TO: | Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3411 by Flynn (Relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on motor vehicles.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
---|---|
2014 | $0 |
2015 | $0 |
2016 | $0 |
2017 | $0 |
2018 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from State Highway Fund 6 |
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2014 | ($6,191,364) |
2015 | $0 |
2016 | $0 |
2017 | $0 |
2018 | $0 |
The bill would amend Chapter 547 of the Transportation Code, relating to vehicle equipment, to prohibit a vehicle from being equipped or operated with alternately flashing lighting equipment that is blue in color unless the vehicle is an authorized police vehicle or a vehicle used for law enforcement purposes that is owned or leased by the federal government. The bill would require the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) standards and specifications for the use of lamps and flashing lights on highway maintenance and service equipment to comply with the requirements of Chapter 547 as amended by the bill and would permit TxDOT to use only amber or white flashing lights.
Source Agencies: | 601 Department of Transportation
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LBB Staff: | UP, AG, MW, TG
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