LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 5, 2011 TO: Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1291 by Hochberg (Relating to the payment of tolls for highway toll projects.), As Engrossed No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require a toll project entity to waive any fees and penalties for failure to pay a toll if a vehicle has a properly installed, registered transponder which failed to register the toll due to equipment error. The toll project entity would be authorized to send a notice to the registered owner to replace the transponder, and after a reasonable opportunity to replace the transponder, the toll entity would not be required to waive subsequent fees or penalties.A toll project entity would be required to adopt a rule or order regarding the exceptions for the failure or refusal to pay a toll. A toll project entity would be prohibited from penalizing a driver for using a transponder in or on a motor vehicle to which the transponder was not previously registered unless the vehicle is of a different toll classification. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reported that in relation to the use of a transponder in another vehicle, the department's TxTag transponder cannot be removed and used in another vehicle since removal disables the device. TxDOT uses a video billing process; technically there are not any lanes that are limited to transponder-only payment. Based on the analysis of TxDOT, no significant fiscal implication is anticipated. Local Government Impact There could be a revenue loss to a local tolling entity from the imposition of a limit on an administrative fee that a local tolling entity may charge; however, the amounts would vary and are not anticipated to be significant.The North Texas Tollway Authority and the Grayson County Regional Mobility Authority reported there would be no fiscal impact. Source Agencies:601 Department of Transportation LBB Staff: JOB, KJG, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 5, 2011
TO: Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1291 by Hochberg (Relating to the payment of tolls for highway toll projects.), As Engrossed
TO: Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1291 by Hochberg (Relating to the payment of tolls for highway toll projects.), As Engrossed
Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security
Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1291 by Hochberg (Relating to the payment of tolls for highway toll projects.), As Engrossed
HB1291 by Hochberg (Relating to the payment of tolls for highway toll projects.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require a toll project entity to waive any fees and penalties for failure to pay a toll if a vehicle has a properly installed, registered transponder which failed to register the toll due to equipment error. The toll project entity would be authorized to send a notice to the registered owner to replace the transponder, and after a reasonable opportunity to replace the transponder, the toll entity would not be required to waive subsequent fees or penalties.A toll project entity would be required to adopt a rule or order regarding the exceptions for the failure or refusal to pay a toll. A toll project entity would be prohibited from penalizing a driver for using a transponder in or on a motor vehicle to which the transponder was not previously registered unless the vehicle is of a different toll classification. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reported that in relation to the use of a transponder in another vehicle, the department's TxTag transponder cannot be removed and used in another vehicle since removal disables the device. TxDOT uses a video billing process; technically there are not any lanes that are limited to transponder-only payment. Based on the analysis of TxDOT, no significant fiscal implication is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require a toll project entity to waive any fees and penalties for failure to pay a toll if a vehicle has a properly installed, registered transponder which failed to register the toll due to equipment error. The toll project entity would be authorized to send a notice to the registered owner to replace the transponder, and after a reasonable opportunity to replace the transponder, the toll entity would not be required to waive subsequent fees or penalties.A toll project entity would be required to adopt a rule or order regarding the exceptions for the failure or refusal to pay a toll. A toll project entity would be prohibited from penalizing a driver for using a transponder in or on a motor vehicle to which the transponder was not previously registered unless the vehicle is of a different toll classification.
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) reported that in relation to the use of a transponder in another vehicle, the department's TxTag transponder cannot be removed and used in another vehicle since removal disables the device. TxDOT uses a video billing process; technically there are not any lanes that are limited to transponder-only payment. Based on the analysis of TxDOT, no significant fiscal implication is anticipated.
Local Government Impact
There could be a revenue loss to a local tolling entity from the imposition of a limit on an administrative fee that a local tolling entity may charge; however, the amounts would vary and are not anticipated to be significant.The North Texas Tollway Authority and the Grayson County Regional Mobility Authority reported there would be no fiscal impact.
Source Agencies: 601 Department of Transportation
601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff: JOB, KJG, TP
JOB, KJG, TP