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DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES |
Adjusted Executive Appropriation Request Percent 2001-02 2002-03 Change Change AGENCY SUMMARY General Fund 125,442,400 108,504,000 (16,938,400) -13.50% Special Rev.-Fed. 18,887,300 25,144,000 6,256,700 33.13% Special Rev.-Other 79,359,400 85,084,000 5,724,600 7.21% Internal Service Fund 1,500,000 2,500,000 1,000,000 66.67% Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund 0 14,788,000 14,788,000 -- Total for AGENCY SUMMARY: 225,189,100 236,020,000 10,830,900 4.81% STATE OPERATIONS General Fund 125,442,400 108,504,000 (16,938,400) -13.50% Special Rev.-Fed. 7,967,300 12,764,000 4,796,700 60.20% Special Rev.-Other 79,359,400 85,084,000 5,724,600 7.21% Internal Service Fund 1,500,000 2,500,000 1,000,000 66.67% Total for STATE OPERATIONS: 214,269,100 208,852,000 (5,417,100) -2.53% Administration General Fund 32,873,000 30,024,000 (2,849,000) -8.67% Special Rev.-Other 775,000 775,000 0 0.00% Total for Program: 33,648,000 30,799,000 (2,849,000) -8.47% Operations General Fund 81,219,400 67,650,000 (13,569,400) -16.71% Internal Service Fund 1,500,000 2,500,000 1,000,000 66.67% Total for Program: 82,719,400 70,150,000 (12,569,400) -15.20% Transportation Safety General Fund 11,350,000 10,830,000 (520,000) -4.58% Special Rev.-Other 22,185,000 22,538,000 353,000 1.59% Total for Program: 33,535,000 33,368,000 (167,000) -0.50% Administrative Adjudication Special Rev.-Other 31,295,600 35,198,000 3,902,400 12.47% Total for Program: 31,295,600 35,198,000 3,902,400 12.47% Compulsory Insurance Special Rev.-Other 14,627,600 15,577,000 949,400 6.49% Total for Program: 14,627,600 15,577,000 949,400 6.49% Governor's Traffic Safety Committee Special Rev.-Fed. 7,967,300 12,764,000 4,796,700 60.20% Total for Program: 7,967,300 12,764,000 4,796,700 60.20% Clean Air Special Rev.-Other 10,476,200 10,996,000 519,800 4.96% Total for Program: 10,476,200 10,996,000 519,800 4.96% AID TO LOCALITIES Special Rev.-Fed. 10,920,000 12,380,000 1,460,000 13.37% Total for AID TO LOCALITIES: 10,920,000 12,380,000 1,460,000 13.37% Governor's Traffic Safety Committee Special Rev.-Fed. 10,920,000 12,380,000 1,460,000 13.37% Total for Program: 10,920,000 12,380,000 1,460,000 13.37% CAPITAL PROJECTS Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund 0 14,788,000 14,788,000 -- Total for CAPITAL PROJECTS: 0 14,788,000 14,788,000 -- Transportation Support Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund 0 14,788,000 14,788,000 -- Total for Program: 0 14,788,000 14,788,000 -- ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL BUDGETED FILL LEVELS Current Requested Program 2001-02 2002-03 Change Administration 261 247 (14) Operations 1,569 1,530 (39) Transportation Safety 628 614 (14) Administrative Adjudication 462 462 0 Compulsory Insurance 186 225 39 Governor's Traffic Safety Committee 20 32 12 Clean Air 159 159 0 Total General Fund : 2,458 2,390 (68) Total All Other Funds : 827 879 52 TOTAL: 3,285 3,269 (16) BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS (Executive Budget: pp. 205-209) The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issues driver's licenses and vehicle registrations, collects over $950,000,000 in revenue for the State and localities, and provides other important motor vehicle related services. The Department served over 20 million customers in 2001. In addition to the main office and three regional headquarters, the DMV and its agents provide services from 125 offices statewide. The Department continually expands and improves its services. Services that were traditionally only available during a visit to a DMV office are now conveniently provided via the Internet on the DMV website. This agency is included in the Transportation and Economic Development appropriation bill. The Executive proposes an All Funds appropriation that total $236,020,000, an increase of $10,830,900 or 4.8 percent over the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2001-02 funding level. The Governor also proposes transferring some of the Department's operational expenses to the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Dedicated Trust Fund. State Operations The Executive Budget appropriates $108,504,000 for State Operations; representing a decrease of $5,417,100, or 2.5 percent, from the current fiscal year. The Executive recommends a decrease in the Administration Program totaling $2,849,000, or 8.5 percent. In addition, there is a proposed decrease for the Operations Program of $12,569,400, which is 15.2 percent less than the current appropriation. The Transportation Safety Program will be reduced overall by $167,000 as well. The Governor proposes a $35,198,000 appropriation for the Administrative Adjudication Program, an increase of $3,902,400, or 12.5 percent. The decrease in funding for these two programs are a