FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: January 12, 2024
Time Requested: 01:52 PM |
| Agency: |
Highways, Division of |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 1262 |
Introduced |
SB232 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Roads and Transportation |
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FUND(S):
State Road Fund
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Creates New Expense, Creates New Program, Creates New Fund: Special Road Repair Fund
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
Summarize in a clear and concise manner what impact this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
As a subaccount of the State Road Fund, this bill would authorize the Commissioner to transfer no more than $80 million to the Special Road Repair Fund. According to the bill, the goals of the program are:
-The DOH County Supervisor would consult with the county commission of each county and and any currently elected member of the Legislature whose district overlaps any portion of the county and submit a list of projects in the county based on priority.
-Funding for all grants shall be proportionately based upon the total mileage of nonfederal aid eligible county routes in each district, excluding where core maintenance was completed within the previous year. The bill also states that no county shall receive less than $1 million of the available funding.
-This is formulaic funding method that would eliminate the data-drive, pragmatic, and proven successful WVDOH Core Maintenance Plan by removing and reallocating $80 million to a different fund. This bill has the potential to create a new expense in the the amount of up to $80 million to supplement the existing Core Maintenance Plan.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2024
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2025
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
-80,000,000 |
-80,000,000 |
-80,000,000 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Please explain increases and decreases in personal services, current expenses, repairs and alterations, assets, other costs and revenues, including assumptions and data sources and delineation between start-up and ongoing costs. Please also include a long-range schedule of costs and revenues if fiscal impact is expected to vary in future years.
A cost of $80 million is listed under "other" because this bill would remove $80 million from the analytically driven Core Maintenance Plan that has been a driver of improvement and success for the WVDOH since implementation to a new budget line, thus reducing the effectiveness of the Core Maintenance Plan.
Memorandum
Please identify any areas of vagueness, technical defects, reasons a bill would not have a fiscal impact, and/or any special issues not captured elsewhere on this form.
The bill is clear in its intent, however, the WVDOH implemented a plan (Core Maintenance Plan) based on data-driven solutions and analytical methodology to utilize every available dollar most efficiently for the maintenance of our roadways. The WVDOH has placed core maintenance as its top priority and the Core Maintenance Plan is the backbone of this methodology. An $80 million transfer of spending authority to a special fund would prohibit the DOH from executing the program as designed, essentially costing the Core Maintenance Plan $80 million.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Jonathan W Schaffer
Email Address: Jonathan.w.schaffer@wv.gov