COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. NO.: 2600-01
BILL NO.: SB 579
SUBJECT: Alcohol; Motor Vehicle
TYPE: Original
DATE: December 21, 1999
FISCAL SUMMARY
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 |
| None | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All State Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| None | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$0 | $0 | $0 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | FY 2002 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses
This fiscal note contains 3 pages.
ASSUMPTION
Officials of the Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol and Office of Prosecution Services assume this proposal would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.
Officials of the State Public Defender (SPD) assume this proposal would have no fiscal impact on their agency.
Officials of the Department of Revenue's (DOR) Drivers License Bureau assume this proposal would have no fiscal impact on their agency.
Officials of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) stated that this proposal seems to comply with the TEA 21 mandates for Open Container laws, except for lack of a current definition of the term alcoholic beverage.
Under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century Restoration Act, a new program was established that requires states to enact Open Container laws. Any state which does not have an Open Container law by October 1, 2000, would have one and one-half percent of their federal surface transportation funds transferred from their highway construction program to their highway safety program. This amount would increase to three percent if there is no compliance with the TEA-21 mandates by October 1, 2002. For FY's 2001 and 2002, this amounts to a loss of approximately $6.1 million in federal highway funds. For FY 2003 and beyond, this transfer would amount to $12.4 million.
FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
(10 Mo.)
$0 $0 $0
FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
(10 Mo.)
$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 proposal would prohibit the driver or passengers from consuming or possessing open alcoholic beverages in a motor vehicle. Passengers in a tour bus or recreational motor vehicle are exempted, as well as possession of an open alcoholic beverage container behind the last upright seat of a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a trunk.
This legislation is federally mandated under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century Restoration Act which requires states to enact Open Container Laws. It 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 - Missouri State Highway Patrol
Missouri Department of Transportation
Office of Prosecution Services
State Public Defender
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
December 21, 1999