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Fiscal Note - SB 0070 - Money in the Humanities Council Trust Fund Shall Not be Transferred to General Revenue

L.R. NO.  0407-01
BILL NO.  Truly Agreed to and Finally Passed SB 70
SUBJECT:  Humanities Council Trust Fund
TYPE:     Original
DATE:     April 22, 1997



                              FISCAL SUMMARY

                    ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS


FUND AFFECTED              FY 1998             FY 1999           FY 2000
General Revenue         ($198,400)                  $0        ($401,200)

Humanities Council
Trust Fund                $198,400                  $0          $401,200

Total Estimated
Net Effect on All
State Funds                     $0                  $0                $0


                   ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS


FUND AFFECTED              FY 1998             FY 1999           FY 2000


Total Estimated
Net Effect on All
Federal Funds                   $0                  $0                $0


                    ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS


FUND AFFECTED              FY 1998             FY 1999           FY 2000
Local Government                $0                  $0                $0



                              FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

The Department of Economic Development, Missouri Arts Council assumes the net
effect to state funds would be zero, as this proposal exempts the Humanities
Council Trust Fund from the requirement that the fund balance lapse into the
General Revenue fund at the end of each biennium.  They have projected the
ending balance in the Humanities Council Trust Fund at the end of the Fiscal
Year 1997 and Fiscal Year 1999 to be $198,400 and $401,200 respectively.

Oversight assumes the balance remaining in the Humanities Council Trust Fund
at the end of odd numbered years, as projected by the Missouri Arts Council,
would not be transferred to the General Revenue Fund.


FISCAL IMPACT - State Government            FY 1998   FY 1999    FY 2000

GENERAL REVENUE FUND
   Loss of Transferred Humanities Council
                     Trust Fund Balance  ($198,400)        $0 ($401,200)

HUMANITIES COUNCIL TRUST FUND
   Retention of Year Ending Fund Balance   $198,400        $0   $401,200

NET EFFECT TO STATE FUNDS                        $0        $0         $0


FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government            FY 1998   FY 1999    FY 2000

                                                 $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 bill, with an emergency clause, prohibits the transfer of any unexpended
balance remaining in the Missouri Humanities Council Trust fund to the credit
of the General Revenue Fund.

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 Economic Development