LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 26, 2019

TO:
Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development
 
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director
Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB1627 by Morrison (Relating to the removal of certain counties from the Texas emissions reduction plan.), As Engrossed

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to remove Victoria County from the list of counties both eligible for certain grants under the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan and whose residents are required to pay an additional five dollars in Vehicle Title Fees.
 
The bill would reduce, rescind, or repeal the dedication of a specific source or portion of revenue dedicated to the Texas Mobility Fund. Article 3, Section 49-k, of the Texas Constitution, specifies that while money in the Texas Mobility Fund is pledged for the payment of any outstanding debt obligations, the Legislature may not reduce, rescind, or repeal the dedication of a specific source or portion of revenue dedicated to the Texas Mobility Fund unless the Legislature by law dedicates a substitute or different source of revenue that is projected by the Comptroller to be of a value equal to or greater than the source or amount being reduced, rescinded, or repealed.

Based on the analysis of the Comptroller of Public Accounts, revenue changes resulting from provisions of the bill are not estimated to be significant.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff:
WP, SZ, MW, GDz