SUBJECT: Motor Vehicles; Transportation; Safety Belts
TYPE: Original
DATE: January 28, 2000
Net Effect on All State Funds
FUND AFFECTED
FY 2001
FY 2002
FY 2003 None
Total Estimated
$0
$0
$0
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 |
| Highway Safety | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| Total Estimated
Net Effect on All Federal Funds |
$1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| FUND AFFECTED | FY 2001 | FY 2002 | FY 2003 |
| Local Government | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses
This fiscal note contains 3 pages.
ASSUMPTION
Officials from the Department of Transportation assume the proposed legislation would have an unknown fiscal impact on their agency. In FY99, Missouri's share of the federal money was $986,000, of which MoDOT received $400,000. The Missouri Division of Highway Safety and Missouri State Highway Patrol shared the remainder to fund education and enforcement programs. In FY00, Missouri did not receive any of these safety belt incentive funds due to drastic increases in safety belt use in other states. Enforcement would almost certainly affect safety belt use in Missouri thereby increasing the state's share of the federal incentive money, depending on other state's usage rates.
Officials from the Department of Public Safety - Division of Highway Safety (DHS) assume the proposed legislation may enable Missouri to qualify for Federal incentive grants for implementing and enforcing occupant protection programs. Grants are available in years 2001, 2002, and 2003 and would total at least $1,250,000 each year. Funds would be administered by DHS according to federal guidelines. One of the federal grants ($250,000) Section 405a under Chapter 4 of Title 23 USC, requires that a state must meet four of six criteria - primary seat belt enforcement is one of these criteria. The other federal grant ($1,000,000) Section 157 of Chapter 1 of Title 23 USC, requires the state to have an increased safety belt use rate, which passage of primary enforcement legislation would assure.
Officials from the Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Office of State Courts Administrator assume the proposed legislation would have no fiscal impact on their agencies.
Oversight notes that increases in fines which would go to school districts would be offset by reduced payments to those districts through the State Foundation Formula.
FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003
(10 Mo.)
FEDERAL FUNDS
Income - Division of Highway Safety
Missouri's share of safety belt incentives $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000
FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business
No direct fiscal impact on small businesses would be expected due to this proposal.
DESCRIPTION
The proposed legislation allows police officers to enforce the safety belt law if the violation is clearly visible to the officer without stopping the vehicle. This would change Missouri from a
secondary enforcement state to a primary enforcement state. The punishment remains an infraction with a fine not to exceed $10.
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 Transportation
Department of Public Safety - Division of Highway Safety
Department of Public Safety - Missouri State Highway Patrol
Office of State Courts Administrator
Jeanne Jarrett, CPA
Director
January 28, 2000