Department of Transportation

 

The enacted budget makes the following changes to the proposed Executive Budget (March 31, 2009):

 

 

The 30 day amendments propose the following changes (analysis as of January 16, 2009):

  • Amends proposed legislation (Part G) relating to increasing motor vehicle registration fees by 25 to clarify the deposit of motorcycle registration fees into the appropriate funds to ensure that the revenues generated by this registration increase are directed to the Dedicated Highway Bridge and Trust Fund.
  • The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of December 22, 2008):

    A SFY 2009-10 workforce of 9,925. This is an increase of 28 FTEs (23 attritions and 51 fills) from the adjusted FTE level for FY 2008-09. It is important to note, that the adjusted FTE level for FY 2008-09 is a decrease of 696 FTEs as funding was not provided for 339 FTEs in the Design & Construction program and another 357 FTEs were lost through attrition. The following chart identifies adjustments in current fiscal years FTEs along with the recommended differences in FY 2009-10 FTEs by program (if the FTE’s are the same the program is not listed):

    Program

    FY 2008-09 Adjustment

    FY 2009-10 Difference

    Design & Construction

    -705

    -754

    Administration Program Capital Projects Funds

    0

    +750

    Preventive Maintenance

    +30

    +36

    Planning & Program Mgmt

    0

    -3

    Passenger & Freight Transportation

    -21

    0

    Real Estate

    0

    -1

    Total

    -696

    +28

  • An increase of 36 FTEs for snow and ice control preventative maintenance activities. An increase of 15 new FTEs to replace consultant contracts for information technology and a reduction of 23 FTEs in DOT administration, planning and program management associated with the reduced capital program. 750 FTEs in the Design and Construction Program are shifted to the Administration Program Capital Projects Fund.
  • An All Funds decrease of $4.6 million, (-8.8%). Most of this decrease is due to the elimination of General Fund support of $4 million ($3 million decrease to contractual services in Passenger & Freight Transportation Program and $1.1 million, or 6.3% decrease in SROs in various programs).
  • Contractual service funds decrease by $98.2 million, or 30.6% from the enacted SFY 2008-09 budget.
  • IT and Construction Inspection Insourcing. Engineering and administrative reductions above also include savings from enhancing the use of state staff for IT and construction inspection functions currently performed by consultant staff.
  • The Operations program has a $1 million, or 100% decrease in non-personal services ($900,000 attributed to equipment).
  • The Capital Projects fund for Non-Federally Aided Highway decreased by $171.98 million, or 22.7% as follows:
  • o Engineering Services Program – personal services decrease of $43.4 million, or 17%. This is partially offset by personal service increases in the following programs: Capital Project Mgmt & Traffic Safety Program +$6 million, or 16.4%; and Real Estate Service +$2.2 or 19.6%.

    o Contractual Services decrease by a total of $99 million as follows: Engineering Services Program a decrease of $37.7 million, or 85.6%; a Maintenance Undistributed decrease of $49.6 million, or 20.7% in consultant services in: Preliminary Design (-$15.8 million) Construction Inspection (-$19.2 million), Bridge Inspection (-$4.7 million), and other Consultant Services (-$9.97 million.

    o Contractual Services in the Capital Project Mgmt & Traffic Safety Program decrease by $10.3 million, or 98.5%.

    o Contractual Services in the Real Estate Service Program decrease by $1.2 million, or 95%.

  • The Department employed an estimated 3,436 employees under consultant contracts in SFY 2008-09 at a cost of $206.1 million or an average cost of $59,984 per consultant contract employee.  It is estimated that $208.5 million will be allocated for consultant contracts in SFY 2009-10 for 3,412 employees, at an average cost of $61,000. (The estimated number of employees does not appear to be on an FTE basis).
  • o To extend the single audit program by one year for recipients of State transportation assistance (Part A). PEF opposed a similar proposal last year and a one-year extension was given to allow DOT to issue the required reports. Failure to extend single audit program will result in the Department incurring approximately $300,000 in additional annual costs.

