COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

OVERSIGHT DIVISION

FISCAL NOTE

L.R. No.:         3139-02

Bill No.:          HB 1772

Subject:           Political Subdivisions: Traffic Control, Motor Vehicles

Type:              Original

Date:               April 7, 2008

Bill Summary:            Enacts provisions relating to automated traffic control devices.

FISCAL SUMMARY

Numbers within parentheses: ( ) indicate costs or losses.

This fiscal note contains 5 pages.

☐ Estimated Total Net Effect on All funds expected to exceed $100,000 savings or (cost).

☐ Estimated Net Effect on General Revenue Fund expected to exceed $100,000 (cost).

FISCAL ANALYSIS

ASSUMPTION

Officials of the Office of the Attorney General expect no fiscal impact to their office.

Officials of the Office of State Courts Administrator assume no fiscal impact on the Courts.

Officials of the Department of Public Safety - State Highway Patrol assume no fiscal impact.

Officials of the City of Springfield Police Department assume no fiscal impact.

Officials of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department assume no fiscal impact.

Oversight assumes this proposal as written is permissive and would have no fiscal impact without action by the governing body.

Oversight assumes this proposal does not require local governments to perform new duties or to expend additional revenues and would have no fiscal impact.

Oversight assumes if a local government would elect to initiate the provisions of this proposal and install a system of automated photo red light traffic controls at various intersections, the city would have costs of either purchasing or leasing a turnkey system of automated photo red light traffic controls, installing the system, administering the system, maintaining the system, mailing out violation notices, and ticket administration. The City could expect additional revenues from fines.

For purposes of this fiscal note Oversight assumes no fiscal impact to state or local government.

Oversight assumes that if a local government were to undertake an automated traffic control system, that annual revenues would at least equal expenses. For purposes of this fiscal note annual fiscal impact will be shown as zero. This proposal is permissive.

FISCAL IMPACT - Small Business

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

FISCAL DESCRIPTION

The proposed legislation appears to have no fiscal impact.

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 Attorney General

Office of the State Courts Administrator

Department of Public Safety - State Highway Patrol

City of Springfield Police Department

Boone County Sheriff

NOT RESPONDING

Cities of :

Bridgeton

Cape Girardeau

Clayton

Columbia

Florissant

Gladstone

Independence

Jefferson City

Kansas City

Lees Summit

Raytown

St. Charles

City of St. Louis

Law Enforcement Agencies:

Buchanan County Sheriff

Clark County Sheriff

Columbia Police Department

Independence Police Department

Jackson County Sheriff

Kansas City Police Department

Platte County Sheriff

St. Charles Police Department

St. Joseph Police Department

St. Louis County Police Department

City of St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

                                                                                                Mickey Wilson, CPA

                                                                                                Director

                                                                                                April 7, 2008