LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 30, 2015 TO: Honorable Robert Nichols, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1511 by Hancock (Relating to the establishment and governance of certain regional transportation authorities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Transportation and Tax Codes to amend the population brackets in certain Subchapters and modify the governance of certain regional transportation authorities. The bill would grant title to all real estate to an authority, either partially or fully owned by the authority and located within a municipality with a population of 10,000 or less, if that municipality withdraws from the authority by election. The bill provides criteria for determining the total financial obligations of the withdrawn entity to the authority applicable to an election to withdraw on or before September 1, 2015 and expires August 31, 2016. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: UP, AG, SD, EK LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 30, 2015 TO: Honorable Robert Nichols, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1511 by Hancock (Relating to the establishment and governance of certain regional transportation authorities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Robert Nichols, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1511 by Hancock (Relating to the establishment and governance of certain regional transportation authorities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Robert Nichols, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation Honorable Robert Nichols, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board SB1511 by Hancock (Relating to the establishment and governance of certain regional transportation authorities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted SB1511 by Hancock (Relating to the establishment and governance of certain regional transportation authorities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Transportation and Tax Codes to amend the population brackets in certain Subchapters and modify the governance of certain regional transportation authorities. The bill would grant title to all real estate to an authority, either partially or fully owned by the authority and located within a municipality with a population of 10,000 or less, if that municipality withdraws from the authority by election. The bill provides criteria for determining the total financial obligations of the withdrawn entity to the authority applicable to an election to withdraw on or before September 1, 2015 and expires August 31, 2016. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: UP, AG, SD, EK UP, AG, SD, EK