LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 11, 2021 TO: Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3956 by Kuempel (relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties to be used for transportation projects.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Transportation Code 502.402 to authorize an additional county to impose an optional county fee on a vehicle registration to fund transportation projects. The bill would stipulate that the fee must be approved by a majority of voters of the county at a referendum election, which the commissioners court may order and hold for that purpose.The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles reports that the bill would not result in a fiscal impact to the agency or the State. Local Government ImpactIt is assumed implementation of the bill would result in a revenue gain in Guadalupe county if the county were to meet the requirements of Transportation Code 502.402 to impose the optional fee. Under current law, the revenue collected from the optional county fee must be sent to a regional mobility authority located in the county to fund long-term transportation projects in the county. Source Agencies: b > td > 608 Department of Motor Vehicles LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AAL, MB, TG LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 11, 2021 TO: Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3956 by Kuempel (relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties to be used for transportation projects.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3956 by Kuempel (relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties to be used for transportation projects.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation Honorable Terry Canales, Chair, House Committee on Transportation Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board HB3956 by Kuempel (relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties to be used for transportation projects.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted HB3956 by Kuempel (relating to authorizing an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties to be used for transportation projects.), 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 Transportation Code 502.402 to authorize an additional county to impose an optional county fee on a vehicle registration to fund transportation projects. The bill would stipulate that the fee must be approved by a majority of voters of the county at a referendum election, which the commissioners court may order and hold for that purpose.The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles reports that the bill would not result in a fiscal impact to the agency or the State. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles reports that the bill would not result in a fiscal impact to the agency or the State. Local Government Impact It is assumed implementation of the bill would result in a revenue gain in Guadalupe county if the county were to meet the requirements of Transportation Code 502.402 to impose the optional fee. Under current law, the revenue collected from the optional county fee must be sent to a regional mobility authority located in the county to fund long-term transportation projects in the county. Source Agencies: b > td > 608 Department of Motor Vehicles 608 Department of Motor Vehicles LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AAL, MB, TG JMc, AAL, MB, TG