FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: January 08, 2020
Time Requested: 04:05 PM |
| Agency: |
Highways, Division of |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 1141 |
Introduced |
SB6 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Motor Vehicles |
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FUND(S):
State Road Fund
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Decreases Existing Revenue, Increases Existing Expenses
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.
Senate Bill 6 proposes to increase the gross vehicle weight on all state owned roads, except interstates, to 90,000 pounds with a 10% tolerance. The current state system consists of approximately 35, 810 miles.
The increase is summarized as follows:
System Mileage Current Limit New Limit %of change
Interstates 555 80,000 80,000 0
US/WV/Select CR's 8,375 88,000 99,000 12.5
County Routes 26,880 71,500 99,000 38.5
The result of this change will be a reduction in revenue from decreased permitted vehicles. However, these significant allowable truck weights will greatly increase damage on our most vulnerable road system.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2020
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2021
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
465,000,000 |
465,000,000 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 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.
Pavement deterioration is proportional to the Equivalent Single Axle Load(ESAL)raised to the power of four. We have approximated the increase costs due to these changes based on this pavement design principle. These costs are based on 1995 studies and would require adjustment for inflation.
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.
As a general policy, the Division of Highways does not support any increase in these weight limitations. This includes the limits on vehicle weights, axle loads, or increases in the allowable loads on the roads. Our secondary roads have recently seen improvements through the Governor's Initiatives. However, a significant weight limit increase will exponentially increase the amount and time of damage to the system. The proposed limits, if they had been in place during the oil and gas expansion, would have many of the roads carrying legal loads. The industry would then been able to ask the state to repair the roads they have spend hundreds of million repairing. These increases are so significant, many of our recent bridges may need posted, or will see a much accelerated deterioration. We have in recent years worked with industry to put in place permitting processes to handle specific situations. However, we have not see the industry to attempt to work within those parameters.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Lorrie Hodges
Email Address: lorrie.a.hodges@wv.gov