TO: | Honorable Mark Homer, Chair, House Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB4100 by Eiland (Relating to fees for certain licenses issued by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2010 | $0 |
2011 | $0 |
2012 | $0 |
2013 | $0 |
2014 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain from Game,Fish,Water Safety Ac 9 |
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2010 | $0 |
2011 | $150,884 |
2012 | $150,884 |
2013 | $150,884 |
2014 | $150,884 |
The bill would amend the Parks and Wildlife Code relating to fees for certain licenses issued by the
This analysis assumes the TPW Commission would approve fee increases for these particular licenses and the estimated revenue gain to the General Revenue-Dedicated Game, Fish and Water Safety Account No. 9 would be approximately $150,884 per fiscal year. TPWD indicates any TPW Commission action would not be likely to take effect until fiscal year 2011. Also, TPWD reports the TPW Commission increased the fees for the previously noted licenses in fiscal year 2004 by 10 percent, and the bill would allow a fee increase of an additional 10 percent up to the cap of 20 percent, and the $150,884 in additional revenue would reflect the 10 percent increase. The bill would take immediate effect if the bill receives two-thirds the vote of all members. Otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2009.
Using fiscal year 2008 data, the 10 percent increase multiplied by the total number of each license sums to $150,884.40 and is as follows:
Wholesale Fish Dealer License, 547 licenses x $75 = $41,025
Retail Fish Dealer License, 2,652 licenses x $8.40 = $22,276
Retail Dealer Truck License, 745 licenses x $15.60 = $11,622
Resident Commercial Bay Shrimp Boat License, 572 licenses x $34.80 = $19,905
Non-Resident Commercial Bay Shrimp Boat License, 1 licenses x $75 = $75
Resident Commercial Gulf Shrimp Boat License, 818 licenses x $45 = $36,810
Non-Resident Commercial Gulf Shrimp Boat License, 142 licenses x $135 = $19,170
Source Agencies: | 802 Parks and Wildlife Department
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LBB Staff: | JOB, SZ, TB
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