    o Make permanent the suspension of driver licenses for certain alcohol-related charges to conform with Federal Law (Part C). Failure to enact will require the State to transfer approximately $19 million annually from highway capital funds to highway safety programs.

    o Make permanent the suspension/revocation of drivers’ licenses for certain drug-related offenses. Failure to enact would cost the State ten percent of certain categories of Federal highway capital funds (approximately $63 million annually).

    o Make permanent the authorization to pay Department of Motor Vehicles costs from the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund (DHBTF) (Part E). Failure to enact will impair the ability to fully fund DMV’s operations.

    o Increase driver license fees by 25% and direct revenues into the Dedicated Highway Bridge Trust Fund (DHBTF) (Part F). Enactment of this bill will generate $21.9 million in SFY 2009-10 and $37.6 million thereafter.

    o Increase registration fees by 25% and direct revenues into the DHBTF (Part G). Enactment of this bill will generate $60.5 million in SFY 2009-10 and $103.7 million thereafter.

    o Make permanent certain revenues to the DHBTF and Dedicated Mass Transportation Trust Fund (DMTTF) (Part P). The current law must be extended to enable these funds to collect various DMV and other revenues. These funds pay for operational expenses and capital costs of the State’s transit system, Department of Transportation, and DMV. Absent this legislation, the DHBTF and DMTTF would lose approximately $275 million in annual revenues.

    Department of Transportation
    Program Details-State Operations 
      Enacted Proposed Enacted Change in Percent
    Program 2008-09 Budget 2009-10 Budget 2009-10 Budget Appropriation Change
    All Funds 53,083,000 48,429,000 48,429,000 (4,654,000) -8.8%
    General Fund $4,050,000 $0 $0 ($4,050,000) -100.0%
    Special Revenue-Federal 17,165,000 17,606,000 17,606,000 441,000 2.6%
    Special Revenue-Other 31,868,000 30,823,000 30,823,000 (1,045,000) -3.3%
               
    Personal Services 315,522,000 279,780,000 279,780,000 (35,742,000) -11.3%
    Contractual Services 321,281,000 223,013,000 223,013,000 (98,268,000) -30.6%
               
    Passgr&Frght Trans Pgm 34,983,000 34,300,000 34,300,000 (683,000) -2.0%
    Nonpersonal Service $3,000,000 $0 $0 ($3,000,000) -100.0%
    Contractual services $3,000,000 $0 $0 ($3,000,000) -100.0%
    Special Revenue Federal (SRF) 17,165,000 17,606,000 17,606,000 441,000 2.6%
    Special Revenue Other (SRO) 17,818,000 16,694,000 16,694,000 (1,124,000) -6.3%
               
    Federal Aviation Admin Planning Acct - (SRF) 1,060,000 1,060,000 1,060,000 0 0.0%
    Maintenance Undistributed 1,060,000 1,060,000 1,060,000 0 0.0%
               
    FTA Program Mgmt Acct - (SRF) 5,785,000 5,785,000 5,785,000 0 0.0%
    personal service 1,767,000 1,767,000 1,767,000 0 0.0%
    nonpersonal service 253,000 253,000 253,000 0 0.0%
    fringe benefits 765,000 765,000 765,000 0 0.0%
    Maintenance Undistributed 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 0 0.0%
               
    Motor Carrier Safety Acct - (SRF) 10,320,000 10,761,000 10,761,000 441,000 4.3%
    personal service 2,784,000 3,047,000 3,047,000 263,000 9.4%
    nonpersonal service 1,362,000 1,285,000 1,285,000 (77,000) -5.7%
    fringe benefits 1,304,000 1,559,000 1,559,000 255,000 19.6%
    maintenance undistributed  4,870,000 4,870,000 4,870,000 0 0.0%
               
