LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 25, 2011 TO: Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB959 by Wentworth (Relating to toll collection and enforcement.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Transportation Code to authorize the Texas Department of Transportation(TxDOT) to use alternative tolling methods, such as video tolling, to permit the registered owner of avehicle to pay a toll at a date later than the time the vehicle is driven or towed through a toll collectionfacility. The bill would authorize TxDOT to use automated enforcement technology to identify theregistered owner of the vehicle for purposes of billing, collection, and enforcement activities. The billwould establish billing notification requirements for TxDOT. The bill would authorize TxDOT to impose a single administrative fee for multiple events of nonpayment of a toll instead of a separate fee for each occurance. The bill would authorize TxDOT, at the closure of an electronic toll collection customer account and at the request of the account holder, to refund the balance of funds in the account after satisfaction of any outstanding tolls and fees. The bill would allow TxDOT to enter into an agreement with a governmental or private entity for the use of TxDOT-issued transponders and corresponding customer accounts to pay for parking services offered by the entity. Based on the analysis of TxDOT, it is assumed any costs or duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:601 Department of Transportation LBB Staff: JOB, KJG, TG
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 25, 2011
TO: Honorable Tommy Williams, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation & Homeland Security FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB959 by Wentworth (Relating to toll collection and enforcement.), 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: SB959 by Wentworth (Relating to toll collection and enforcement.), 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
SB959 by Wentworth (Relating to toll collection and enforcement.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB959 by Wentworth (Relating to toll collection and enforcement.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
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 authorize the Texas Department of Transportation(TxDOT) to use alternative tolling methods, such as video tolling, to permit the registered owner of avehicle to pay a toll at a date later than the time the vehicle is driven or towed through a toll collectionfacility. The bill would authorize TxDOT to use automated enforcement technology to identify theregistered owner of the vehicle for purposes of billing, collection, and enforcement activities. The billwould establish billing notification requirements for TxDOT. The bill would authorize TxDOT to impose a single administrative fee for multiple events of nonpayment of a toll instead of a separate fee for each occurance. The bill would authorize TxDOT, at the closure of an electronic toll collection customer account and at the request of the account holder, to refund the balance of funds in the account after satisfaction of any outstanding tolls and fees. The bill would allow TxDOT to enter into an agreement with a governmental or private entity for the use of TxDOT-issued transponders and corresponding customer accounts to pay for parking services offered by the entity. Based on the analysis of TxDOT, it is assumed any costs or duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
The bill would amend the Transportation Code to authorize the Texas Department of Transportation(TxDOT) to use alternative tolling methods, such as video tolling, to permit the registered owner of avehicle to pay a toll at a date later than the time the vehicle is driven or towed through a toll collectionfacility. The bill would authorize TxDOT to use automated enforcement technology to identify theregistered owner of the vehicle for purposes of billing, collection, and enforcement activities. The billwould establish billing notification requirements for TxDOT. The bill would authorize TxDOT to impose a single administrative fee for multiple events of nonpayment of a toll instead of a separate fee for each occurance. The bill would authorize TxDOT, at the closure of an electronic toll collection customer account and at the request of the account holder, to refund the balance of funds in the account after satisfaction of any outstanding tolls and fees. The bill would allow TxDOT to enter into an agreement with a governmental or private entity for the use of TxDOT-issued transponders and corresponding customer accounts to pay for parking services offered by the entity.
Based on the analysis of TxDOT, it is assumed any costs or duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 601 Department of Transportation
601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff: JOB, KJG, TG
JOB, KJG, TG