LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 12, 2011 TO: Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3269 by Callegari (Relating to traffic-control signalization.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to clarify that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) may include grants for studies on traffic control signalization through the New Technology Research and Development program. The bill would amend the Transportation Code to direct the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to conduct a study regarding traffic-control signalization improvements and to report findings to certain government officials by December 1, 2012. TxDOT would be allowed to spend no more than $200,000 to conduct this study. Based on the analysis of TCEQ, TxDOT, and the Department of Public Safety, it is assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:405 Department of Public Safety, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation LBB Staff: JOB, KJG, MW, TG, EH
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 12, 2011
TO: Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3269 by Callegari (Relating to traffic-control signalization.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3269 by Callegari (Relating to traffic-control signalization.), As Introduced
Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB3269 by Callegari (Relating to traffic-control signalization.), As Introduced
HB3269 by Callegari (Relating to traffic-control signalization.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to clarify that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) may include grants for studies on traffic control signalization through the New Technology Research and Development program. The bill would amend the Transportation Code to direct the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to conduct a study regarding traffic-control signalization improvements and to report findings to certain government officials by December 1, 2012. TxDOT would be allowed to spend no more than $200,000 to conduct this study. Based on the analysis of TCEQ, TxDOT, and the Department of Public Safety, it is assumed that duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation
405 Department of Public Safety, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff: JOB, KJG, MW, TG, EH
JOB, KJG, MW, TG, EH