TO: | Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Transportation |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB294 by Hinojosa (Relating to optional fees on the registration of a vehicle imposed by a county.), Committee Report 2nd 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 State Highway Fund 6 |
Probable Revenue Gain from County Funds |
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2010 | $3,304,304 | $360,126,460 |
2011 | $3,390,216 | $369,489,753 |
2012 | $3,478,362 | $379,096,469 |
2013 | $3,568,799 | $388,952,986 |
2014 | $3,661,588 | $399,065,757 |
The bill would amend the Transportation Code to increase from $10 to $15 the maximum amount of a fee to be deposited to the
The bill would also authorize a county commissioners court of certain counties to impose an additional fee for registering a vehicle in the county to be used for transportation projects or pledged by the county or a regional mobility authority of the county or other transportation governmental entity under contract with the county to secure the payment of bonds or other obligations associated with the development of long-term transportation projects. The fee could not exceed $50. The total amount of fees imposed may not exceed $65. Under current statute, only certain counties may impose this additional fee and the maximum is $10. Under the provisions of the bill the applicable counties would be narrowed further to apply only to a county that borders Mexico, has a population of more than 150,000 in which the largest municipality has a population of less than 300,000, and that does not border the Gulf of Mexico.
The bill would take immediate effect upon receiving a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house as provided by Section 39, Article 3, Texas Constitution. If the bill does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, the bill would take effect September 1, 2009. Certain provisions of the bill would take effect only if Senate Bill 855 or similar legislation providing for or authorizing the imposition of a county, municipal, or other local vehicle registration fee for transportation or mobility projects is enacted.
The potential revenue gain to each applicable county regarding the county road and bridge fee would vary depending on the number of vehicles registered. The total potential revenue gain from the fee to the applicable counties in the aggregate is shown in the tables above.
The revenue gain from the additional fee for transportation projects for Hidalgo County would be $38.1 million for the five-year period beginning in fiscal year 2010. The revenue gain from the additional fee for Webb County would be $21.6 million for the same five-year period.
Source Agencies: | 601 Department of Transportation
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LBB Staff: | JOB, KJG, DB, MW, TG
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