LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 24, 2015 TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Transportation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3302 by Darby (Relating to highway landscaping projects.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to establish guidelines for highway landscaping on state rights of way that require the use of native or regionally appropriate plants The bill would require TxDOT to allocate funds to the applicable districts for landscaping improvements for each highway project involving the expenditure of $5 million or more. The bill would allow TxDOT, before allocating money to a district, to consider financial assistance from a political subdivision or private organization for landscaping improvements. The bill would establish limits on the amount allocated for landscaping depending on the estimated total amount to be spent under a contract for construction, maintenance, or improvement of a highway.Based on the information provided by 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: UP, AG, NV, TG
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 24, 2015
TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Transportation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB3302 by Darby (Relating to highway landscaping projects.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3302 by Darby (Relating to highway landscaping projects.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
Honorable Joseph Pickett, Chair, House Committee on Transportation
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB3302 by Darby (Relating to highway landscaping projects.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB3302 by Darby (Relating to highway landscaping projects.), 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 require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to establish guidelines for highway landscaping on state rights of way that require the use of native or regionally appropriate plants The bill would require TxDOT to allocate funds to the applicable districts for landscaping improvements for each highway project involving the expenditure of $5 million or more. The bill would allow TxDOT, before allocating money to a district, to consider financial assistance from a political subdivision or private organization for landscaping improvements. The bill would establish limits on the amount allocated for landscaping depending on the estimated total amount to be spent under a contract for construction, maintenance, or improvement of a highway.Based on the information provided by 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: UP, AG, NV, TG
UP, AG, NV, TG