LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION Revision 1 April 27, 2009 TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1063 by Farias (Relating to emergency vehicle access to certain gated communities and multiunit housing projects.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would authorize a county commissioners court to require that each electric gate to a gated community or multi-unit housing project be equipped with a gate-operating device approved by the county fire marshal and activated by the sounding of an emergency vehicle siren. Local Government Impact A county choosing to impose this requirement would incur administrative costs for notifying owners/managers of applicable communities, but it is anticipated that those costs could be absorbed within existing resources. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, DB, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
Revision 1
April 27, 2009
Revision 1
Revision 1
TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1063 by Farias (Relating to emergency vehicle access to certain gated communities and multiunit housing projects.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1063 by Farias (Relating to emergency vehicle access to certain gated communities and multiunit housing projects.), As Introduced
Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
Honorable Garnet Coleman, Chair, House Committee on County Affairs
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1063 by Farias (Relating to emergency vehicle access to certain gated communities and multiunit housing projects.), As Introduced
HB1063 by Farias (Relating to emergency vehicle access to certain gated communities and multiunit housing projects.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would authorize a county commissioners court to require that each electric gate to a gated community or multi-unit housing project be equipped with a gate-operating device approved by the county fire marshal and activated by the sounding of an emergency vehicle siren.
Local Government Impact
A county choosing to impose this requirement would incur administrative costs for notifying owners/managers of applicable communities, but it is anticipated that those costs could be absorbed within existing resources. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
A county choosing to impose this requirement would incur administrative costs for notifying owners/managers of applicable communities, but it is anticipated that those costs could be absorbed within existing resources.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JOB, DB, TP
JOB, DB, TP