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 0056 - Revises the frequency of motor vehicle safety inspections
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. NO.: 0570-01
BILL NO.: SB 56
SUBJECT: Highway Patrol; Motor Vehicles; Licenses - Motor Vehicles
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 |
| General Revenue | ($28,300) | $0 | $0 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All State Funds |
($28,300) | $0 | $0 |
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS | |||
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| None | |||
| 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 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses
This fiscal note contains 4 pages.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
Officials of the Office of Administration, Department of Economic Development and Office of the Attorney General assume this proposal would have no fiscal impact to their agencies.
Officials of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) assume this proposal would require that motor vehicle safety inspections be performed every two years, instead of annually as is current law. It would double the state's portion of the inspection sticker fee which would in effect make the safety inspection portion of this proposal revenue neutral. Therefore, MoDOT officials assume this proposal would have no fiscal impact to their agency.
Officials of the Department of Natural Resources assume that since the annual requirement for the emission inspections which (Section 307.366 RSMo) would remain the same in this proposal, their department would not be fiscally impacted by this proposal.
Officials of the Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol (MHP) assume this proposal would change the annual safety inspection to a biennial inspection with the Patrol receiving double the funds from the safety inspection sticker sales. Additionally, the language of this proposal specifies that even year modeled vehicles would be inspected in even years while odd year modeled vehicles would be inspected in odd years. Under these conditions, there should not be a significant change in the revenues associated with the inspection program. Therefore, MHP officials assume this proposal would have no fiscal impact to their agency.
Officials of the Department of Revenue's Motor Vehicle Bureau (MVB) assume they would incur costs in the amount of $21,400 to make appropriate changes to policies/procedures, to print flyers to insert with all renewals to notify all citizens and for envelopes and postage accordingly. MVB would also incur expenses in the amount of $6,900 to revise the current MVB computer system (FASTR) to handle biennial registrations. These costs would be one-time costs.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| (10 Mo.) | |||
| GENERAL REVENUE FUND | |||
| Cost - Department of Revenue | |||
| Forms, flyers, postage, programming changes | ($28,300) | 0 | 0 |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| (10 Mo.) | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business | |||
| This proposal could affect the stations that perform vehicle safety inspections. | |||
DESCRIPTION
This proposal would change the requirement for motor vehicle safety inspections from an annual requirement to once every two years. In addition, the seller of any motor vehicle would be required to submit the vehicle for a one-time inspection. The fees for safety inspections would be raised from $7.00 to $12.00. The fee for the safety inspection stickers would be raised from $.75 to $1.50. Currently, $.50 of the $.75 fee goes to the Highway Fund. This proposal would double the amount going to the Highway Fund. Currently, $.25 of the $.75 sticker fee goes to the Highway Patrol Inspection Fund (HPIF). This proposal would double the amount that goes to the HPIF.
This proposal would allow official inspection stations and inspecting personnel to be suspended or to have their station permit revoked for a period up to three years. Currently, they can only be suspended or revoked for up to one year. It would also allow the Superintendent of the Highway Patrol to suspend a motor vehicle inspector for up to three years for violating the inspection law (currently one year suspensions are authorized).
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space. This proposal should not affect Total State Revenues.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Transportation
Department of Revenue
Missouri Highway Patrol
Department of Natural Resources
Office of Administration
Attorney General's Office
Department of Economic Development
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
February 12, 1999