Department of Transportation
The Executive Budget recommends a net increase of 144 FTE’s. The FTE
workforce will be 10,757 positions on March 31, 2002. The Executive Budget also
recommends (analysis as of January 17, 2000):
- The increase in FTEs is due to the addition of 144 FTEs in the Design and
Construction Program (Capital Projects Funds-Other).
- Recommends shifting the snow and ice control, arterial maintenance and bus
inspection programs from the General Fund to the Dedicated Fund. $169
million will be shifted to the Trust Fund to pay for these programs. This
action is apparently necessary to improve the revenue to debt service
coverage ratio of the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bond Program,
thereby allowing the State to continue to issue Dedicated Fund bonds to fund
the transportation capital program in future years. A minimum revenue to
debt service ratio of 2:1 is required as a test for authorizing the issuance
of additional Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund Bonds.
- Recommends $647.5 million for the Engineering Services program, a
reduction of $18.9 million from FY 00-01. However, the FY 00-01
appropriation was based on passage of the Transportation Bond Act which did
not pass. Therefore, according to the Executive Budget proposal, the
$647.5 million for Engineering Services actually represents and increase
of $50 million over the amount that was actually budgeted for FY 00-01.
- The Governor admits that, due to the failure of the Bond Act, the state
will be short an average of $600 million per year for the next for years for
transportation projects. The Governor anticipates seeking additional federal
funding to cover this shortfall.
| Department
of Transportation |
| Program
Details-State Operations |
| |
Enacted |
Proposed |
Change
in |
Percent |
| Program |
2000-01
Budget |
2001-02
Budget |
Appropriation |
Change |
| All
Funds |
212,638,000 |
50,237,000 |
($162,401,000) |
-76.4% |
| General
Fund |
159,262,000 |
0 |
($159,262,000) |
-100.0% |
| Special
Revenue-Federal |
7,064,000 |
9,143,000 |
$2,079,000 |
29.4% |
| Special
Revenue-Other |
41,709,000 |
36,539,000 |
($5,170,000) |
-12.4% |
| Internal
Service Funds |
4,603,000 |
4,555,000 |
($48,000) |
-1.0% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Operations |
179,168,000 |
25,786,000 |
($153,382,000) |
-85.6% |
| Personal
Service |
124,910,000 |
0 |
($124,910,000) |
-100.0% |
| Nonpersonal
Service |
0 |
0 |
|
|
| Maintenance
Undistrib |
30,602,000 |
0 |
($30,602,000) |
-100.0% |
| Internal
Service Funds |
4,603,000 |
4,555,000 |
($48,000) |
-1.0% |
| Special
Revenue-Other |
19,053,000 |
21,231,000 |
$2,178,000 |
11.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Passgr&Frght
Trans Pgm |
33,470,000 |
24,451,000 |
($9,019,000) |
-26.9% |
| Personal
Service |
3,750,000 |
0 |
($3,750,000) |
-100.0% |
| Special
Revenue-Federal |
7,064,000 |
9,143,000 |
$2,079,000 |
29.4% |
| Special
Revenue-Other |
22,656,000 |
15,308,000 |
($7,348,000) |
-32.4% |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Capital
Projects Budget |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| Engrg
Services Prog. |
666,434,000 |
647,506,000 |
($18,928,000) |
-2.8% |
Last Updated on 1/19/01