COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.: 1331-01
Bill No.: SB 454
Subject: Crimes and Punishment; Health Department; Housing; Waste-Hazardous
Type: Original
Date: March 17, 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 |
| Missouri Public Health Services Fund | $3,333 | $3,333 | $3,333 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on Other State Funds |
$3,333 | $3,333 | $3,333 |
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 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Office of State Courts Administrator, the Office of Prosecution Services, the State Treasurer's Office, and the State Public Defender assume this proposal would not fiscally impact their agencies.
Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services (DOH) state this proposal would give the DOH the authority to levy fines against lead abatement contractors who haven't notified the DOH prior to conducting lead abatement projects.
The DOH assumes that it would only discover unnotified lead abatement projects since there is no mechanism for discovering which contractors are not notifying the DOH of their lead abatement projects. The DOH issued a total of 9 notices in the past three fiscal years of violation for failure to notify since FY 2000 of a lead abatement project. One of these violations was a second offense. Therefore, the DOH assumes $3,333 on average would be collected (8 first offense x $1,000 = $8,000 + $2,000 second offense = $10,000/ 3 years).
Officials from the Department of Corrections did not respond to our fiscal note request. Oversight assumes costs can be absorbed.
This proposal affects Total State Revenues.
| FISCAL IMPACT - State Government | FY 2004
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| MISSOURI PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES FUND | |||
| Income - Department of Health and Senior Services | |||
| Fines | $3,333 | $3,333 | $3,333 |
| ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON MISSOURI PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES FUND |
$3,333 |
$3,333 |
$3,333 |
| FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government | FY 2004
(10 Mo.) |
FY 2005 | FY 2006 |
| $0 | $0 | $0 |
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
Contractors which are small businesses could be affected by this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
This proposal allows the Director of the Department of Health and Senior Services to levy and deposit fines in the Public Health Services Fund.
Any lead abatement contractor that fails to notify the Department prior to starting a lead abatement project will be fined one thousand dollars for the first identified offense, two thousand dollars for the second identified offense, and thereafter fines will be double for each identified offense.
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 Health and Senior Services
State Treasurer's Office
State Public Defender
Office of State Courts Administrator
Office of Prosecution Services
NOT RESPONDING: Department of Corrections
Mickey Wilson, CPA
Director
March 17, 2003