LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 22, 2015 TO: Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1422 by Lozano (Relating to the restoration of expired eminent domain authority of rural rail transportation districts.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Transportation Code to permit rural rail transportation districts, whose power to exercise eminent domain expired under Section 2206.101(c) to exercise the power of eminent domain. Local Government Impact There could be a fiscal impact to local entities; however the amount cannot be determined. The fiscal impact on a local entity would vary depending on which rural rail transportation district exercises eminent domain and the amount of land obtained. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 601 Department of Transportation LBB Staff: UP, SZ, SD, EK LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 22, 2015 TO: Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1422 by Lozano (Relating to the restoration of expired eminent domain authority of rural rail transportation districts.), As Introduced TO: Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB1422 by Lozano (Relating to the restoration of expired eminent domain authority of rural rail transportation districts.), As Introduced Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management Honorable Joe Deshotel, Chair, House Committee on Land & Resource Management Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB1422 by Lozano (Relating to the restoration of expired eminent domain authority of rural rail transportation districts.), As Introduced HB1422 by Lozano (Relating to the restoration of expired eminent domain authority of rural rail transportation districts.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Transportation Code to permit rural rail transportation districts, whose power to exercise eminent domain expired under Section 2206.101(c) to exercise the power of eminent domain. Local Government Impact There could be a fiscal impact to local entities; however the amount cannot be determined. The fiscal impact on a local entity would vary depending on which rural rail transportation district exercises eminent domain and the amount of land obtained. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 601 Department of Transportation 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 601 Department of Transportation LBB Staff: UP, SZ, SD, EK UP, SZ, SD, EK