay half-price
otherwise ($150,00 per year) and the other half would pay full price
($300,000 per year).
* Average cost of a park visit is $3.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 802 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
LBB Staff: JK, CL, SK