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| SPONSOR: | Silva | DATE TYPED: | 01/24/00 | HB | 4 | ||
| SHORT TITLE: | Highway & Transportation Appropriation Act | SB | |||||
| ANALYST: | Valdes | ||||||
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or Non-Rec |
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| FY00 | FY01 | FY00 | FY01 | ||
| $ 368,739.9 | Recurring | Road Fund | |||
| $ 289,260.1 | Recurring | Federal Funds | |||
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
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SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
The bill appropriates $658 million for programs and operations of the State Highway and Transportation Department (SHTD) for FY01. This is a 9.2 percent increase over FY00. Administration and program budgets increase by 3 percent and Road Betterments increase by 11.2 percent over FY00.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The bill appropriates $21,533.9 in road fund cash balances, $347,206.0 in road fund revenue and $289,260.1 in federal funds for SHTD operations in FY01. The bill reflects the budget recommendation of the Legislative Finance Committee.
Funding is eliminated for 115 positions which have been vacant for a period between four months and four years. The budget for all other vacant positions is reduced to entry level salary. A 3.57 percent vacancy factor is applied to all division budgets. Total adjustments have reduced the agency personal services request by $5.6 million. Funding for all information technology positions is retained at the level of the department's request.
This bill funds approximately 70 percent of the department's $31.7 million information technology request. The automotive and major equipment replacement was funded at $1.4 million. Road funds are transferred to Motor Transportation Division ($5.6), Office of Archaeological Studies ($1.6 million) and Employee Assistance Program ($50.0).
Road Betterments includes level funding for the nineteen existing categories with the exception of the following increases: Right-of-Way Acquisitions ($2 million), Construction Management ($2 million), Rest Area Maintenance ($2 million) and District Contract Maintenance ($2 million). The following new funding was added to Road Betterments: Highway Infrastructure ($5.9 million), Colombus Border Crossing ($1 million), Big I Project ($15 million), and other projects ($8.1 million).
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