This Fiscal Note is not an official copy and should not be quoted or cited.
This Fiscal Note is not an official copy and should not be quoted or cited.
Fiscal Note - SB 0400 - Makes various changes to law relating to water and sewer services
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. NO.: 927-02
BILL NO.: SB 400
SUBJECT: Political Subdivisions: Sewer Districts; Water Resources
TYPE: Original
DATE: February 12, 1999
FISCAL SUMMARY
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| None | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
|
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| None | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
|
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses
This fiscal note contains 3 pages.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) stated this proposal does not affect the departments authority, therefore, officials would expect no fiscal impact.
Oversight assumes the changes made by this proposal are permissive and only provides alternative methods of providing essential services for political subdivisions. Political subdivisions affected by this proposal would be sewer districts, water districts, and municipalities.
Oversight assumes no fiscal impact to local governments.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| (10 Mo.) | |||
| $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| (10 Mo.) | |||
| $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business | |||
| No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal. | |||
DESCRIPTION
This proposal makes changes to law relating to joint utility commissions and public water supply districts. Provisions of Chapters 386 and 393, RSMo, are amended to permit joint municipal utility commissions to contract between participating cities and sewer districts for the provision of sewer services. Such contracting for water, gas and electric services are already permissible.
A utility commission is prohibited from selling water within the jurisdiction of a privately owned water company unless it is also within the boundaries of a contracting municipality or public water supply district. Cities with existing waterworks systems are allowed to be included in water districts. The inclusion requires a majority vote of its governing body. Current law only allows the inclusion of cities that do not have existing waterworks systems.
DESCRIPTION (continued)
This act also allows water districts to transfer portions of the territory they serve to cooperating contiguous districts. Language allowing water district expansion is moved from 247.040
to 247.030 with no substantive changes.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Natural Resources
Oversight Division
NOT RESPONDING: Little Blue Sewer District, St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District.
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
February 15, 1999