Adjusted     Executive
                             Appropriation       Request               Percent
                                   2001-02       2002-03        Change  Change



AGENCY SUMMARY
  General Fund                 125,442,400   108,504,000  (16,938,400) -13.50%
  Special Rev.-Fed.             18,887,300    25,144,000    6,256,700   33.13%
  Special Rev.-Other            79,359,400    85,084,000    5,724,600    7.21%
  Internal Service Fund          1,500,000     2,500,000    1,000,000   66.67%
  Dedicated Highway and Bridge     
    Trust Fund                           0    14,788,000   14,788,000     --  
  Total for AGENCY SUMMARY:    225,189,100   236,020,000   10,830,900    4.81%


STATE OPERATIONS
  General Fund                 125,442,400   108,504,000  (16,938,400) -13.50%
  Special Rev.-Fed.              7,967,300    12,764,000    4,796,700   60.20%
  Special Rev.-Other            79,359,400    85,084,000    5,724,600    7.21%
  Internal Service Fund          1,500,000     2,500,000    1,000,000   66.67%
  Total for STATE OPERATIONS:  214,269,100   208,852,000   (5,417,100)  -2.53%

Administration
  General Fund                  32,873,000    30,024,000   (2,849,000)  -8.67%
  Special Rev.-Other               775,000       775,000            0    0.00%
  Total for Program:            33,648,000    30,799,000   (2,849,000)  -8.47%

Operations
  General Fund                  81,219,400    67,650,000  (13,569,400) -16.71%
  Internal Service Fund          1,500,000     2,500,000    1,000,000   66.67%
  Total for Program:            82,719,400    70,150,000  (12,569,400) -15.20%

Transportation Safety
  General Fund                  11,350,000    10,830,000     (520,000)  -4.58%
  Special Rev.-Other            22,185,000    22,538,000      353,000    1.59%
  Total for Program:            33,535,000    33,368,000     (167,000)  -0.50%

Administrative Adjudication
  Special Rev.-Other            31,295,600    35,198,000    3,902,400   12.47%
  Total for Program:            31,295,600    35,198,000    3,902,400   12.47%

Compulsory Insurance
  Special Rev.-Other            14,627,600    15,577,000      949,400    6.49%
  Total for Program:            14,627,600    15,577,000      949,400    6.49%

Governor's Traffic Safety Committee
  Special Rev.-Fed.              7,967,300    12,764,000    4,796,700   60.20%
  Total for Program:             7,967,300    12,764,000    4,796,700   60.20%

Clean Air
  Special Rev.-Other            10,476,200    10,996,000      519,800    4.96%
  Total for Program:            10,476,200    10,996,000      519,800    4.96%

AID TO LOCALITIES
  Special Rev.-Fed.             10,920,000    12,380,000    1,460,000   13.37%
  Total for AID TO LOCALITIES:  10,920,000    12,380,000    1,460,000   13.37%

Governor's Traffic Safety Committee
  Special Rev.-Fed.             10,920,000    12,380,000    1,460,000   13.37%
  Total for Program:            10,920,000    12,380,000    1,460,000   13.37%

CAPITAL PROJECTS
  Dedicated Highway and Bridge     
    Trust Fund                           0    14,788,000   14,788,000     --  
  Total for CAPITAL PROJECTS:            0    14,788,000   14,788,000     --  

Transportation Support
  Dedicated Highway and Bridge     
    Trust Fund                           0    14,788,000   14,788,000     --  
  Total for Program:                     0    14,788,000   14,788,000     --  


                                                                    
                                                                    
      

                         ALL FUNDS PERSONNEL
                        BUDGETED FILL LEVELS
                                                                    
                                                                    
      
                                   Current     Requested
Program                            2001-02       2002-03   Change
                                                                    
                                                                    
      
Administration                         261           247     (14)
Operations                           1,569         1,530     (39)
Transportation Safety                  628           614     (14)
Administrative Adjudication            462           462        0
Compulsory Insurance                   186           225       39
Governor's Traffic Safety   
  Committee                             20            32       12
Clean Air                              159           159        0

Total General Fund :                 2,458         2,390     (68)
Total All Other Funds :                827           879       52

TOTAL:                               3,285         3,269     (16)
                                                                    
                                                                    
       

                          BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
                   (Executive Budget: pp. 205-209)

The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) issues driver's licenses and
vehicle registrations, collects over $950,000,000 in revenue for the
State and localities, and provides other important motor vehicle
related services.  The Department served over 20 million customers in
2001.  In addition to the main office and three regional headquarters,
the DMV and its agents provide services from 125 offices statewide. 
The Department continually expands and improves its services. 
Services that were traditionally only available during a visit to a
DMV office are now conveniently provided via the Internet on the DMV
website. 

This agency is included in the Transportation and Economic Development
appropriation bill.

