LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 17, 2009

TO:	Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2682 by Alvarado (Relating to the authority of municipalities to alter speed limits.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Transportation Code to remove certain restrictions currently in place as to where a municipality has the authority to declare a lower speed limit of not less than 25 miles per hour if the governing body determines that the prima facie speed limit on a highway in an urban district in the municipality is unreasonable or unsafe.

Local Government Impact

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

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LBB Staff:

JOB, KJG, DB