FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: March 02, 2021
Time Requested: 11:41 AM |
| Agency: |
Natural Resources, WV Division of |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 2579 |
Introduced |
SB520 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Natural Resources |
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FUND(S):
3200, 8707
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 purpose of this bill is to extend the time for parents of foster children to obtain a lifetime hunting, fishing and trapping license. This license will be provided as one half of the adult fee set under rule. To be eligible for this extension, lifetime license must be purchased before the recipient’s 12th birthday and within 2 years from the start date of foster care.
Should this bill become law, the DNR estimates a potential annual loss of $25 in revenue fees.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2021
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2022
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 |
0 |
-25 |
-25 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Given Source:
Children in foster care per year 3,889 WV Health & Human Resources Foster Care Placement Report
Average participation rate (hunt and/or fish) 22% US Census Bureau/US FWS 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation pg 24.
Est. potential children eligible for lifetime license 856
Percent of license buyers purchasing lifetime license .15% Analysis of license buyers 2009-2018, DNR unpublished
Est. potential number of lifetime licenses sold (856 x .15% = 1.28) 2 Rounded to nearest whole number
Value of Infant Lifetime License $402.50
Estimated yearly earnings from Endowment Fund per discounted license @ 7.3% $29.38
Years of interest earnings to compensate for half price of lifetime license 14
Total reserved annual operating revenue (2 X $29.38) -$59
Federal revenue received as licensed hunter $17
Est. Federal re-imbursement (2 X $17) $34
Est net Loss (-$59 + $34) = -$25
This estimate assumes that interest earnings for lifetime license sales are retained to compensate the license’s value at half price. At the current annual interest of 7.3%, estimated interest earnings for each license will be unavailable as operating funds for 14 years.
Memorandum
License revenue and federal aid provide the bulk of the operating and capital improvements revenue for the agency’s wildlife and law enforcement programs. By law, all hunters and anglers in West Virginia must be served by those programs, including those who are not paid license holders. Currently, the agency estimates that 43 percent of all hunters and anglers do not purchase a hunting or fishing license, thus placing the total financial responsibility for supporting wildlife and law enforcement programs on those who do purchase licenses. Reduced license fees for selected groups increases the financial responsibility on other license holders for providing agency services to all. More free or reduced hunting and fishing license fees for some must inevitably result in higher license fees for others, thereby reducing participation and economic impact from sportsman expenditures in the state.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Amanda Morris
Email Address: amanda.l.morris@wv.gov