LEGISLATIVE FISCAL OFFICE
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note On: SB 26 SLS 21RS 170
Bill Text Version: ENROLLED
Opp. Chamb. Action:
Proposed Amd.:
Sub. Bill For.:
Date: May 25, 2021 12:43 PM Author: HENSGENS
Dept./Agy.: Transportation and Development
Subject: Designates the Forked Island Bridge on La Hwy 82 Analyst: Alan M. Boxberger
ROADS/HIGHWAYS EN +$1,100 SG EX See Note Page 1 of 1
Designates the Forked Island Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway on Louisiana Highway 82 in Vermilion Parish as the
"Rose Ashy Broussard Bridge". (8/1/21)
Proposed law designates the Forked Island Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway on LA Highway 82 in Vermilion Parish as
the “Rose Ashy Broussard Memorial Bridge.” Proposed law directs 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 the sum of $550 per sign.
EXPENDITURES 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 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 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 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. DOTD will expend approximately $1,100 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). The signs will designate the Forked Island Bridge over the Intracoastal
Waterway on LA Highway 82 in Vermilion Parish as the “Rose Ashy Broussard Memorial Bridge.” 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 that additional signage
is added to the department’s inventory each year, the department’s effort to maintain them increases incrementally.
Material and labor costs for any new signage is estimated to recur every 10 years in perpetuity, as roadway
signs must be replaced due to age or damage.
For illustrative purposes, the 2018 Regular Session of the Legislature resulted in ten Acts requiring DOTD to fabricate and
install 24 signs (including the provision of local or private monies to cover costs). The initial cost incurred due to these
legislative actions was estimated to be $17,720 SGR in FY 19, assuming local/private monies were collected, exclusive of
long-term maintenance and replacement costs. The 2019 Regular Session of the Legislature resulted in six Acts requiring
DOTD to fabricate and install 17 signs (including the provision of local or private monies to cover costs). The initial cost
incurred due to these legislative actions is estimated to be $11,000 SGR in FY 20, assuming local/private monies were
collected, exclusive of long-term maintenance and replacement costs. The Legislature passed no acts in the 2020 legislative
sessions designating highways or bridges as those bills were not heard during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic response.
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 for
the department’s use for material, fabrication, mounting and installing 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 Christopher A. Keaton
6.8(G) >= $500,000 Tax or Fee Increase
Change {S & H} or a Net Fee Decrease {S} Legislative Fiscal Officer