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77® HB 893 Engrossed version - Fiscal Note

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session

May 6, 2001

TO: Honorable Florence Shapiro, Chair, Senate Committee on

State Affairs

FROM: Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE: HB893 by Hinojosa (Relating to an additional fee to

support trauma centers to be collected when a motor

vehicle is registered.), As Engrossed

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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *

* HB893, As Engrossed: positive impact of $0 through the biennium *

* ending August 31, 2003. *

* *

* The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal *

* basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of *

* the bill. *

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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *

* Impact to General Revenue Related *

* Funds *

* 2002 $0 *

* 2003 0 *

* 2004 0 *

* 2005 0 *

* 2006 0 *

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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

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* Fiscal Year Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from *

* New General Revenue Dedicated - *

* Tertiary Care Account *

* 2002 $80,054,000 *

* 2003 81,415,000 *

* 2004 82,799,000 *

* 2005 84,289,000 *

* 2006 85,807,000 *

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Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Transportation Code by adding a $5 fee to the

annual cost of registering a motor vehicle for the purpose of supporting

trauma centers. The bill would require county tax assessor-collectors to

collect the additional fee during the registration process and forward

the amount to the Comptroller on the first Monday of each month for

deposit in the General Revenue Fund in a new dedicated Tertiary Care

account. Under the provisions of the bill, appropriations made from

revenues deposited in the new account could only be made for the Texas

Department of Health. The bill would allow county assessor-collectors to

retain up to 10 percent of each fee collected to offset administration

costs related to implementing the provisions of the bill and would

establish guidelines and requirements for depositing, allocating, and

using those revenues.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2001.

Methodology

The Texas Department of Transportation registered approximately 17.2

million vehicles during fiscal year 2000. It is assumed that 17.7

million vehicles would be registered in fiscal year 2002 and that the

amount would increase by approximately 1.7 percent during each

subsequent year.

Local Government Impact

It is assumed that county assessor-collectors would retain 10 percent of

each fee collected to offset administration costs. It is estimated that

counties would realize approximately $8.9 million in the first year and

that the amount would increase by approximately 1.7 percent during each

subsequent year.

Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 601 Texas

Department of Transportation

LBB Staff: JK, RB, RT, MW