148th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

FISCAL NOTE

 

DESCRIPTION:        AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 17 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SNOW REMOVAL.

 

 

ASSUMPTIONS:


1.     Effective upon the signature of the Governor.

 

2.     This Act would allow certain communities to request state reimbursement for the plowing of school feeder roads within their developments, after snow events of two to four inches.  Communities must be in the snow reimbursement program with the Delaware Department of Transportation.  Snow events of four inches and over are already covered for reimbursement.

 

3.     The Department estimates the fiscal impact of this Act will be $11,000 per snow event.  There are thirty-four schools with a total of 8.33 miles of feeder roads that will be impacted by this Act and they are all located within New Castle County.

Transportation Trust Fund Cost:

            Fiscal Year 2016            $11,000 per eligible snow event

            Fiscal Year 2017            $11,000 per eligible snow event

            Fiscal Year 2018            $11,000 per eligible snow event

           

 

Office of Controller General                                                        (Amounts are shown in whole dollars)

April 21, 2016

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