State Fiscal Highlights
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STATE FUND |
FY 2010 |
FY 2011 – FUTURE YEARS |
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Highway Operating Fund (Fund 7002) – Department of Transportation |
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Revenues |
- 0 - |
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Expenditures |
Increase in the tens of thousands of dollars or more to install signs |
Potential increase to maintain signs |
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Note: The state fiscal year is July 1 through June 30. For example, FY 2010 is July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010. |
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· Equipment, labor, and materials costs to install directional and informational signs on state highways to the 36 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and clinics in Ohio may be in the tens of thousands of dollars or more, depending on the number of signs erected for each of the facilities. There would also be some new costs over the years for maintaining and repairing these signs.
Local Fiscal Highlights
· No direct fiscal effect on political subdivisions.
Detailed Fiscal Analysis
The bill requires the Department of Transportation to erect signs on state highways that display distance and directional information to indicate the location of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, outpatient clinics, and community-based outpatient clinics. All such signs are to conform to standards in the Ohio Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs web site, there are five VA medical centers, three outpatient clinics, and 28 community-based outpatient clinics across Ohio, for a total of 36 facilities that would require signage.[1] Equipment, labor, and materials costs for each sign are likely to be $400 more or less. Assuming two signs were erected per facility, the total cost would be about $28,800 in FY 2010 ($400 per sign x 2 signs per facility x 36 facilities = $28,800). The Department of Transportation may also incur costs over the years for maintaining and repairing these signs.
