Honorable Dan Flynn, Chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB584 by White (Relating to a program to facilitate, through the issuance and use of electronic toll collection transponders, free or discounted toll project use available to certain military personnel.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Section 372.053 of the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), in cooperation with the United States (U.S.) armed forces, to create a program to facilitate any free or discounted toll project use available to active duty members of the Texas National Guard or a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces.
Based on the analysis provided by TxDOT, it is assumed implementation of the bill would not result in an expansion of the agency's current toll waiver program and any costs or duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.