COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



L.R. No.: 2453-02

Bill No.: SB 861

Subject: Motor Vehicles - Licenses; Revenue Dept..

Type: Original

Date: January 8, 2004




FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND
FUND AFFECTED FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007
Total Estimated

Net Effect on

General Revenue

Fund

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007
Highway ($50,936) $112,500 $112,500
Total Estimated

Net Effect on Other

State Funds

($50,936) $112,500 $112,500



Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

$0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007
Local Government $31,250 $37,500 $37,500




FISCAL ANALYSIS



ASSUMPTION



Officials with the Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol assume no fiscal impact to their agency.



Officials with the Department of Revenue (DOR) - Driver and Vehicle Services Bureau (DVSB) assume their division could need 667 hours of programming overtime to process additional plate applications including editing, correspondence, validation, key entry, telephone and customer walk-in assistance.



Officials with the Department of Revenue (DOR)-Information Technology Bureau (ITB) assume their division could need 180 hours of programming overtime to modify the special plate reservation system, renewal pull program for fees and the Uniform Field Office System (UFOS).



FY 05(10 Months) Income and Cost

Plate fees ($15) $93,750

Procedures and forms ($1,928)

Postage ($64,651)

Plates and Tabs ($62,400)

Programming Cost (308 hours) ($15,707)

Total ($50,936)



FY 06 Income (no cost applicable)

Plate fees (7,500*$15) $112,500



FY 07 Income (no cost applicable)

Plate fees (7,500*$15) $112,500



To implement this legislation, the DOR could require additional funds. In the past, the programs included in this legislation have been paid for with highway funds. This year, however, highway funds may not be available for this purpose as a result of legislation enacted by the General Assembly in 2000 that limits the use of highway funds.



This limitation is found in Section 226.200.3, RSMo. It places a cap on the highway funding available to state departments other than the Department of Transportation. The total amount of highway funds appropriated to these other state departments (including DOR) cannot exceed the total amount of their fiscal year 2001 highway appropriations. This cap limits the highway funds that will be available for the implementation of this legislation.



If highway funds are not available, then another source of funding must be identified to pay for the cost of implementing this legislation.



This proposal could increase state revenue through plate fees.



FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2005

(10 Mo.)

FY 2006 FY 2007
HIGHWAY FUND
Income-Department of Revenue
Plate Fees $93,750 $112,500 $112,500
Cost-Department of Revenue
Procedures, Forms and Mailings ($1,928) $0 $0
Programming ($15,707) $0 $0
Postage ($64,651) $0 $0
Plates & Tabs ($62,400) $0 $0
Total-DOR ($144,686) $0 $0
NET ESTIMATED EFFECT ON HIGHWAY FUND



($50,936)


$112,500


$112,500


FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2005

(10 Mo.)

FY 2006 FY 2007
LOCAL FUND
Income-Cities
Plate Fees $18,750 $22,500 $22,500
Income-Counties
Plate Fees $12,500 $15,000 $15,000
NET ESTIMATED EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS



$31,250


$37,500


$37,500


FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business



No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.



DESCRIPTION



This act creates the NRA special license plate. Any member of the NRA desiring such a plate shall pay a $25 emblem-use contribution to the NRA and pay the Department of Revenue a $15 fee in addition to regular registration fees. The emblem-use contributions shall be used by the NRA for the Eddie Eagle Gun Safe Program, youth programs, and education and training in the state of Missouri.



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 Revenue

Department of Public Safety









Mickey Wilson, CPA

Director

January 8, 2004