LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 16, 2021

TO:	Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3949 by Martinez (relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation to sell a portion of a state highway to an airport, inland port, or seaport.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Subchapter B, Chapter 202, Transportation Code, to authorize the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to enter into an agreement to sell a portion of state highway that abuts an airport, inland port, or seaport to the owner or operator of the airport, inland port, or seaport. The bill would require an agreement to provide for the entity that acquires the property to assume responsibility for maintenance of the property.

Based on information provided by TxDOT, it is assumed any costs or duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources. It is assumed any savings to TxDOT from transferring road maintenance responsibilities to another entity that could result from an agreement authorized by the bill would be reallocated to other TxDOT road construction and maintenance program needs.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

601 Department of Transportation

LBB Staff:

JMc, AAL, TG