LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: SB 44 SLS 24RS 286
Bill Text Version: ENROLLED
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: May 15, 2024 6:52 PM Author: MCMATH
Dept./Agy.: Department of Transportation and Development
Subject: Designates a portion of LA Hwy 11 in St. Tammany Parish Analyst: Kimberly Fruge
ROADS/HIGHWAYS EN +$1,100 SG EX See Note Page 1 of 1
Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 11 in St. Tammany Parish as the "Jimmy Buffett 'Changes in Latitude' Memorial
Crossing". (8/1/24)
Proposed law designates a portion of LA Highway 11 in St. Tammany Parish as the “Jimmy Buffett ‘Changes in Latitude’
Memorial Crossing.” Proposed law directs the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to erect and maintain
appropriate signage reflecting this designation provided local or private monies are received by the department equal to the
department’s actual costs for material, fabrication, mounting posts, and installation of each sign, not to exceed to sum of
$550 per sign.
EXPENDITURES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Agy. Self-Gen. $1,100 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,100
Ded./Other $0 SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW SEE BELOW $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total $1,100 $1,100
REVENUES 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 5 -YEAR TOTAL
State Gen. Fd. $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Agy. Self-Gen. SEE BELOW $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Ded./Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Funds $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Annual Total $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
EXPENDITURE EXPLANATION
Proposed law will create a direct and indirect increase in expenditures to designate a portion of Louisiana Highway 11 in St.
Tammany Parish as the “Jimmy Buffett ‘Changes in Latitude’ Memorial Crossing.” The Department of Transportation and
Development (DOTD) will expend approximately $1,100 in local and/or private monies - designated as SGR - for the
material, fabrication cost, mounting posts, and labor required for the installation of two signs (approximately $550 each).
DOTD installs and maintains signage as a normal operating expense associated with maintaining the state highways.
The indirect increase in expenditures is attributable to the long-term maintenance and possible replacement costs for
damaged or destroyed signs. The maintenance cost over time should be negligible, but to the extent additional signage is
added to the department’s inventory each year, the department’s efforts to maintain them increase incrementally. Material
and labor costs for any new signage are estimated to recur every 10 years in perpetuity, as roadway signs must be replaced
due to age or damage.
For illustrative purposes, the 2023 Regular Session resulted in four acts requiring DOTD to fabricate and install 16 signs that
included a provision that local or private monies must cover the costs of materials, fabrication, and installation. The initial
cost incurred due to these legislative actions was estimated to be $8,800 SGR and $2,260 Statutory Dedications, exclusive
of long-term maintenance and replacement costs. The 2022 Regular Session resulted in 12 acts requiring DOTD to fabricate
and install 34 signs that included a provision that local or private monies must cover the costs of materials, fabrication, and
installation. The initial cost incurred due to these legislative actions was estimated to be $23,200 SGR, exclusive of long-
term maintenance and replacement costs.
REVENUE EXPLANATION
Proposed law directs DOTD to erect and maintain signs of the aforementioned designation provided local or private monies
are received by the department to fabricate and install the signs. The LFO assumes a one-time SGR collection of $1,100
from local or private monies for the material, fabrication, mounting, and installation of two signs (approximately $550 each).
Senate Dual Referral Rules House
13.5.1 >= $100,000 Annual Fiscal Cost {S & H} 6.8(F)(1) >= $100,000 SGF Fiscal Cost {H & S}
13.5.2 >= $500,000 Annual Tax or Fee Patrice Thomas
6.8(G) >= $500,000 Tax or Fee Increase
Change {S & H} or a Net Fee Decrease {S} Deputy Fiscal Officer