47(h) money is approved for $20 Million to be spent as follows:
$10 Million for stormwater grants
$10 Million for stormwater loans

Oversight is unable to determine when bonds would be sold and has ranged the sale from $0 to $40 million. Oversight has ranged the annual income and annual repayment of bonds sold from $0 to $3,570,033.

SECTIONS 2 : HIGHWAYS IN ST. CHARLES COUNTY:

Officials of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) made the following fiscal impact statement:

Section 2 - Restricts truck travel in the far left lane on an interstate highway at a specific location on I-70 within 3 miles of MO 340. MoDOT would have to install 16 total traffic signs to alert drivers of this change. The department would need to install 8 signs in each direction. This would include, in each direction, 1 set of advance notice signs prior to the restricted zone, 2 sets of regulatory signs within the zone & 1 set of signs indicating the end of the zone. The total cost for the 16 signs is approximately $8,400. This cost reflects the cost of materials needed to fabricate the signs and does not inclue any labor or maintenance cost.  

Section 3 CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY IN CITY OF KANSAS CITY :

Authorizes the Governor to convey certain state property located in Jackson County to the City of Kansas City.

In response to fiscal note 2107-01 SB 469 of this session, the following fiscal impact statements were made:

Officials from the Office of Administration - Division of Facilities Management, Design & Construction assume no fiscal impact to their agency.

ASSUMPTION (continued)

Officials from the Department of Transportation (MoDOT) assume the conveyance of property in Section 1, consists of property owned or leased by MoDOT. MoDOT estimated a negative fiscal impact up to $3.5 million to relocate our maintenance facility.

The exact dollar can not be determined at this time. Further, the bill does not specify where any revenue received from the Governor’s conveyance of the property will be deposited.

Oversight assumes this conveyance would occur in FY08.

Officials from the City of Kansas City and Jackson County did not respond to our request for a fiscal impact.

                                                                                                                                                            Officials of the Office of Secretary of State - Rules Division assume this proposal provides for rulemaking authority in various sections. Officials stated that many bills considered by the General Assembly include provisions allowing or requiring agencies to submit rules and regulations to implement the act. The Secretary of State’s office is provided with core funding to handle a certain amount of normal activity resulting from each year’s legislative session. The fiscal impact for this fiscal note to Secretary of State’s office for Administrative Rules is less than $2,500. The Secretary of State’s office recognizes that this is a small amount and does not expect that additional funding would be required to meet these costs. However, we also recognize that many such bills may be passed by the General Assembly in a given year and that collectively the costs may be in excess of what our office can sustain with our core budget. Therefore, we reserve the right to request funding for the cost of supporting administrative rules requirements should the need arise based on a review of the finally approved bills signed by the governor.

Oversight assumes the SOS could absorb the costs of printing and distributing regulations related to this proposal. If multiple bills pass which require the printing and distribution of regulations at substantial costs, the SOS could request funding through the appropriation process. Any decisions to raise fees to defray costs would likely be made in subsequent fiscal years

                                                                                                                                                            The following list of respondents stated there would be no fiscal impact to their agencies:

Department of Health and Senior Services, Department of Economic Development- Tourism Division, Department of Revenue, Office of the State Auditor, Office of the State Treasurer, Office of State Courts Administrator, Missouri Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement, Department of Public Safety - Fire Safety Division, Department of Corrections, Little Blue Valley Sewer District, Office of Prosecution Services, Department of Insurance, Eureka Fire Protection District,

ASSUMPTION (continued)

Local Government Employees Retirement System, Office of Administration - Admin. Hearing Commission, Office of the Secretary of State- State Librarian, Department of Agriculture, Department of Economic Development - Public Service Commission, State Tax Commission, Police Retirement System of St. Louis, Police Retirement System of Kansas City, Civilian Employees’ Retirement System of the Kansas City Police Department,

LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSES:

Oversight sent response request to many local governments and only a few responded.

Officials of the Texas County Clerk’s Office assume no fiscal impact.

Officials of the Boone County Collector’s Office assume no fiscal impact.

Officials of the Taney County Ambulance District assume no fiscal impact.

* Oversight assume costs of providing defined services would not exceed income, resulting in either a $0 or positive annual fund balance. Oversight assumes for purposes of this fiscal note a $0 annual fund balance.

FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business

Small business located within districts that impose voter approved sales taxes or certain businesses that would be required to collect a transient guest tax would have to pay, collect, and administer the tax.

DESCRIPTION

This proposal modifies the laws regarding political subdivisions.

Sections 52.290 and 52.312 changes provisions governing the collection of delinquent property taxes, and increases the fee imposed upon delinquent and back tax statements for the collection of such taxes for Jackson County from two percent to three percent. This proposal also modifies mailing requirements for notices of tax sale proceedings.

Section 67.320 Currently, Jefferson County may adopt orders with penal provisions consistent with state law in the areas of traffic violations, solid waste management, and animal control. Under this section the county would be able to adopt such orders in any area covered by the county’s ordinances.

Section 67.997 allows Perry County to impose, upon voter approval, a sales tax of up to one-fourth of 1% to equally fund senior services and youth programs.

Section 67.1181 requires political subdivisions that collect and expend tax revenues for advertising and tourism promotion to perform an audit at least every five years if no other

statutory auditing requirement exists for such political subdivision. The political subdivision shall pay the actual cost of the audit from the revenues for operating costs. The first audit shall be completed by January 1, 2009.

Section 67.1003 allows the City of Gladstone to impose, upon voter approval, a transient guest tax of up to 5% on hotel and motel rooms to be used for the promotion of tourism.