    Metropolitan Mass Transp Operating Assist Acct - (SRO) 3,926,000 3,814,000 3,814,000 (112,000) -2.9%
    personal service 2,358,000 2,279,000 2,279,000 (79,000) -3.4%
    Regular $2,351,000 $2,272,000 $2,272,000 ($79,000) -3.4%
    Temporary Service $7,000 $7,000 $7,000 $0 0.0%
    Nonpersonal Service $1,568,000 $1,535,000 $1,535,000 ($33,000) -2.1%
    Supplies and materials $33,000 $28,000 $28,000 ($5,000) -15.2%
    Travel $250,000 $210,000 $210,000 ($40,000) -16.0%
    Contractual services $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $0 0.0%
    Equipment $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $0 0.0%
    Fringe Benefits $1,074,000 $1,090,000 $1,090,000 $16,000 1.5%
    Indirect costs $91,000 $87,000 $87,000 ($4,000) -4.4%
               
    Public Transport Systems Operating Assist Acct - (SRO) 2,551,000 2,063,000 2,063,000 (488,000) -19.1%
    personal service 1,231,000 935,000 935,000 (296,000) -24.0%
    Regular $1,230,000 $934,000 $934,000 ($296,000) -24.1%
    Temporary Service $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $0 0.0%
    Nonpersonal Service $1,320,000 $1,128,000 $1,128,000 ($192,000) -14.5%
    Supplies and materials $248,000 $211,000 $211,000 ($37,000) -14.9%
    Travel $339,000 $309,000 $309,000 ($30,000) -8.8%
    Contractual services $103,000 $103,000 $103,000 $0 0.0%
    Equipment $22,000 $22,000 $22,000 $0 0.0%
    Fringe Benefits $561,000 $447,000 $447,000 ($114,000) -20.3%
    Indirect costs $47,000 $36,000 $36,000 ($11,000) -23.4%
               
    Clean Air Fund (Mobile Source Acct) - (SRO) 1,483,000 1,510,000 1,510,000 27,000 1.8%
    personal service 363,000 406,000 406,000 43,000 11.8%
    Regular $289,000 $330,000 $330,000 $41,000 14.2%
    Temporary Service $74,000 $76,000 $76,000 $2,000 2.7%
    nonpersonal service 1,120,000 1,104,000 1,104,000 (16,000) -1.4%
    Supplies and materials $368,000 $321,000 $321,000 ($47,000) -12.8%
    Travel $27,000 $27,000 $27,000 $0 0.0%
    Contractual services $274,000 $274,000 $274,000 $0 0.0%
    Equipment $272,000 $272,000 $272,000 $0 0.0%
    Fringe Benefits $165,000 $194,000 $194,000 $29,000 17.6%
    Indirect costs $14,000 $16,000 $16,000 $2,000 14.3%
               
    Rail Safety Inspection Acct - (SRO) 690,000 703,000 703,000 13,000 1.9%
    personal service 402,000 435,000 435,000 33,000 8.2%
    Regular $379,000 $412,000 $412,000 $33,000 8.7%
    Holiday/overtimer compensation $23,000 $23,000 $23,000 $0 0.0%
    nonpersonal service 288,000 268,000 268,000 (20,000) -6.9%
    Supplies and materials $73,000 $26,000 $26,000 ($47,000) -64.4%
    Travel $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $0 0.0%
    Contractual services $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $0 0.0%
    Fringe Benefits $183,000 $208,000 $208,000 $25,000 13.7%
    Indirect costs $15,000 $17,000 $17,000 $2,000 13.3%
               
    Transport Aviation Acct - (SRO) 4,216,000 4,089,000 4,089,000 (127,000) -3.0%
    personal service 196,000 109,000 109,000 (87,000) -44.4%
    Regular $103,000 $109,000 $109,000 $6,000 5.8%
    Temporary Service $93,000 $0 $0 ($93,000) -100.0%
    nonpersonal service 4,020,000 3,980,000 3,980,000 (40,000) -1.0%
    Travel $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 $0 0.0%
    Contractual services $3,915,000 $3,915,000 $3,915,000 $0 0.0%
    Fringe Benefits $89,000 $53,000 $53,000 ($36,000) -40.4%
    Indirect costs $8,000 $4,000 $4,000 ($4,000) -50.0%
               
