FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 09, 2022
Time Requested: 03:10 PM |
| Agency: |
Highways, Division of |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 1336 |
Introduced |
HB4595 |
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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
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.
The proposed HB4595, creates a program for camera assisted speed enforcement in active work zones, to be implemented and administered by the Department of Transportation.
DOH is still gathering information regarding potential costs, but have based the fiscal note on Pennsylvania's experience.
Through a program to enhance speed enforcement in work zones by the Governor's Highway Safety Program(GHSP), 2655 speeding tickets were issued in work zones during 2020. These are only those tickets issued when overtime enforcement was paid through GHSP (work zone blitz) and does not represent any work zone tickets written through normal law enforcement activity.
In 2020, there were 702 crashes in work zones resulting in 238 injuries and 4 fatalities.
Over the past 3 years, DOH has average payment in construction contracts of almost $3M in "Traffic Director" which is law enforcement presence on projects and "Speed Monitoring Trailer" which are digital feedback signs equipped with radar to display a vehicle's speed in work zones.
Based on Pennsylvania's experience, we are conservatively estimating $3M in start up costs, $1M in revenue and a reduction in DOH construction costs of $1.5M.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2022
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2023
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
50,000 |
3,000,000 |
2,500,000 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
-1,500,000 |
-1,500,000 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
1,000,000 |
1,000,000 |
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.
FY2022 Estimated total cost would be preparing legislative rule and contract bid documents.
FY2023 Estimated total cost would be programming and system administration cost (based on PennDOT)
FY2023 and Full Implementation Current Expense would be reduction in Traffic Director and Speed Monitoring Trailers.
FY2023 and Full Implementation Estimated Revenues are based on PennDOT revenue was $1.7M (2020)
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.
It is not envisioned that camera enforcement would provide excess revenue; however, it would allow law enforcement the opportunity to focus on other areas and as such we believe would reduce the cost of law enforcement presence on DOH construction contracts.
In 2020, Pennsylvania had the following experience:
1) Collected $1.7M in fine remittance through 219,231 violations (80% of all captured (speeding) events)
2) Costs: $1.5M is program administration (schedules, deploys, manages data) and $1.5M in system administration (license plate data verification, violation issuance)
3) Had 2085 deployments with 17 units (vehicle based)
4) 88% were first time violators (warning only); 12% were repeat violations with fines
5) Both percent of vehicles traveling over the work zone speed limit and percent vehicles excessively speeding were reduced by 17% and 44% (rounded) respectively
6) Hired 2 full time hearing officers for automated work zone speed enforcement appeals.
While costs initially exceed revenues and construction contract savings, it is assumed that the program could be managed where it could break even.
It should be noted that if even 5% of the socioeconomic costs (2020) associated with the fatalities and injuries resulting from work zone crashes could be recaptured that would result in a $2.5M savings to society.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Lorrie Hodges
Email Address: lorrie.a.hodges@wv.gov