COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 1891-04
Bill No.: SCS for SB 594
Subject: Motor Vehicles; Roads and Highways
Type: Original
Date: March 14, 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* | (Unknown) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on Other State Funds |
(Unknown) | Unknown | Unknown |
* Unknown income and associated cost are not expected to exceed $100,000.
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.
This fiscal note contains 4 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 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
*Unknown income not expected to exceed $100,000.
ASSUMPTION
Officials with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Safety assume this proposal would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.
Officials with the Department of Revenue (DOR) assume this proposal would allow drivers of low speed vehicles to operate on some highways. DOR cannot estimate the number of low speed vehicles which could be registered.
The DOR-Driver and Vehicle Services Bureau (DVSB) further assume they could incur cost for procedure modifications and the additional costs to title and register those vehicles that are not currently being titled and registered. The agency assumes it could require FTE and associated expenses for these FTE.
The DOR-Information Technology Bureau (ITB) assume they could incur programming costs to modify the existing registration and fee systems. The low speed vehicles do not always contain the same information and information formatting as normal motor vehicles; therefore, these programs will have to be modified to handle unique information from the low speed vehicles. The cost incurred for these modifications is unknown; however, the cost for programming is anticipated to be less than $20,000.
ASSUMPTION (continued)
Oversight assumes there could be income and cost associated with the unknown number of applicants for low speed vehicle registration, however Oversight assumes that DOR could handle the request with existing personnel.
To implement this legislation, the 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 limits 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 the 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.
This proposal could increase state revenue through registration and licensing fees for low speed vehicles.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2004
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| HIGHWAY FUND | |||
| Income-Department of Revenue | |||
| Licensing and title fees* | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Cost-Department of Revenue | |||
| Forms, procedures* | (Unknown) | $0 | $0 |
| Plates and tabs* | (Unknown) | $0 | $0 |
| Programming** | (Unknown) | $0 | $0 |
| Total Cost- DOR | (Unknown) | $0 | $0 |
| NET ESTIMATED EFFECT ON HIGHWAY FUND |
(Unknown) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
| * Unknown income and associated cost are not expected to exceed $100,000 | |||
** Unknown not expected to exceed $20,000
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2004
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| LOCAL FUNDS | |||
| Income-Cities | |||
| License and title fees* | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Income-Counties | |||
| License and title fees* | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| ESTIMATED EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
* Unknown income not expected to exceed $100,000
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
This proposal could allow operators of low speed vehicles to use public highways under certain circumstances.
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 Transportation
Department of Public Safety
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Director
March 14, 2003