67.1360 allows the City of Sullivan and the portion of the Sullivan C-2 School District located in Franklin County to levy a transient guest tax on charges for sleeping rooms paid by guest of hotels, motels, bed and breakfast inns, and campgrounds or docking facilities. The proposed tax must be approved by the voters and could not be less than 2% or greater than 5% per occupied room per night.

DESCRIPTION (continued)

Section 67.1360 adds the City of Hollister to the list of cities that can levy a voter approved transient guest tax.

Section 67.2040 allows Pulaski County to impose, upon voter approval, a sales tax of one-eight of 1% to fund construction of a women’s and children’s shelter.

Section 67.2510 allows cities, towns, and villages within Clay County, Franklin County, Boone and Jackson County to form a Theater, Cultural Arts, and Entertainment District. St. Charles County may also form a district. The current law provides for funding by a voter approved sales tax.

Section 70.515 Kansas and Missouri Compact:

Currently, there is a Kansas and Missouri Regional Investment District Compact. Under, this act, if the state of Kansas has not enacted the compact by August 28, 2007, the district shall still be created and shall be entitled the "Missouri Regional Investment District".

This act adds Buchanan County to the list of political subdivisions which are considered regional investment districts.

The act also provides the areas of Kansas which will be included in the district if Kansas adopts the compact.

All members of the commission governing the Regional Investment District shall be from a jurisdiction in a state that has adopted the compact.

Currently, counties in the district may, upon voter approval, submit a sales tax not to exceed

one-half of one percent to support a regional program for a public transit system. This act removes a provision stating that such a sales tax shall not be levied by any county unless a majority of the qualified electors of at least Johnson and Wyandotte Counties in Kansas and Jackson County in Missouri approve the such a levy.

Section 87.006 provides that any condition of cancer which affects certain bodily systems, as well as any condition of cancer which may result from exposure to heat or radiation or to a known or suspected carcinogen, as determined by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which results in the total or partial disability or death to a uniformed member of a paid fire department who successfully passes a physical exam within 5 years prior to the time a claim is made, shall be presumed to be suffered in the line of duty for the purposes of computing retirement benefits for firefighters unless the contrary can be shown by competent evidence and it can be proven to a reasonable degree of medical certainty that the condition did not result nor was contributed to by the voluntary use of tobacco.

DESCRIPTION (continued)

Section 92.500 allows the City of St. Louis to impose, upon voter approval, a sales tax for public safety. 

Section 94.950 allows the City of Joplin to impose, upon voter approval, a sales tax of up to 0.5% to be used for operation, renovation, and construction of historical locations and museums for the purpose of tourism.

Section 144.030.11 - Sales Tax Exemption on Common Carriers.

Sections 144.030 & 144.062 - Sales Tax Exemption on Sports Authorities :

allows sports complexes an exemption from sales tax, and Section 144.062 allows an exemption for sports complexes for constructing, repairing, or remodeling facilities.

Section 144.062.6 -Sales Tax Exemption for Construction Materials used on Highway Projects:

This act exempts contractors from paying sales taxes on materials used in Department of Transportation projects. The sales tax exemption does not go into effect until July 1, 2007.

Section 163.011 grants school districts, located at least partially within a county, an additional payment equal to the decrease, if any, in the amount the district receives from fines in the current year from revenue the district received in fiscal year 2005.

Section 190.053 requires members of ambulance district boards first elected after January 1, 2008, to complete educational training. The training shall be offered by a statewide association organized for the benefit of ambulance districts or approved by the State Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services.

The content of the training must include the duties of the ambulance district director, all ambulance district statutes and regulations, ethics and sunshine laws, financial and fiduciary responsibilities, and laws relating to the setting of tax rates and revenue limitations. If a board member does not receive the required training within one year of taking office, the board member shall not receive an attendance fee until the training is completed

Section 247.060 modifies the length of term for directors of public water supply districts elected in 2008, 2009, and 2010, due to a change in the date of their election from June to April in statute.

DESCRIPTION (continued)

Section 321.162 requires members of fire protection district (FPD) boards first elected after January 1, 2008, to complete educational training. The content of the training will be determined by the State Fire Marshal but must include the duties of the FPD director, all FPD statutes and regulations, ethics and sunshine laws, financial and fiduciary responsibilities, and laws relating to the setting of tax rates and revenue limitations.

If a board member does not receive the required training within one year of taking office, the board member shall not receive an attendance fee until the training is completed.

Sections 644.597, 644.598, and 644.599 authorizes the Board of Fund Commissioners to issue additional bonds for the purposes of stormwater and water pollution control, clean drinking water and other projects in Section 640, RSMo.. A total of $40 million was authorized.

Section 163.016 For any school district located in more than one county and whose headquarters are located within Monroe City and located in more than one county, the county signified in the school district number shall be the county in the district with the highest dollar value modifier.

Section 2 restricts truck traffic to the far left lane on certain interstate highways in Missouri. The Department of Transportation would have to provide signs informing the trucks of Missouri law.

Section 3 authorizes the conveyance of certain state property located in Jackson County to the City of Kansas City and may have an effect on the Road Fund.

Section 5 allows fire protection districts in Douglas County to impose a sales tax of up to 1%.

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

Office of the Secretary of State - Rules and State Librarian

Office of the State Auditor

Office of the State Treasurer

Office of State Courts Administrator

Missouri Department of Transportation

Missouri Department of Corrections

SOURCES OF INFORMATION (continued)

Department of Natural Resources