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Drafting Number:

Prime Sponsor(s):

LLS 99-0634

Sen. Nichol

 

Date:

Bill Status:

Fiscal Analyst:

February 3, 1999

Senate Transportation

Scott Nachtrieb (303-866-4752)

 

TITLE:            CONCERNING A REQUIREMENT THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROVIDE NOTICE TO PERSONS RESIDING NEAR PROPOSED TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.



Fiscal Impact Summary

FY 1999/2000

FY 2000/2001

State Revenues

Cash Fund

 

 

State Expenditures

Cash Fund

 

Cost of project notification

FTE Position Change

0.0 FTE

0.0 FTE

Other State Impact: None

Effective Date: Upon the Governor's signature and apply to projects beginning construction on or after January 1, 2000

Appropriation Summary for FY 1999-2000: None

Local Government Impact: None


Summary of Legislation


            The bill would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to notify by first class mail or personal delivery all persons who reside within 500 feet of a construction project. The DOT would also be required to publish the notification in a newspaper of general circulation in the counties where the project is being constructed.



State Expenditures


            The DOT currently publishes a notice in a newspaper in the counties affected by a construction project. This provision would not have a fiscal impact to the department. The mailing of a first class notice or the personal notification would have a fiscal impact on the DOT. The DOT conducts approximately 200 construction projects annually. The DOT would have costs of determining who resides within the construction project area, postage for the notices, or staff time to personally notify the resident. For some projects, this cost would be minimal, for other projects the cost could be significant. The DOT currently has spending authority for this purpose. The cost for this notification process would be added to the total project cost.



State Appropriations


            This fiscal note implies that no additional appropriation would be required to implement this bill.



Departments Contacted


            Transportation