    Transportation Regulation Acct - (SRO) 4,952,000 4,515,000 4,515,000 (437,000) -8.8%
    personal service 2,722,000 2,637,000 2,637,000 (85,000) -3.1%
    Regular $2,642,000 $2,516,000 $2,516,000 ($126,000) -4.8%
    Holiday/overtimer compensation $80,000 $121,000 $121,000 $41,000 51.3%
    nonpersonal service 2,230,000 1,878,000 1,878,000 (352,000) -15.8%
    Supplies and materials $87,000 $40,000 $40,000 ($47,000) -54.0%
    Travel $482,000 $220,000 $220,000 ($262,000) -54.4%
    Contractual services $309,000 $240,000 $240,000 ($69,000) -22.3%
    Equipment $7,000 $7,000 $7,000 $0 0.0%
    Fringe Benefits $1,240,000 $1,266,000 $1,266,000 $26,000 2.1%
    Indirect costs $105,000 $105,000 $105,000 $0 0.0%
               
    Operations 15,100,000 14,129,000 14,129,000 (971,000) -6.4%
    Nonpersonal Service $1,050,000 $0 $0 ($1,050,000) -100.0%
    Contractual services $150,000 $0 $0 ($150,000) -100.0%
    Equipment $900,000 $0 $0 ($900,000) -100.0%
    Special Revenue-Other (SRO) 14,050,000 14,129,000 14,129,000 79,000 0.6%
               
    DOT-Accident Damage Recovery Acct - (SRO) 10,840,000 10,919,000 10,919,000 79,000 0.7%
    personal service 562,000 606,000 606,000 44,000 7.8%
    Regular $552,000 $596,000 $596,000 $44,000 8.0%
    Holiday/overtimer compensation $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $0 0.0%
    nonpersonal service 10,278,000 10,313,000 10,313,000 35,000 0.3%
    Contractual services $9,856,000 $9,856,000 $9,856,000 $0 0.0%
    Equipment $144,000 $144,000 $144,000 $0 0.0%
    Fringe Benefits $256,000 $290,000 $290,000 $34,000 13.3%
    Indirect costs $22,000 $23,000 $23,000 $1,000 4.5%
               
    Highway Construction & Maint Safety Educ Acct - (SRO) 210,000 210,000 210,000 0 0.0%
    nonpersonal service 210,000 210,000 210,000 0 0.0%
    Supplies and materials $73,000 $73,000 $73,000 $0 0.0%
    Contractual services $68,000 $68,000 $68,000 $0 0.0%
    Equipment $69,000 $69,000 $69,000 $0 0.0%
               
    Transportation Surplus Property Acct - (SRO) 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 0 0.0%
    nonpersonal service 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 0 0.0%
    Supplies and materials $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $0 0.0%
    Contractual services $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $0 0.0%
    Equipment $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $0 0.0%
               
    Capital Projects Budget          
               
    Engineering Services Program (CCP) $19,094,000 $19,597,000 $19,597,000 $503,000 2.6%
     Personal service 5,623,000 5,238,000 5,238,000 (385,000) -6.8%
    Regular $5,548,000 $5,163,000 $5,163,000 ($385,000) -6.9%
    Temporary Service $67,000 $67,000 $67,000 $0 0.0%
    Holiday/overtime compensation $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 $0 0.0%
     Nonpersonal service 13,471,000 14,359,000 14,359,000 888,000 6.6%
    Supplies and materials $177,000 $177,000 $177,000 $0 0.0%
    Travel $266,000 $266,000 $266,000 $0 0.0%
    Contractual services $9,422,000 $10,254,000 $10,254,000 $832,000 8.8%
    Equipment $981,000 $981,000 $981,000 $0 0.0%
    Fringe Benefits $2,399,000 $2,452,000 $2,452,000 $53,000 2.2%
    Indirect costs $226,000 $229,000 $229,000 $3,000 1.3%
               
    Non-Federally Aided Highway Capital Projects (CCP) $758,007,000 $586,019,000 $586,019,000 ($171,988,000) -22.7%
               
