Honorable Geanie W. Morrison, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3499 by Wray (Relating to sending notice of proposed contracts for highway projects by e-mail.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Transportation Code §223.003 to authorize the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT's) to send notification of proposed highway contracts (Notice to Contractors) electronically by email.
TxDOT currently sends the Notice to Contractors by mail. TxDOT anticipates that emailing instead of producing, printing, and mailing notices could result in savings to the department. Based on the information provided by TxDOT, it is assumed any costs or duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.