OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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HB-5255
AN ACT CONCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 5704
File Copy No.: 380
House Calendar No.: 273
Primary Analyst: PM 4/28/22
Contributing Analyst(s): DD ()
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Resources of the General Fund GF - Revenue
Loss
See Below See Below
Department of Transportation TF - Cost See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund; TF=Transportation Fund
Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Various Municipalities Revenue
Gain
Potential Potential
Explanation
The amendment eliminates the prohibition, and associated fine, on
open alcoholic containers in the passenger compartment of most motor
vehicles operating on a public road, resulting in a revenue loss to the
General Fund as compared to the underlying bill.
Section 503 requires DOT to establish a two-year microtransit pilot
program and authorizes the Department to enter into agreements with
third parties to provide such services. The fiscal impact of this section
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funds are available as a cost share. Based on prior experience in the state,
it is expected that a local or regional pilot could cost up to $200,000 each
year.
Section 505 results in a revenue gain to municipalities that choose to
adopt ordinances penalizing drivers who violate noise ordinances. Any
revenue gain would depend on the number of fines issued and the
number of speakers forfeited and sold at auction.
Section 506 freezes, beginning in FY 25, the amount of funding
provided to urban-area transit districts by DOT at FY 24 levels and is
not expected to have a fiscal impact. This section also requires DOT,
beginning in FY 25, to establish a grant program for urban-area transit
districts to expand services and promote regionalization. The
amendment does not provide a funding source or amount for the
program. To the extent that funds are made available to the program,
there would be a potential cost to the state and a potential revenue gain
to grant recipients beginning in FY 25.
Section 507 requires DOT to develop and maintain a mobile
application to integrate real-time information about transit district
services and to provide trip planning services. To the extent that DOT
does not have the requisite expertise, there will be a one-time cost to
develop the application and minimal ongoing costs for maintenance.
Section 508 requires DOT to issue a request for proposal (RFP) for
the sale or offer of goods within the highway right-of-way at a location
specified in the bill. There is no cost to the state in issuing an RFP, but
to the extent a sale is made there is a potential revenue gain from sale
proceeds.
The remaining provisions of the amendment are not anticipated to
have a fiscal impact or otherwise change the fiscal impact of the
underlying bill.
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The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.