LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 18, 2013

TO:	Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee On Transportation
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB474 by Muñoz, Jr. (Relating to an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by a certain regional mobility authority for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Transportation Code to authorize the Texas Transportation Commission to allow the Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority (HCRMA) to issue permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo on specified roads in Hidalgo County. The bill would authorize the HCRMA to collect a permit fee not to exceed $80 per trip. The fees could be used only for construction and maintenance of the roads specified by the bill and for the HCRMA’s administrative costs. The bill would require the HCRMA to make payments to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to provide funds for maintenance of the applicable state highways. The bill would require the HCRMA to report to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) all permits issued by the HCRMA. The bill would authorize the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to enforce the HCRMA permits.

 

Based on the information provided by TxDOT, DMV, and DPS, it is assumed any costs or duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

Because the bill would not have statewide impact on units of local government of the same type or class, no comment from this office is required by the rules of the House/Senate as to its probable fiscal implication on units of local government.

Source Agencies:

405 Department of Public Safety, 601 Department of Transportation, 608 Department of Motor Vehicles

LBB Staff:

UP, AG, TG, KKR