LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 28, 2011 TO: Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB288 by Lucio (Relating to authorizing the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to operate one or more southbound vehicle checkpoints near the international border of this state for the purpose of preventing certain criminal offenses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted The fiscal implications of the bill could result in an indeterminate cost to the state. The bill would amend the Government Code to permit the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to establish vehicle checkpoints near the Texas-Mexico border to prevent the unlawful transfer of certain items from Texas to Mexico. The bill would provide certain guidelines related to the checkpoints. The bill would take effect immediately upon a two-thirds vote of all the members of each house. Otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2011. The statute amended by the bill would revert back to its current status on September 1, 2015. The fiscal impact of the bill cannot be determined, due to the unknown extent of the applicable checkpoints the bill would permit. DPS indicates the operation of 24/7/365 checkpoints at international bridges and mobile checkpoints would have an extensive, significant fiscal impact. It is assumed temporary or selective checkpoints would have a reduced fiscal impact from the 24/7/365 model, but the extent to which these checkpoints would be deployed and their associated costs are unknown. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:405 Department of Public Safety LBB Staff: JOB, KJG, ESi
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 28, 2011
TO: Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB288 by Lucio (Relating to authorizing the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to operate one or more southbound vehicle checkpoints near the international border of this state for the purpose of preventing certain criminal offenses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB288 by Lucio (Relating to authorizing the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to operate one or more southbound vehicle checkpoints near the international border of this state for the purpose of preventing certain criminal offenses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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
SB288 by Lucio (Relating to authorizing the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to operate one or more southbound vehicle checkpoints near the international border of this state for the purpose of preventing certain criminal offenses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB288 by Lucio (Relating to authorizing the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to operate one or more southbound vehicle checkpoints near the international border of this state for the purpose of preventing certain criminal offenses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
The fiscal implications of the bill could result in an indeterminate cost to the state.
The fiscal implications of the bill could result in an indeterminate cost to the state.
The bill would amend the Government Code to permit the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to establish vehicle checkpoints near the Texas-Mexico border to prevent the unlawful transfer of certain items from Texas to Mexico. The bill would provide certain guidelines related to the checkpoints. The bill would take effect immediately upon a two-thirds vote of all the members of each house. Otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2011. The statute amended by the bill would revert back to its current status on September 1, 2015. The fiscal impact of the bill cannot be determined, due to the unknown extent of the applicable checkpoints the bill would permit. DPS indicates the operation of 24/7/365 checkpoints at international bridges and mobile checkpoints would have an extensive, significant fiscal impact. It is assumed temporary or selective checkpoints would have a reduced fiscal impact from the 24/7/365 model, but the extent to which these checkpoints would be deployed and their associated costs are unknown.
The bill would amend the Government Code to permit the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to establish vehicle checkpoints near the Texas-Mexico border to prevent the unlawful transfer of certain items from Texas to Mexico. The bill would provide certain guidelines related to the checkpoints. The bill would take effect immediately upon a two-thirds vote of all the members of each house. Otherwise, the bill would take effect September 1, 2011. The statute amended by the bill would revert back to its current status on September 1, 2015.
The fiscal impact of the bill cannot be determined, due to the unknown extent of the applicable checkpoints the bill would permit. DPS indicates the operation of 24/7/365 checkpoints at international bridges and mobile checkpoints would have an extensive, significant fiscal impact. It is assumed temporary or selective checkpoints would have a reduced fiscal impact from the 24/7/365 model, but the extent to which these checkpoints would be deployed and their associated costs are unknown.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety
405 Department of Public Safety
LBB Staff: JOB, KJG, ESi
JOB, KJG, ESi