LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 24, 2013

TO:	Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3125 by Lucio III (Relating to route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend provision in the Transportation Code relating to route designation for the issuance of a permit by the Port of Brownsville for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles to include additional highways on which the permitted vehicles could carry cargo.

 

Under current law, the port issues permits and collects permit fees for the movement of certain oversize/overweight vehicles on specified state highways. The revenue from the permits, after deductions for administrative costs, may only be used for maintenance and improvement of those state highways.  Based on the information provided by the Texas Department of Transportation, it is assumed any 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:

601 Department of Transportation, 608 Department of Motor Vehicles

LBB Staff:

UP, AG, TG, TP