LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 19, 2003

TO:	Honorable Anna Mowery, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1937 by Armbrister (Relating to the apportionment of municipal infrastructure costs to developers.), As Engrossed

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

If a municipality requires as a condition of approval for a development project that the developer bear a portion of the costs of municipal infrastructure improvements beyond the municipality's minimum adopted standards for on-site development, the provisions of the bill would limit the developer's portion of the costs to no more than the amount roughly proportionate to the proposed development as approved by a licensed professional engineer retained by the municipality.

The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote in each house; otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2003 and would apply only to municipal approval of a development project that occurs on or after the effective date.

The municipality would incur the costs of retaining a professional engineer. A municipality that requires payment by a developer for infrastructure costs associated with a project would experience a fiscal impact that differs from what is experienced under current statute if the municipality had been charging more than the limit that would be set by the bill.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

LBB Staff:

JK, CL, DLBa