COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



LR No.: 0099-01

Bill No.: SB 99

Subject: Political Subdivisions: Geographic Information System

Type: Original

Date: January 14, 2003




FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Total Estimated

Net Effect on

General Revenue

Fund

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Total Estimated

Net Effect on Other

State Funds

$0 $0 $0



Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006
Local Government* $0 $0 $0


* Significant ($5 million) shift in funds among local governments.



FISCAL ANALYSIS



ASSUMPTION



The Department of Revenue and the Office of Administration assume no fiscal impact.



Officials of the State Tax Commission assume the following:



Tax officials utilized calendar year collection figures and applyed the one-half of one percent of collection fees pursuant to the proposed language and capped counties at one hundred thousand dollars. Officials also assume that all counties would maximize the reimbursement from the state and the state reimbursement per parcel would not change. Officials assumed a two percent increase on an annual basis for all counties that have not realized the one hundred thousand dollar maximum.



Officials estimate approximately $5,701,018 (statewide) would be shifted from some county budget funds into the technology fund. This is not additional withholding, but merely allows the assessor to keep a small portion of the tax collected.





ASSUMPTION (Continued)



Oversight assumes the withholding would be taken from political subdivisions and deposited to the respective county assessment funds.



Oversight assumes there would be no additional state costs from this proposal since counties could have qualified for the maximum state reimbursement by allocating additional county funds to the assessment fund.



Jefferson County officials assume no fiscal impact.



FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2004

(10 Mo.)

FY 2005 FY 2006
$0 $0 $0



FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2004

(6 Mo.)

FY 2005 FY 2006
COUNTY ASSESSMENT FUND
Income to Assessment Fund
withholding from political subdivisions $5,701,018 $5,815,038 $5,931,339
Cost to Political Subdivisions
from withholding of revenues ($5,701,018) ($5,815,038) ($5,931,339)
NET EFFECT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT $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 act requires counties to deposit a percentage of their ad valorem property tax collections (one-half of one percent, not to exceed $100,000/year) into a county assessment fund to support installation, operation and maintenance of a geographic information system (GIS) as approved by the county governing body, beginning on January 1, 2004.



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



State Tax Commission

Department of Revenue

Office of Administration

Jefferson County Commission



NOT RESPONDING:



The Counties of : Callaway, Marion, Johnson, Cass, Greene, Platte, Clay, St. Louis and the City of St. Louis





















Mickey Wilson, CPA

Director

January 14, 2003