COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 0437-01
Bill No.: SB 134
Subject: Licenses-Motor Vehicles; Revenue Dept., Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies
Type: Original
Date: January 3, 2003
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on General Revenue Fund |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Highway Fund | ($5,705) | $625 | $625 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on Other State Funds |
($5,705) | $625 | $625 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 5 pages.
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2004 | FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| Local Government |
$313 |
$375 | $375 |
ASSUMPTION
Officials with the Department of Public Safety and Department of Transportation assume this proposal would have no impact on their agencies.
Officials with the Department of Revenue (DOR)- Division of Motor Vehicle and Drivers Bureau (DVSB) assume this proposal could have fiscal impact on their agency.
The DVSB cannot determine the number of plates that could be issued as a result of this legislation. Therefore, the revenue impact is based on the issuance of 100 plates. If the volume of applications for this plate type substantially exceed 100, the department may require additional appropriations.
DVSB notes that prior to last year specialty plates were developed, designed and provided to DOR by the Missouri Vocational Enterprises. The Missouri Vocational Enterprises recently contracted with a vendor to now provide all Missouri specialty plates. The costs will be shown for all specialty license plate bills accordingly.
ASSUMPTION (continued)
This contract requires DOR to pay:
-$250 new plate design set-up fee
-$50 per modification for a new plate design
-$80 per revision to existing plate designs
-$4.50 per plate for freight shipping to DOR
Additional postage is required to mail the plates from DOR to the offices.
DVSB assumes the following revenue for 100 plates issued:
Highway Cities Counties
FY 04 (10 mo) $938 $188 $125
FY 05 $1,125 $225 $150
FY 06 $1,125 $225 $150
Total $3188 $638 $425
DVSB assumes their agency could incur the following cost:
Procedures, Forms and Envelopes = $ 652
Postage = $ 796
Plates and Tabs = $ 474
Total $ 1,752
To implement this legislation, DOR could require additional funds. In the past, the programs included in this legislation have been paid for with highway funds. This year, however, highway funds may not be available for this purpose as a result of legislation enacted by the General Assembly in 2000 that limit the use of highway funds.
This limitation is found in Section 226.200.3, RSMo. It places a cap on the highway funding available to state departments other than the Department of Transportation. The total amount of highway funds appropriated to these other state departments (including DOR) cannot exceed the total amount of their fiscal year 2001 highway appropriations. This cap limits the highway funds that will be available for the implementation of this legislation.
If highway funds are not available, then another source of funding must be identified to pay for the cost of implementing this legislation.
ASSUMPTION (continued)
Officials with DOR- Information and Technology Bureau (ITB) assume that implementing this proposal could require 180 hours of overtime programming to modify the special plate reservation program, the renewal pull program for fees and the Uniform Field Office System.
There are also additional cost for storage at the state data center.
The additional costs for ITB are:
FY 04 (10mo) FY 05 FY 06
Programming salaries $4,221 $0 $0
Record Storage $500 $500 $500
This proposal could increase state revenue through plate fees.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2004
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| HIGHWAY FUND | |||
| Income-Department of Revenue | |||
| Plate Fees | $938 | $1,125 | $1,125 |
| Cost- Department of Revenue | |||
| Programming- Salaries | ($4,221) | $0 | $0 |
| Equipment and Expense | ($2,422) | ($500) | ($500) |
| Total Cost- DOR | ($6,643) | ($500) | ($500) |
| NET ESTIMATED EFFECT ON HIGHWAY FUND |
($5,705) |
$625 |
$625 |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2004
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| LOCAL FUNDS | |||
| Income-Cities | |||
| Plate Fees | $188 | $225 | $225 |
| Income-Counties | |||
| Plate Fees | $125 | $150 | $150 |
| NET ESTIMATED EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS |
$313 |
$375 |
$375 |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
This proposal would create a special license plate for any person wounded in the line of duty as a peace officer or a surviving spouse, parent, brother, sister or adult child of a person killed in the line of duty as a peace officer.
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 Revenue
Department of Public Safety
Department of Transportation
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Director
January 3, 2003