Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3368 by Morrison (Relating to outdoor advertising signs regulated by the Texas Department of Transportation.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 391 of the Transportation Code to specify the maximum height for certain outdoor advertising signs may not be higher than 42 and one-half feet. The maximum height established by the bill would not apply to a sign that was higher than that limit on March 1, 2017, and that, under agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), is authorized to be higher than that limit.
This analysis assumes the intent of the legislation is to "grandfather" outdoor advertising signs that were higher than 42 and one-half feet and lower than 85 feet on or before March 1, 2017. No significant fiscal impact to the State is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.