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 0134 - Revises one stop notification procedures for excavation projects
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. NO.: 0263-02
BILL NO.: SB 134
SUBJECT: Political Subdivisions: Contractors, Notification Centers
TYPE: Original
DATE: February 8, 1999
FISCAL SUMMARY
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 to (Unknown) | $0 to (Unknown) |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses
This fiscal note contains 4 pages.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Missouri Department of Transportation (DHT) officials assume this proposal would require all owners and operators of underground facilities, except facilities owned by the owner of the real property upon which the underground facility is located, to become members of a notification center prior to January 1, 2001. Officials stated that their department owns the real property on which they have underground facilities, and assume that the Department of Transportation would be exempt from becoming a member of the notification center. Therefore, officials assume no fiscal impact.
Officials of the Department of Conservation (MDC), Department of Natural Resources (DNR), The Public Service Commission-Department of Economic Development and the Office of Administration-Division of Design and Construction assume no fiscal impact.
The Recorder of Deeds of Cape Girardeau and Greene Counties assume no fiscal impact.
Local Government - Fiscal Impact
Oversight assumes that all municipalities, counties, and county water districts who would have underground facilities would experience some fiscal impact from being required to be members of the notification center. Currently, only municipalities with underground natural gas facilities are required to be members of one-call. Oversight assumes that any fiscal impact resulting from membership and user fees would not be significant to any one political subdivision. Oversight will show fiscal impact to local governments as $0 to (Unknown).
Oversight assumes that Recorder of Deeds would no longer be required to keep registration from owners of underground facilities thereby decreasing the administrative functions currently required.
The county would also experience a reduction in fees currently collected from these recordings. Oversight assumes that the trade off of reduced administrative duties verses the loss of fees would result in zero fiscal impact.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| (6 Mo.) | |||
| Political Subdivisions | |||
| *Costs - Participation in | |||
| notification center | $0 | $0 to | $0 to |
| (Unknown) | (Unknown) | ||
| *Costs to political subdivisions is not expected to be significant. | |||
| FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business | |||
| This proposal would impact small businesses which are owners of underground facilities and are not members of the current notification program by adding identification and membership expenses to their operation. | |||
DESCRIPTION
This act revises the excavation notice system enacted in 1991. Current law authorizes an unlimited number of notification centers in the state and does not require that owners of underground pipes or wires register with a notification system. This act authorizes only one notification center in the state and requires all owners of underground facilities to register with the center. These provisions will apply from January 1, 2000. The act clarifies the duty of the owner to respond to requests for to mark and re-mark an excavation site and the duty of the excavator to exercise reasonable care to ensure that the markings remain undisturbed.
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 Transportation
Missouri Department of Conservation
Department of Economic Development (Public Service Commission)
Department of Natural Resources
Office of Administration-Division of Design and Construction
Greene County-Recorder of Deeds
Cape Girardeau County-Recorder of Deeds
NOT RESPONDING: St. Louis County, Jackson County, St. Louis City, and Kansas City.
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
February 8, 1999