Honorable Charles Perry, Chair, Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1247 by Perry (Relating to consolidating certain nonresident hunting licenses.), As Introduced
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB1247, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2027.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five- Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2026
$0
2027
$0
2028
$0
2029
$0
2030
$0
All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
Fiscal Year
Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from Game,Fish,Water Safety Ac 9
2026
$1,082,787
2027
$1,082,787
2028
$1,082,787
2029
$1,082,787
2030
$1,082,787
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Parks and Wildlife Code as it relates to consolidating certain nonresident hunting licenses to remove the Non-Resident Spring Turkey license, the Non-Resident Annual Special Hunting license and the Non-Resident Banded Bird hunting license from the portfolio of hunting license available for non-residents.
Methodology
Based on analysis from the Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) and the Comptroller of Public Accounts, it is assumed that a revenue gain in General Revenue-Dedicated Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account No. 9 (GR-D 9) of $1,082,787 would be realized each fiscal year due to the enactment of the bill. The following information was provided by TPWD:
In fiscal year 2024, TPWD issued 5,927 Non-Resident Spring Turkey licenses at $126 each for a total of $746,802 in revenue collections. Under the provisions of the bill, those buyers would need to purchase the General Non-Resident Hunting license at $315 in order to participate in the same activity. TPWD assumes an equal number of buyers would switch and that this would generate gross revenue collections of $1,867,005 each fiscal year resulting in a net revenue gain of $1,120,203.
In fiscal year 2024, TPWD issued 2,423 Non-Resident Annual Special Hunting licenses at $132 each for a total of $319,836 in revenue collections. TPWD assumes an equal number of buyers would switch to the Five-Day Special Hunting License at $48. TPWD also assumes that an equal number of buyers would switch and also purchase two 5-Day licenses in the year with the enactment of the bill, generating a revenue collection of $232,608 each fiscal year resulting in a net revenue loss of $87,228.
In fiscal year 2024, TPWD issued 2,372 Non-Resident Banded Bird licenses at $27 each for a total of $64,044 in revenue collections. TPWD assumes that an equal number of buyers would switch and purchase one Five-Day Special Hunting License at $48 as an alternative and that this would generatea total of $113,856 in revenue collections each fiscal year resulting in a net revenue gain of $49,812.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 802 Parks and Wildlife Department