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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T





SPONSOR: Varela DATE TYPED: 02/22/01 HB 334
SHORT TITLE: Waive Impact Fee for Affordable Housing SB
ANALYST: Williams


REVENUE



Estimated Revenue
Subsequent

Years Impact

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY01 FY02
No Significant Fiscal Impact State Government
Loss Local Government



(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)





SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC Files

Department of Finance and Administration



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



The bill authorizes municipalities and counties to waive impact fee requirements for affordable housing projects.



FISCAL IMPLICATIONS



The bill would have no state fiscal impacts. Local governments collecting impact fees would experience a revenue reduction. Local Government Division at the Department of Finance and Administration reports the extent of the fiscal impact on local governments is unknown.



In FY99, the Local Government Division's "Financial and Property Tax Data" report indicated municipalities collected total impact fees of $35,101, while counties collected $16,639. The extent to which various categories of construction projects contributed to these receipts is not known by LFC staff.



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