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Division of the Budget
Landon State Office Building                                                                        Phone: (785) 296-2436
900 SW Jackson Street, Room 504                                                                     larry.campbell@ks.gov
Topeka, KS 66612                               Division of the Budget                              http://budget.kansas.gov
Larry L. Campbell, Director                                                                       Laura Kelly, Governor

                                                 February 27, 2019

         The Honorable Caryn Tyson, Chairperson
         Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation
         Statehouse, Room 123-E
         Topeka, Kansas 66612
         Dear Senator Tyson:
                   SUBJECT:       Fiscal Note for SB 191 by Senate Committee on Ways and Means
                 In accordance with KSA 75-3715a, the following fiscal note concerning SB 191 is
         respectfully submitted to your committee.
                  SB 191 would allow cities and counties to spend increased property tax revenues on
         expenses relating to transportation projects without requiring a resolution to be approved by an
         election, provided the projects do not exceed 20.0 percent of the city or county appropriation or
         budget from the immediately preceding year. The transportation projects would be required to be
         first certified by the Secretary of Transportation.
                  The Kansas Association of Counties and League of Kansas Municipalities both indicate
         the bill would provide local governments with an option for obtaining resources for transportation
         projects. The Association notes that the bill may result in some cost savings from not having to
         hold an election for additional spending on transportation projects. Neither the Kansas Association
         of Counties nor the League of Kansas Municipalities were able to estimate the precise fiscal effect
         from the bill because the number of cities or counties who might choose to submit budgets using
         the provision is unknown.
                 The Department of Revenue indicates the bill would have no fiscal effect on the two state
         building funds, the Educational Building Fund and the State Institutions Building Fund. Also, the
         bill would have no fiscal effect on property tax revenues that school districts receive through the
         state’s uniform mill levy.

                                                              Sincerely,

                                                              Larry L. Campbell
                                                              Director of the Budget
         cc: Jay Hall, Association of Counties
             Chardae Caine, League of Municipalities
Statutes affected: 
As introduced: 79-2925c