FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: March 07, 2025
Time Requested: 02:13 PM |
| Agency: |
Veterans Assistance, WV Department of |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 3568 |
Introduced |
HB3221 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Military and Veterans |
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FUND(S):
General Revenue
Sources of Revenue:
General Fund
Legislation creates:
Creates New Expense, 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.
As written, this Bill will create a new program and increase expenses for the Department. The Department will incurr costs for developing the applicaiton process and administering the program. The Department will also see an increase in costs for the purchase of valuts, the care of the grounds and burial plots. This will also increase Personnal Services as additional groundskeepers will be necessary to accommodate the increase in burials.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2025
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2026
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
21,868 |
42,560 |
42,560 |
| Personal Services |
19,368 |
39,360 |
39,360 |
| Current Expenses |
2,500 |
5,700 |
5,700 |
| 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.
As written, the Bill states the Burial Equity Fund is solely for the purpose of providing grants to assist with the burial costs, therefore the Department's existing general revenue budget would see increased costs for administering the program, as well as groundskeeping costs for the additional burials. Long term, broadening eligibility will accelerate the need to expand the cemetery, including construction of an additional columbarium. Cemetery expansion estiamtes are unknown at this time and not included in the above totals.
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.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Heather L Brunton
Email Address: heather.l.brunton@wv.gov