TO: | Honorable John Carona, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3356 by Brown, Betty (Relating to the issuance of AMBER alert system specialty license plates.), As Engrossed |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2010 | $6,600 |
2011 | $6,600 |
2012 | $6,600 |
2013 | $6,600 |
2014 | $6,600 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain from General Revenue Fund 1 |
Probable Revenue Gain from State Highway Fund 6 |
Probable Revenue Gain from Counties |
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2010 | $6,600 | $2,250 | $150 |
2011 | $6,600 | $2,250 | $150 |
2012 | $6,600 | $2,250 | $150 |
2013 | $6,600 | $2,250 | $150 |
2014 | $6,600 | $2,250 | $150 |
The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to design and issue specialty license plates to support the statewide AMBER alert system. The bill would specify that the fees from the specialty plates, after the deduction for TxDOT’s administrative costs, are to be deposited to the credit of the General Revenue Fund and may only be appropriated to the division of emergency management of the Governor’s office to fund activities associated with AMBER alert system.
The bill would take effect on September 1, 2009.
Based on the information and analysis provided by TxDOT, this analysis assumes 300 of the new specialty license plates would be issued each year at a fee of $30 each of which $7.50 would be deposited to the State Highway Fund for TxDOT administrative expenses; $0.50 would be credited to the counties; and $22 would be deposited to the General Revenue Fund.
Based on the analysis of TxDOT and the Governor’s office, it is assumed any costs or duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
Source Agencies: | 301 Office of the Governor, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 601 Department of Transportation
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LBB Staff: | JOB, KJG, ESi, MW, TG
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