LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 17, 2011

TO:
Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security
 
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
SB19 by Nichols (Relating to the development, financing, construction, and operation of toll projects.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Transportation Code to revise and replace existing laws relating to the development processes for certain toll projects and the valuation of toll projects under a comprehensive development agreement or other public-private partnership arrangement. The bill would require a local toll project entity to reimburse the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the use of state highway right-of-way or access under certain procedures established by the bill.
 
Based on the analysis of TxDOT, it is assumed that duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

According to the Grayson County Regional Mobility Authority, there would be no fiscal impact associated with the provisions of the bill. The North Texas Tollway Authority reported the authority does not anticipate a negative fiscal impact associated with the provisions of the bill.


Source Agencies:
601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff:
JOB, KJG, MW, TP, TG