Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1165 by Burkett (Relating to the disposition of administrative penalties and fines collected for violations of certain laws involving the operation of an overweight vehicle.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1165, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($6,702,000) through the biennium ending August 31, 2017.
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2016
($3,328,000)
2017
($3,374,000)
2018
($3,421,000)
2019
($3,469,000)
2020
($3,518,000)
Fiscal Year
Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from General Revenue Fund 1
Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from State Highway Fund 6
2016
($3,328,000)
$3,328,000
2017
($3,374,000)
$3,374,000
2018
($3,421,000)
$3,421,000
2019
($3,469,000)
$3,469,000
2020
($3,518,000)
$3,518,000
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Transportation Code relating to the disposition of fines and administrative penalties collected for violations of certain laws involving the operation of an overweight vehicle.
The bill would amend Sections 621.506(g) and 623.019(e) to direct the Comptroller to deposit fines collected under those sections to the credit of the State Highway Fund (Fund 6). Currently those amounts are deposited to the credit of the General Revenue Fund (Fund 1). The bill would add new Subsection 623.271(g) to direct the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to deposit to Fund 6 an administrative penalty collected under this section for violations of Sections 621.506 and 623.019.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2015.
Methodology
Historical data from Comptroller records for overweight vehicle fines provided the basis for this estimate, and those figures were forecast using the projected growth rates for overweight vehicle permit revenue in the 2016-17 Biennial Revenue Estimate. Administrative penalties imposed by DMV for violations of Sections 621.506 and 623.019 of the Transportation Code are not included in the table above, but not anticipated to be significant.
This legislation would do one or more of the following: create or recreate a dedicated account in the General Revenue Fund, create or recreate a special or trust fund either with or outside of the Treasury, or create a dedicated revenue source. The fund, account, or revenue dedication included in this bill would be subject to funds consolidation review by the current Legislature.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 608 Department of Motor Vehicles