LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 2, 2009

TO:	Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2182 by Zerwas (Relating to the disposition of fees collected for certain specialty license plates.), As Introduced

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB2182, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2011.

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
2010	$0
2011	$0
2012	$0
2013	$0
2014	$0

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Revenue (Loss) from State Highway Fund 6	Probable Revenue Gain from Specialty License Plates General 5140
2010	($8,920)	$8,920
2011	($8,920)	$8,920
2012	($8,920)	$8,920
2013	($8,920)	$8,920
2014	($8,920)	$8,920

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require $22 of each fee collected for Donate Life Texas license plates to be sent by the Texas Department of Transportation to the Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) rather than the State Highway Fund. The bill would require money CPA receives from this fee to be used to pay the costs of the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry and of the Texas Organ, Tissue, and Eye Donor Council. The bill authorizes money that is in excess of these costs to be awarded using a competitive grant process to certain, qualified organizations.

 

The bill would take effect September 1, 2009.

Methodology

Based on the information provided by TxDOT and the Comptroller's office, it is assumed the provisions of the bill would result in a revenue loss to the State Highway Fund from specialty plate fees currently deposited to the fund and a corresponding increase in revenue reported to the Comptroller in the Specialty License Plates General Account 5140. Based on the analysis of TxDOT it is assumed $8,920 each year would be deposited to Account 5140 instead of the State Highway Fund.

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, KJG, MW, TG