FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: January 30, 2018
Time Requested: 02:31 PM |
| Agency: |
Association of Counties, WV |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 1009 |
Comm. Sub2 |
SB258 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Military and Veterans |
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FUND(S):
Concealed Weapons Fund
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Decreases Existing Revenue
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The total number of WV Veterans, 2016: 145,309 as reported by United State Veterans Administration Predictive Analysis and Actuary Service.
The West Virginia Division of Veterans Affairs estimates that the their cost of documentation to cover this expense can be absorbed by the Department.
According to data from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the discharges from the 2014-2015 fiscal year break down as: Honorable: 78.29 percent. General – Under Honorable Conditions: 6.36 percent. So estimating the West Virginia number from this national estimate - as the WV Division of veterans says they do not have a figure/mechanism to break that number down - we would estimate:
Of 84.5% of Veterans are Honorably Discharged - 145,309 total West Virginia vets - equals 122,786 people. The cost of a concealed-carry fee is $75.
So the loss of monies would equal: $9,208,950.00.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2018
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2019
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
920,895,000 |
920,895,000 |
920,895,000 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Costs of the program to license applicants in each county is not available, but one assumes the salary(ies) of those employees processing the forms on an annual or hourly basis, varying from county to county.
The Division of Veterans Affairs states that it could absorb any costs associated with documentation, but offered no figure.
But the estimated revenue loss by providing free licenses to the targeted group is $9.2 million from the $75 fee. To take it a step further, if you calculate $15 fee to Courthouse facilities of the $9.2 million, the revenue allocated to that fund is over $1.84 million.
Memorandum
The one area not considered is staff/processing costs of license fees for this program, and that should add to the total of $9.2 million.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Jonathan A. Adler
Email Address: jonathan@wvaco.org