FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: February 20, 2018
Time Requested: 10:03 AM |
| Agency: |
Public Service Commission |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 2028 |
Introduced |
SB520 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Roads and Transportation |
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FUND(S):
Utilities Fund 8623-34500; State Motor Carrier Fund 8625; Federal Motor Carrier Fund 8743
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
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 520 as proposed will have no impact on the costs and revenues of the Public Service Commission. However, PSC Transportation Division officials have raised several issues and questions with this draft bill. Their concerns are listed in the Memorandum Section of this Fiscal Note.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2018
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2019
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 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.
Senate Bill 520 as proposed will have no impact on the costs and revenues of the Public Service Commission.
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.
In response to Senate Bill 520, the PSC Transportation Division notes the following issues and questions relative to the added weights:
1. The road weights which are currently in place are as follows:
65,000 pound roads + 10% tolerance = 71,500; and
80,000 pound roads + 10% tolerance = 88,000 (excluding interstates).
2. If our officers stop a quad axle truck or a tractor trailer combination weighing 99,000 pounds, which would be legal under Senate Bill 520’s proposed 90,000 + 10% tolerance, on a 65,000 pound road we would like to know what course of action our officers would take to address this situation.
3. Will these trucks be issued permits for the extra weight?
4. The safety of some of the small bridges on these rural routes becomes a factor under Senate Bill 520. Some bridges are posted with weight restrictions and exceeding the posted weights with crossing them will cause additional wear and tear.
5. Do we position officers at these bridges to enforce the weight restrictions?
6. This legislation will result in an increased number of trucks using the rural roads, hauling additional weight which is not permitted on the interstates. This will likewise cause an increase in damage to the small secondary routes throughout our state as well as inundating some of our smaller towns with heavy truck traffic.
7. We anticipate this legislation creating an increased risk of accidents between commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles as well as the interaction between these heavy trucks and school buses on the county routes.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Cheryl Ranson
Email Address: cranson@psc.state.wv.us