SB 155 — Joint Transportation Committee, transfer of responsibility for annual report on local motor fuels excise tax revenues to Department of Revenue

SB155 INTRODUCEDENROLLED SB155 LREFYWW-1LREFYWW-2 By Senator Chambliss RFD:

27-Feb-24 Page 0 LREFYWW-1SB155 02/22/2024Enrolled KHFEnrolled, (F)KHFAn 2024-808Act, 23 45 SYNOPSIS:Relating to transportation;

The Joint Transportation Committee was created to review and consider long-term strategic planning of highway construction and highway development in the state and to prepare and review certain reports regarding the Department of Transportation.

Currently the Department of Transportation collects and submits to the Joint Transportation Committee a report that details the total amount of local motor fuel excise tax revenues collected by counties or cities for the immediately preceding fiscal year and the total amount of the revenues expended on road and bridge maintenance and improvement during that same fiscal year.

This bill would transfer that responsibility of creating the report from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Revenue.

This bill would also transfer the responsibility for the annual performance report on the Department of Transportation in terms of highway construction, maintenance, and costs of the same from the Joint Transportation Committee to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

A BILL Page 1 SB155 INTRODUCED TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to transportation;

"§29-2-4 (a) On or before January 31 of each year, any county or city required to report local motor fuel excise tax rate information to the Department of Revenue pursuant to Act 1998-192 shall provide a similar report to the transportation departmentDepartment of Revenue regarding the total amount of local motor fuel excise tax revenues collected by the county Page 21 SB155 INTRODUCEDEnrolled or city for the immediately preceding fiscal year and the total amount of the revenues expended on road and bridge maintenance and improvement during that same fiscal year.

Should the committee, by majority vote, accept the proposed amendment, Page 32 SB155 INTRODUCEDEnrolled the amendment shall be delivered by the chair of the committee to the Governor for consideration of changing the STIP as presented by the transportation department.

Failure of the Joint Transportation 95 Committee to concur in the annual update shall not prevent the transportation department from proceeding with any project.

All comments and input from members of the Joint Transportation Committee shall be delivered to the Page 43 SB155 INTRODUCEDEnrolled transportation department within 30 days of the first quarterly meeting to allow consideration by the transportation department prior to publishing.

The plan shall include a narrative of the condition of the transportation department as well as forward 95 looking challenges and opportunities.

It shall also make this report available to the public within 70 days of the second quarterly Page 54 SB155 INTRODUCEDEnrolled meeting.

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Page 76 SB155 Enrolled ________________________________________________ President and Presiding Officer of the Senate ________________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives SB155 Senate 04-Apr-24 I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed the Senate.

Patrick Harris, Secretary.

House of Representatives Passed:

02-May-24 By:

Senator Chambliss Page 7