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Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building                                                                        Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504                                                                    adam.c.proffitt@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612                               Division of the Budget                             http://budget.kansas.gov
Adam C. Proffitt, Director                                                                       Laura Kelly, Governor


                                                 February 12, 2024


          The Honorable Shannon Francis, Chairperson
          House Committee on Transportation
          300 SW 10th Avenue, Room 582-N
          Topeka, Kansas 66612
          Dear Representative Francis:
                    SUBJECT:      Fiscal Note for HB 2681 by House Committee on Transportation
                  In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning HB 2681 is
          respectfully submitted to your committee.
                 HB 2681 would amend current law pertaining to the Kansas Uniform Commercial Drivers’
          License Act. The bill would update the list of definitions used in the Act to include “leaving the
          scene of an accident.”
                  The Department of Revenue indicates that not including “leaving the scene of an accident”
          in the Kansas Uniform Commercial Drivers’ License Act may be viewed as not complying with a
          requirement of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration which could result in a 5.0 percent
          reduction in annual Federal Highway Fund allocations. For FY 2025, this would be an estimated
          reduction of $19.0 million. The Department notes that if it is not compliant, the reduction in
          Federal Highway Funds could continue at the same amount or increase in FY 2026 and in future
          fiscal years.
                 The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) indicates that should a reduction in
          Federal Highway Fund allocations occur it would likely reduce revenues to the State Highway
          Fund. KDOT indicates that this could require the agency to reassess expenditures for the
          Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program.
The Honorable Shannon Francis, Chairperson
Page 2—HB 2681

      The Kansas Highway Patrol and the Kansas Corporation Commission indicate that the
enactment of the bill would have no fiscal effect on their operations. Any fiscal effect associated
with HB 2681 is not reflected in The FY 2025 Governor’s Budget Report.

                                                     Sincerely,

                                                     Adam C. Proffitt
                                                     Director of the Budget

cc: Sherry Macke, Kansas Highway Patrol
    Lynn Robinson, Department of Revenue
    Peter Barstad, Kansas Corporation Commission
Statutes affected: 
As introduced: 8-2