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MAXUM · 09-12-2018, 11:44 AM

In reading the proposed legislation I have to laugh at the entire thing.

Thought this was being sold as a means to fund the F&G, yet why is HALF of this going to the lake restoration and preservation fund?

(a) Fifty percent shall be credited to the fish and game search and rescue fund established in RSA 206:42; and
(b) Fifty percent shall be credited to the lake restoration and preservation fund established in RSA 487:25.

There is also an additional $1 fee that is going to be added to each and every boat registration, OHRV (ATV) registration and snowmobile registration as well.

The additional fee of $1 collected under the provisions of RSA 270-E:5, II(b) for each private boat registered, under RSA 215-A:23, X for each OHRV registered, and under RSA 215-C:39, XI for each snowmobile registered, and the additional fees collected pursuant to RSA 270-E:7, III for each canoe or kayak registered, shall be paid over to the state treasurer who shall keep such fees in a special fund to be expended by the fish and game department for use in search and rescue operations.

It gets even better, in the interest of efficiency the portion of this that is collected for the lake restoration and preservation fund flows through.... wait for it.... the DMV? HUH? Then it is supposed to be, without loss of any money, given to the state treasurer for safe keeping in the lake restoration and preservation fund.

The fee of $9.50 collected under the provisions of RSA 270-E:5, II(a), and the fees collected pursuant to RSA 270-E:7, III, shall be paid to the director of the division of motor vehicles. The director of the division of motor vehicles shall pay over said fee to the state treasurer who shall keep the fee in a special fund to be expended by the department of environmental services.

Now for the kicker:

The Department of Safety estimates required one-time system programming costs to total $90,000 and also states it would require an additional cash terminal operator position (labor grade 11), which would cost (salary and benefits) $53,000 in FY 2019, $55,000 in FY 2020, $58,000 in FY 2021, and $61,000 in FY 2022. As this bill does not provide a funding source to offset these costs to the Department, it is assumed they would be a charge to the navigation safety fund. The navigation safety fund will also be utilized to purchase canoe and kayak boat decals.

That's beautiful considering they have no estimations as to how much will be taken in and whether or not the costs will even offset one another. So it's a smart idea to peel funding from the navigation safety fund for this?

The sponsor of this bill is a donkey literally and figuratively.

09-12-2018, 11:44 AM	#109
MAXUM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Kuna ID Posts: 2,755 Thanks: 246 Thanked 1,942 Times in 802 Posts	In reading the proposed legislation I have to laugh at the entire thing. Thought this was being sold as a means to fund the F&G, yet why is HALF of this going to the lake restoration and preservation fund? (a) Fifty percent shall be credited to the fish and game search and rescue fund established in RSA 206:42; and (b) Fifty percent shall be credited to the lake restoration and preservation fund established in RSA 487:25. There is also an additional $1 fee that is going to be added to each and every boat registration, OHRV (ATV) registration and snowmobile registration as well. The additional fee of $1 collected under the provisions of RSA 270-E:5, II(b) for each private boat registered, under RSA 215-A:23, X for each OHRV registered, and under RSA 215-C:39, XI for each snowmobile registered, and the additional fees collected pursuant to RSA 270-E:7, III for each canoe or kayak registered, shall be paid over to the state treasurer who shall keep such fees in a special fund to be expended by the fish and game department for use in search and rescue operations. It gets even better, in the interest of efficiency the portion of this that is collected for the lake restoration and preservation fund flows through.... wait for it.... the DMV? HUH? Then it is supposed to be, without loss of any money, given to the state treasurer for safe keeping in the lake restoration and preservation fund. The fee of $9.50 collected under the provisions of RSA 270-E:5, II(a), and the fees collected pursuant to RSA 270-E:7, III, shall be paid to the director of the division of motor vehicles. The director of the division of motor vehicles shall pay over said fee to the state treasurer who shall keep the fee in a special fund to be expended by the department of environmental services. Now for the kicker: The Department of Safety estimates required one-time system programming costs to total $90,000 and also states it would require an additional cash terminal operator position (labor grade 11), which would cost (salary and benefits) $53,000 in FY 2019, $55,000 in FY 2020, $58,000 in FY 2021, and $61,000 in FY 2022. As this bill does not provide a funding source to offset these costs to the Department, it is assumed they would be a charge to the navigation safety fund. The navigation safety fund will also be utilized to purchase canoe and kayak boat decals. That's beautiful considering they have no estimations as to how much will be taken in and whether or not the costs will even offset one another. So it's a smart idea to peel funding from the navigation safety fund for this? The sponsor of this bill is a donkey literally and figuratively.