    Engineering Services $671,887,000 $499,494,000 $499,494,000 ($172,393,000) -25.7%
    Personal service 249,420,000 205,989,000 205,989,000 (43,431,000) -17.4%
    Regular $238,243,000 $195,757,000 $195,757,000 ($42,486,000) -17.8%
    Temporary Service $3,100,000 $4,024,000 $4,024,000 $924,000 29.8%
    Holiday/overtime compensation $8,077,000 $6,208,000 $6,208,000 ($1,869,000) -23.1%
    Nonpersonal service 182,016,000 102,758,000 102,758,000 (79,258,000) -43.5%
    Supplies and materials $2,976,000 $412,000 $412,000 ($2,564,000) -86.2%
    Travel $10,370,000 $928,000 $928,000 ($9,442,000) -91.1%
    Contractual services $44,067,000 $6,367,000 $6,367,000 ($37,700,000) -85.6%
    Equipment $3,976,000 $1,995,000 $1,995,000 ($1,981,000) -49.8%
    Fringe Benefits $110,019,000 $85,064,000 $85,064,000 ($24,955,000) -22.7%
    Indirect costs $10,608,000 $7,992,000 $7,992,000 ($2,616,000) -24.7%
    Maintenance undistributed  240,451,000 190,747,000 190,747,000 (49,704,000) -20.7%
    nonpersonal service 240,451,000 190,747,000 190,747,000 (49,704,000) -20.7%
    Supplies and materials $48,000 $44,000 $44,000 ($4,000) -8.3%
    Travel $48,000 $44,000 $44,000 ($4,000) -8.3%
    Contractual services $48,000 $44,000 $44,000 ($4,000) -8.3%
    Equipment $48,000 $44,000 $44,000 ($4,000) -8.3%
    Preliminary Design $76,538,000 $60,709,000 $60,709,000 ($15,829,000) -20.7%
    Construction Inspection $92,824,000 $73,627,000 $73,627,000 ($19,197,000) -20.7%
    Bridge Inspection $22,691,000 $17,998,000 $17,998,000 ($4,693,000) -20.7%
    Other Consultant Services $48,206,000 $38,237,000 $38,237,000 ($9,969,000) -20.7%
               
    Capital Project Management & Traffic & Safety $66,310,000 $66,084,000 $66,084,000 ($226,000) -0.3%
    Personal service 37,031,000 43,104,000 43,104,000 6,073,000 16.4%
    Regular $36,125,000 $42,143,000 $42,143,000 $6,018,000 16.7%
    Holiday/overtime compensation $906,000 $961,000 $961,000 $55,000 6.1%
    Nonpersonal service 29,279,000 22,980,000 22,980,000 (6,299,000) -21.5%
    Supplies and materials $325,000 $280,000 $280,000 ($45,000) -13.8%
    Travel $422,000 $321,000 $321,000 ($101,000) -23.9%
    Contractual services $10,531,000 $154,000 $154,000 ($10,377,000) -98.5%
    Equipment $92,000 $19,000 $19,000 ($73,000) -79.3%
    Fringe Benefits $16,334,000 $20,469,000 $20,469,000 $4,135,000 25.3%
    Indirect costs $1,575,000 $1,737,000 $1,737,000 $162,000 10.3%
               
    Real Estate Services $19,810,000 $20,441,000 $20,441,000 $631,000 3.2%
    Personal service 11,063,000 13,228,000 13,228,000 2,165,000 19.6%
    Regular $11,031,000 $13,197,000 $13,197,000 $2,166,000 19.6%
    Holiday/overtime compensation $32,000 $31,000 $31,000 ($1,000) -3.1%
    Nonpersonal service 8,747,000 7,213,000 7,213,000 (1,534,000) -17.5%
    Supplies and materials $748,000 $84,000 $84,000 ($664,000) -88.8%
    Travel $1,285,000 $193,000 $193,000 ($1,092,000) -85.0%
    Contractual services $1,327,000 $65,000 $65,000 ($1,262,000) -95.1%
    Equipment $37,000 $57,000 $57,000 $20,000 54.1%
    Fringe Benefits $5,039,000 $6,281,000 $6,281,000 $1,242,000 24.6%
    Indirect costs $311,000 $533,000 $533,000 $222,000 71.4%