result of intra-departmental transfers and workforce reductions due to attrition. The Executive Budget proposal provides a Special Revenue Federal appropriation of $12,764,000, representing an increase of $4,796,700, or 60.2 percent. This proposed appropriation is commensurate with anticipated Federal grants under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21) for implementation of highway safety programs. The Executive also recommends sweeping $13,300,000 from the Transportation Safety and Compulsory Insurance programs for deposit into the General Fund. Aid to Localities The Executive proposes an All Funds appropriation that totals $12,380,000, a $1,460,000 increase, or 13.4 percent from SFY 2001-02. The appropriation corresponds with anticipated Federal TEA 21 grant funds and will be used to support the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee, which administers highway safety programs. Capital Projects The Governor recommends transferring $14,788,000 in transportation operational expenses to the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund administered by the Department of Transportation. Additionally, the Governor recommends moving an estimated $172 million generated from Motor Vehicle Fees from the General Fund to the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund to maintain satisfactory bond coverage ratios. Article VII Proposals The Governor proposes Article VII legislation which includes the following: Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) -- Lowers the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level at which a person is deemed to be driving while intoxicated (DWI) from .10 percent to .08 percent; -- Eliminates the need for a blood/breath conversion ratio; -- Creates the offense of Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI) through the combined effects of alcohol and drugs; -- Reduces the DWI per se level I, BAC for commercial vehicle operators from .07 percent to .06 percent, and the per se level II, from .10 percent to .08 percent; -- Eliminates the use of urine or saliva in chemical tests; -- Removes the requirement for certification of chemical test results for suspensions, prior to prosecution of the driver's license of DWI defendants; -- Requires the provision of hospital blood test results to a court, hearing tribunal or grand jury pursuant to a subpoena, and eliminates the physician-patient privilege otherwise applicable to such records. Also eliminates any need for a person to sign a waiver or consent form for blood to be withdrawn at a police officer's request; -- Changes the timing for police officers to give a hearing notice to persons under 21 suspected of driving after consuming alcohol, from at the time of the alleged incident to five days prior to the hearing date; -- Expands authorization for police to detain persons under 21 for the purpose of requesting or administering a chemical test, to instead allow detention for the purpose of carrying out any applicable provision of the DWI statute; -- Expands the STOP-DWI program to require local coordination with State efforts to reduce alcohol related crashes; -- Prohibits persons from evading a police officer and creates a new crime for such action; -- Repeals the element of criminal negligence in supporting a charge of vehicular assault and vehicular manslaughter; -- Makes permanent the mandatory six month driver's license suspension for certain drug related offenses and repeals certain reporting provisions; -- Extends the law requiring courts to suspend licenses at arraignment pending prosecution of certain DWI offenses (the "prompt suspension" law) for two years, until October 1, 2003; -- Imposes additional penalties on persons convicted of repeat DWI offenses, including the following: a mandatory sentence of five days imprisonment or 30 days of community service for second offenses; ten days imprisonment or 60 days community service for third and subsequent offenses; mandatory assessment of degree of abuse and assessment of appropriate treatment; and mandatory revocation of an offender's motor vehicle registrations or, at a court's option, mandatory ignition interlock; Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund -- Expands the allowable uses of the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund administered by the Department of Transportation to include costs of the Department of Motor Vehicles; -- Requires the Comptroller to transfer fees now deposited in the General Fund pursuant to the Vehicle and Traffic Law, to the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund, in equal monthly installments in the following amounts: $171.6 million from April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2003, and $152.7 million from April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004; |
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