State Highway Patrol Funding: Fiscal Year 2015 Special Fiscal Report | JAN 2017 State Highway Patrol Funding: Fiscal Year 2015 Special Fiscal Report By Kathleen Quinn NCSL Fiscal Affairs Program The National Conference of State Legislatures is the bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the states, commonwealths and territories. NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues and is an effective and re- spected advocate for the interests of the states in the American federal system. NCSL has three objectives: • To improve the quality and effectiveness of state legislatures. • To promote policy innovation and communication among state legislatures. • To ensure state legislatures a strong, cohesive voice in the federal system. The Conference operates from offices in Denver, Colorado, and Washington, D.C. NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES II Preface and Acknowledgments This report was prepared in cooperation with state highway patrol fiscal officers, the National Association of Legislative Fiscal Offices (NALFO) members, and executive budget staff. The author wishes to thank the following offices and departments for completing the survey and their ongoing support during this project. Alabama Legislative Fiscal Office Montana Department of Justice Alaska Department of Public Safety Nebraska Legislative Fiscal Office Arizona Governor’s Office of Nevada Department of Administration Strategic Planning and Budgeting New Hampshire Department of Safety Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research New Jersey Department of Law California Highway Patrol and Public Safety Colorado Legislative Council New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee Connecticut Office of Policy and Management New York State Division of the Budget Delaware State Police North Carolina Department of Public Safety Florida Department of Highway Safety North Dakota Office of Management and Motor Vehicles and Budget Georgia Department of Public Safety Ohio Office of Budget and Management Hawaii House Committee on Finance Oklahoma State Senate Fiscal Office Idaho Division of Financial Management Oregon Legislative Fiscal Office Illinois Office of the Senate President Pennsylvania Governor’s Budget Office Indiana State Police Rhode Island Department of Administration Iowa Department of Public Safety South Carolina Department of Administration Kansas Highway Patrol South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management Kentucky Office of the State Budget Director Tennessee Department of Finance Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Administration Maine State Police Texas Legislative Budget Board Maryland State Police Utah Department of Public Safety Massachusetts Executive Office Vermont Legislative Joint Fiscal Office for Administration and Finance Virginia State Police Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget Washington State Patrol Minnesota Management and Budget Office West Virginia State Police Mississippi Joint Legislative Budget Office Wisconsin Department of Transportation Missouri State Highway Patrol Wyoming Department of Transportation The author is grateful to Arturo Pérez, Savannah Robinson, and Erica Mackellar for their assistance in editing and general support during the creation of this report. The author also wishes to thank NCSL’s editing and design staff for their assistance. III NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE LEGISLATURES Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................. 1 Michigan ...................................................................... 25 Minnesota ................................................................... 26 Introduction ......................................................................... 2 Mississippi ................................................................... 27 State General Fund ....................................................... 2 Missouri ....................................................................... 28 State Highway Fund ...................................................... 2 Montana ...................................................................... 29 Special Funds ................................................................ 2 Nebraska ..................................................................... 30 Other Sources ............................................................... 3 Nevada ........................................................................ 31 Expenditure Data by Activity ........................................ 3 New Hampshire .......................................................... 32 Appendices ................................................................... 3 New Jersey .................................................................. 33 State Highway Patrol Funding Profiles .............................. 4 New Mexico ................................................................ 34 Alabama ........................................................................ 5 New York ..................................................................... 35 Alaska ............................................................................ 6 North Carolina ............................................................ 36 Arizona .......................................................................... 7 North Dakota .............................................................. 37 Arkansas ........................................................................ 8 Ohio ............................................................................. 38 California ....................................................................... 9 Oklahoma .................................................................... 39 Colorado ...................................................................... 10 Oregon ........................................................................ 40 Connecticut ................................................................. 11 Pennsylvania ............................................................... 41 Delaware ..................................................................... 12 Rhode Island ............................................................... 42 Florida.......................................................................... 13 South Carolina............................................................. 43 Georgia ........................................................................ 14 South Dakota .............................................................. 44 Idaho ........................................................................... 15 Tennessee ................................................................... 45 Illinois .......................................................................... 16 Texas ............................................................................ 46 Indiana ......................................................................... 17 Utah ............................................................................. 47 Iowa ............................................................................. 18 Vermont ...................................................................... 48 Kansas .......................................................................... 19 Virginia ........................................................................ 49 Kentucky ...................................................................... 20 Washington ................................................................. 50 Louisiana ..................................................................... 21 West Virginia ............................................................... 51 Maine .......................................................................... 22 Wisconsin .................................................................... 52 Maryland ..................................................................... 23 Wyoming ..................................................................... 53 Massachusetts ............................................................ 24 Appendices Appendix A Recent Legislation and State Actions .............................................................................................................. A1 Appendix B State Taxes, Fees and Dedicated Revenue Sources ....................................................................................... B1 Appendix C Rules, Formulas, and Funding Caps ................................................................................................................ C1 Appendix D FY 2015 Total Department and State Patrol Budgets .................................................................................... D1 Appendix E FY 2015 State Patrol Budget Breakdown by Funding Source .........................................................................E1 Appendix F FY 2015 Special Funds – Details and Descriptions ..........................................................................................F1 Appendix G FY 2015 Other Sources – Details and Descriptions ........................................................................................G1 Appendix H FY 2015 Total State Patrol Budgets and Expenditures on Patrol Activities ...................................................H1 Appendix I FY 2015 State Patrol Expenditure Detail ...........................................................................................................I1