Sources of Revenue:

Special Fund

Legislation creates:

Neither Program nor Fund

Fiscal Note Summary

Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.

The purpose of this bill is to require the Division of Motor Vehicles to provide mobile units to remote counties to assist the citizens in those counties in obtaining new driver licenses or to renew an existing driver license. This bill requires that the Division visit each county twice per month. The Division has defined a remote county as one that does not have a DMV Regional Office or a driver testing center. The Division has 23 Regional Offices and 2 driver testing centers in West Virginia. Based on the Division’s definitions, there are 30 counties that would be served by the remote units. These 30 counties account for approximately 335,000 licensed drivers, or 28% of all licensed drivers in West Virginia. This bill requires that the mobile units visit each county twice per month. To manage driver testing the Division divided the counties into four geographical sections. The Division estimates that each section would be served by at least one mobile unit. It may be necessary to add a fifth mobile unit in order to meet the 2 days per month requirement. The Division would use four motor home type vehicles. Each vehicle would be customized and equipped with the necessary equipment to offer the written driver test, take customer photographs and issue driver licenses and/or ID cards, update the customer’s driver file, and also be equipped with a cash register. The mobile unit would also have to carry the necessary equipment to administer the road skills driving/parking test to new applicants. The units would have to have at least 2 ADA compliant entrance and exits to facilitate customer flow. All the equipment on the mobile unit will require wireless connectivity. Commercial Driver License applicants will be able to take the written test and renew existing CDL licenses, but they will not be able to take the Road Skills exam at the mobile units. The bill requires that each mobile unit be operated by two DMV employees. These employees will have to have CDL’s and be certified driver examiners. A more optimal crew size would be three to four employees per unit to account for vacation, illness, breaks, etc. These units would also need a support staff for scheduling and back up in addition to the mobile unit teams. The Division estimates the first year implementation cost to be $1,470,769. Potential Problems that will have to be resolved: Compliance with REAL ID Act Availability of wireless Hotspots Area sufficient for passenger vehicle road skills testing Area sufficient for motorcycle skills testing Electrical connection for recharging generators each night Restroom facilities Parking for customers

Fiscal Note Detail

Effect of Proposal	Fiscal Year
Effect of Proposal	2009 Increase/Decrease (use"-")	2010 Increase/Decrease (use"-")	Fiscal Year (Upon Full Implementation)
1. Estmated Total Cost	1,470,769	1,470,769	848,769
Personal Services	455,230	455,230	455,230
Current Expenses	385,539	385,539	385,539
Repairs and Alterations	0	0	0
Assets	630,000	630,000	0
Other	0	0	0
2. Estimated Total Revenues	380,000	380,000	380,000

Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):

COST: 4 Buses/Motor Home @ $85,000 each $ 340,000 (Equivalent to 25 -30 passenger bus) Interior Custom Work - 4 Work Areas @ $25,000 each $ 100,000 4 Generators @ $10,000 each $ 40,000 (Vehicles must be totally Self Contained) Total Cost to Purchase Buses $ 480,000 PERSONNEL SERVICES: Driver/Examiner (8) @ $25,000 each $ 200,000 Support Staff (3) @ $25,000 each $ 75,000 Benefits (x 11) @ $13,662 each $ 150,280 Overtime (x 8) $ 25,000 Benefits $ 4,950 Total Personnel Services $ 300,000 Total Benefits $ 155,230 CURRENT EXPENSE: Staff Training (10) @\ 600 each $ 6,000 Gas/Oil (estimate each unit traveling 250 miles per week) Cost of Gasoline $2.10/gallon MPG per mobile unit 5 miles Gallons per week 50 gallons Cost of gasoline per unit per week $105.00 $ 21,840 Oil/Other maintenance $ 10,000 Supplies for upkeep on vehicles $ 3,000 Support vehicle ($495) $ 5,940 Oil/maintenance/cleaning $ 7,500 Insurance $ 10,000 Maintenance on Equipment $ 12,000 Cell Phone Cost ($19.99 x 52 x 8) $ 8,315 Other Communication Costs - Wireless $ 12,000 Travel for 8 Employees - 4 nights per week lodging; Meals for 4 full days: Lodging @ $88/night $ 146,432 Meals $ 96,512 Rent to park mobile unit and give test in 30 counties $ 36,000 Consumable inventory $ 10,000 Equipment $ 150,000 (Cameras, Auto Test Work Station, Mainframe PC’s, Safe, Printers, Driver License/ID Station, Cash Register, Road Test Equipment, Cell Phone, Laptops) Will need 2 pieces of equipment for backup Total Current Expense $ 535,539 Total First year cost $1,470,769 REVENUE: $1.00 PER Driver License Issued Number of Driver Licenses issued per year - 380,000 $1.00 fee added on to pay for mobile units Total revenue per year $ 380,000

Memorandum

Person submitting Fiscal Note: Rick Johnston
Email Address: Rick.M.Johnston@wv.gov