LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATURE 1st CALLED SESSION - 2003

July 16, 2003

TO:	Honorable Steve Ogden, Chair, Senate Committee on Infrastructure Development and Security
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB37 by Lindsay (Relating to the precedence of highway access rules and ordinances of certain counties and municipalities over highway access management orders of the Texas Transportation Commission.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would take effect immediately upon receiving a two-thirds majority vote in both houses; otherwise, the bill would take effect November 1, 2003.

Local Government Impact

The counties that would be affected by the provisions of the bill would be Harris and the surrounding counties: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery, and Waller. Harris and a sampling of the surrounding counties were contacted and indicated that implementation of the bill would have little or no fiscal impact on those counties. 

Source Agencies:

601 Department of Transportation

LBB Staff:

JK, SD, RR, MW