FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: March 13, 2017
Time Requested: 01:05 PM |
| Agency: |
Forestry, WV Division of |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 3092 |
Introduced |
HB2968 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Agriculture |
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FUND(S):
3081
Sources of Revenue:
Special Fund
Legislation creates:
Neither Program nor Fund
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
This measure will cost the state $100,000 annually to implement. It will also reduce the revenues of the West Virginia Division of Forestry (WVDOF) by $900,000 and cause a reduction in force of 25 full time employees.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2017
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2018
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
100,000 |
100,000 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
With the loss of $900,000 this would eliminate the funding of 25 Professional Forester positions and significantly impact or eliminate the WVDOF mandatory programs of forest fire suppression and prevention along with the enforcement of the Logging Sediment Control act.
Memorandum
This bill would not effect State Parks as timber harvests are not currently allowed on State Parks. The State Forests were designed by our forefathers as demonstration areas for research and state of the art forest management techniques and silviculture activity with the income to assist with the mandatory programs of the WVDOF by code.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Gregory W. Cook
Email Address: greg.w.cook@wv.gov