LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 19, 2007

TO:	Honorable Frank Corte, Jr., Chair, House Committee on Defense Affairs & State-Federal Relations
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2282 by Corte, Frank (Relating to the issuance of Legion of Merit specialty license plates.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2282, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2009.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2008	$0
2009	$0
2010	$0
2011	$0
2012	$0

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Revenue Gain from STATE HIGHWAY FUND 6
2008	$1,750
2009	$1,750
2010	$1,750
2011	$1,750
2012	$1,750

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to issue specialty license plates for persons who received the Legion of Merit medal. The bill would set issuance fees at $10 for the first set of plates and $15 for each additional set of plates.

The bill would take effect on September 1, 2007.

Methodology

Based on the analysis of TxDOT, it is assumed the issuance of 100 first sets of Legion of Merit license plates at $10 and 50 additional sets at $15, annually, would result in a gain to the State Highway Fund of $1,750 per year. It is assumed any additional costs associated with the issuance of the new plates could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 601 Department of Transportation

LBB Staff:

JOB, ES, MW, TG