The Executive proposes an All Funds appropriation that total
$236,020,000, an increase of $10,830,900 or 4.8 percent over the State
Fiscal Year (SFY) 2001-02 funding level.  The Governor also proposes
transferring some of the Department's operational expenses to the
Dedicated Highway and Bridge Dedicated Trust Fund. 

State Operations

The Executive Budget appropriates $108,504,000 for State Operations;
representing a decrease of $5,417,100, or 2.5 percent, from the
current fiscal year.  The Executive recommends a decrease in the
Administration Program totaling $2,849,000, or 8.5 percent.  In
addition, there is a proposed decrease for the Operations Program of
$12,569,400, which is 15.2 percent less than the current
appropriation.  The Transportation Safety Program will be reduced
overall by $167,000 as well.  The Governor proposes a $35,198,000
appropriation for the Administrative Adjudication Program, an increase
of $3,902,400, or 12.5 percent.  The decrease in funding for these two
programs are a result of intra-departmental transfers and workforce
reductions due to attrition.  The Executive Budget proposal provides
a Special Revenue Federal appropriation of $12,764,000, representing
an increase of $4,796,700, or 60.2 percent.  This proposed
appropriation is commensurate with anticipated Federal grants under
the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21) for
implementation of highway safety programs.  The Executive also
recommends sweeping $13,300,000 from the Transportation Safety and
Compulsory Insurance programs for deposit into the General Fund.

Aid to Localities

The Executive proposes an All Funds appropriation that totals
$12,380,000, a $1,460,000 increase, or 13.4 percent from SFY 2001-02. 
The appropriation corresponds with anticipated Federal TEA 21 grant
funds and will be used to support the Governor's Traffic Safety
Committee, which administers highway safety programs.    

Capital Projects

The Governor recommends transferring $14,788,000 in transportation
operational expenses to the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund
administered by the Department of Transportation.  Additionally, the
Governor recommends moving an estimated $172 million generated from
Motor Vehicle Fees from the General Fund to the Dedicated Highway and
Bridge Trust Fund to maintain satisfactory bond coverage ratios.
  
Article VII Proposals

The Governor proposes Article VII legislation which includes the
following:

Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)

--     Lowers the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level at which a
person is deemed to be driving while           intoxicated (DWI) from
.10 percent to .08 percent;

--     Eliminates the need for a blood/breath conversion ratio;

--     Creates the offense of Driving While Ability Impaired (DWAI)
through the combined effects of alcohol and         drugs;

--     Reduces the DWI per se level I, BAC for commercial vehicle
operators from .07 percent to .06 percent, and           the per se
level II, from .10 percent to .08 percent;

--     Eliminates the use of urine or saliva in chemical tests;

--     Removes the requirement for certification of chemical test
results for suspensions, prior to prosecution of the          driver's
license of DWI defendants;

--     Requires the provision of hospital blood test results to a
court, hearing tribunal or grand jury pursuant to a
       subpoena, and eliminates the physician-patient privilege
otherwise applicable to such records.  Also eliminates        any need
for a person to sign a waiver or consent form for blood to be
withdrawn at a police officer's request;

--     Changes the timing for police officers to give a hearing notice
to persons under 21 suspected of driving after           consuming
alcohol, from at the time of the alleged incident to five days prior
to the hearing date;

--     Expands authorization for police to detain persons under 21 for
the purpose of requesting or         administering a chemical test, to
instead allow detention for the purpose of carrying out any applicable
       provision of the DWI statute;

--     Expands the STOP-DWI program to require local coordination with
State efforts to reduce alcohol related        crashes;

--     Prohibits persons from evading a police officer and creates a
new crime for such action;

--     Repeals the element of criminal negligence in supporting a
charge of vehicular assault and vehicular           manslaughter;

--     Makes permanent the mandatory six month driver's license
suspension for certain drug related offenses and         repeals
certain reporting provisions;

--     Extends the law requiring courts to suspend licenses at
arraignment pending prosecution of certain DWI           offenses (the
"prompt suspension" law) for two years, until October 1, 2003;

--     Imposes additional penalties on persons convicted of repeat DWI
offenses, including the following:  a          mandatory sentence of
five days imprisonment or 30 days of community service for second
offenses; ten days         imprisonment or 60 days community service
for third and subsequent offenses; mandatory assessment of
       degree of abuse and assessment of appropriate treatment; and
mandatory revocation of an offender's motor         vehicle
registrations or, at a court's option, mandatory ignition interlock;

Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund

--     Expands the allowable uses of the Dedicated Highway and Bridge
Trust Fund administered by the Department           of Transportation
to include costs of the Department of Motor Vehicles;

--     Requires the Comptroller to transfer fees now deposited in the
General Fund pursuant to the Vehicle and            Traffic Law, to
the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund, in equal monthly
installments in the following        amounts:  $171.6 million from
April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2003, and $152.7 million from April
1, 2003          to March 31, 2004;