LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 4, 2009 TO: Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1789 by Maldonado (Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to enhance and upgrade sports facilities in certain municipalities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Tax Code to add a municipality with a population of at least 13,000 but less than 39,000 that is located in a county that has a population of at least 200,000 to the entities authorized to use revenue from a municipal hotel occupancy tax for the promotion of tourism by the enhancement and upgrading of existing sports facilities or fields if the municipality owns the facilities or fields. Local Government Impact For an applicable municipality, an additional usage of hotel occupancy tax revenue would have no direct fiscal impact, although indirectly, it could create a savings if another revenue source had been used for enhancing and upgrading existing sports facilities or fields. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JOB, MN, DB LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 4, 2009 TO: Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1789 by Maldonado (Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to enhance and upgrade sports facilities in certain municipalities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1789 by Maldonado (Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to enhance and upgrade sports facilities in certain municipalities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means Honorable Rene Oliveira, Chair, House Committee on Ways & Means John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB1789 by Maldonado (Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to enhance and upgrade sports facilities in certain municipalities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB1789 by Maldonado (Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue to enhance and upgrade sports facilities in certain municipalities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Tax Code to add a municipality with a population of at least 13,000 but less than 39,000 that is located in a county that has a population of at least 200,000 to the entities authorized to use revenue from a municipal hotel occupancy tax for the promotion of tourism by the enhancement and upgrading of existing sports facilities or fields if the municipality owns the facilities or fields. Local Government Impact For an applicable municipality, an additional usage of hotel occupancy tax revenue would have no direct fiscal impact, although indirectly, it could create a savings if another revenue source had been used for enhancing and upgrading existing sports facilities or fields. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: JOB, MN, DB JOB, MN, DB