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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T



SPONSOR: Carraro DATE TYPED: 02/27/01 HB
SHORT TITLE: Exempt Schools from Payment of Impact Fees SB 608
ANALYST: Kehoe

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained
Estimated Additional Impact
Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY01 FY02 FY01 FY02
NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)



SOURCES OF INFORMATION



LFC Files



SUMMARY



Synopsis of Bill



Senate Bill 608 amends the Development Fees Act exempting public schools from payment of impact fees.



Significant Issues



As defined in the Development Fees Act, "impact fees means a charge or assessment imposed by a municipality or county on new development in order to generate revenue for funding or recouping the costs of capital improvements or facility expansions necessitated by and attributable to the new development. The term includes amortized charges, lump-sum charges, capital recovery fees, contributions in aid of construction, development fees and any other fee that functions as described by this definition. The term does not include construction or dedication of on-site water distribution, wastewater collection or drainage facilities, or streets, sidewalks or curbs if the dedication or construction is required by a previously adopted valid ordinance or regulation and is necessitated by and attributable to the new development."

Senate Bill 608 amends Section 5-8-14 of the Development Act to exempt public schools, a governmental entity, from paying impact fees.



The bill contains an emergency clause.



POSSIBLE QUESTIONS