COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION



FISCAL NOTE



L.R. No.: 3393-01

Bill No.: SJR 38

Subject: Constitutional Amendments: Missouri Department of Conservation

Type: Original

Date: March 13, 2002



FISCAL SUMMARY



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
General Revenue ($34,710) $0 $0
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

State Funds

 ($34,710) $0 $0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
Total Estimated

Net Effect on All

Federal Funds

 $0 $0 $0



ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
Local Government $0 $0 $0

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

This fiscal note contains 3 pages.



FISCAL ANALYSIS



ASSUMPTION



Officials of the Missouri Department of Conservation did not respond to Oversight's request for a fiscal note response.



Oversight notes that the first election would take place in FY 2007, which is outside the period of this fiscal note. Oversight also notes that the Conservation Sales Tax makes up about 73% of the Conservation Fund.



Advertisement costs for the proposal would be $3,471 per newspaper column inch for three printings of the text of the proposal, the introduction, title, fiscal note summary, and affidavit. The proposal would be on the ballot for the November 2002 general election.



FISCAL IMPACT - State Government FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
Cost to General Revenue Fund

Secretary of State

Newspaper Advertisements





($34,710)



$0



$0


FISCAL IMPACT - Local Government FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
$0 $0 $0




FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business



Small businesses which collect or pay sales taxes might be affected by this proposal.





DESCRIPTION



This proposal would put retention of the conservation sales tax to a vote at the general election in 2006 and every four years thereafter. If a majority of voters did not approve retaining the tax then the tax would expire on 31 December next following the election.



This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space. This legislation would not affect Total State Revenue.





SOURCES OF INFORMATION



Secretary of State



NOT RESPONDING: Missouri Department of Conservation











Mickey Wilson, CPA

Acting Director

March 13, 2002