LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 19, 2015 TO: Honorable Robert Nichols, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB321 by Hinojosa (Relating to the amount of money transferred monthly from the state highway fund to the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB321, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2017. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 19, 2015
TO: Honorable Robert Nichols, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB321 by Hinojosa (Relating to the amount of money transferred monthly from the state highway fund to the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Robert Nichols, Chair, Senate Committee on Transportation
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB321 by Hinojosa (Relating to the amount of money transferred monthly from the state highway fund to the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.), 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
SB321 by Hinojosa (Relating to the amount of money transferred monthly from the state highway fund to the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB321 by Hinojosa (Relating to the amount of money transferred monthly from the state highway fund to the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB321, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2017. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB321, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2017.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.
General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds 2016 $0 2017 $0 2018 $0 2019 $0 2020 $0
2016 $0
2017 $0
2018 $0
2019 $0
2020 $0
All Funds, Five-Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromTexas Emissions Reduction Plan5071 Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromState Highway Fund6 2016 ($24,138,000) $24,138,000 2017 ($26,762,000) $26,762,000 2018 ($27,297,000) $27,297,000 2019 ($27,843,000) $27,843,000 2020 $0 $0
Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromTexas Emissions Reduction Plan5071 Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) fromState Highway Fund6 2016 ($24,138,000) $24,138,000 2017 ($26,762,000) $26,762,000 2018 ($27,297,000) $27,297,000 2019 ($27,843,000) $27,843,000 2020 $0 $0
2016 ($24,138,000) $24,138,000
2017 ($26,762,000) $26,762,000
2018 ($27,297,000) $27,297,000
2019 ($27,843,000) $27,843,000
2020 $0 $0
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Transportation Code relating to the amount of money transferred monthly from the State Highway Fund (SHF) No. 6 (Other Funds) to the General Revenue-Dedicated Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) Account No. 5071. The bill would provide that the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) transfer from the TERP Account No. 5071 only the amount of Certificate of Title Fees deposited to the Texas Mobility fund that are collected from applicants that reside in a county located in a nonattainment area as defined under Section 107(d) of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7407), as amended, or in an affected county, as defined by Section 386.001, Health and Safety Code. The bill would take effect September 1, 2015. TxDOT would be required to comply with the bill's provisions beginning on October 1, 2015.
Methodology
Under current law, TxDOT is required to remit an amount from the SHF to the TERP Account No. 5071 equal to the amount of Certificate of Title fees deposited to the credit of the Texas Mobility Fund from all counties. Effective October 1, 2015, the bill would limit that transfer amount to the amount remitted for vehicle title fees from counties located in a nonattainment area. The estimated gain to the State Highway Fund and equal loss to the TERP Account No. 5071 was provided by the Comptroller of Public Accounts. The Comptroller reports that their estimates are based on information from the Department of Motor Vehicles for the amount of title fees remitted from those counties, adjusted for effective date, and projected forward based on growth rates in the 2016-17 Biennial Revenue Estimate. Pursuant to current law, the required remittance of SHF money to the TERP Account No. 5071 will expire on August 31, 2019 (end of fiscal year 2019).
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation
LBB Staff: UP, AG, NV, TG, TL
UP, AG, NV, TG, TL