Fiscal Note - HB 1018 Boater Education (State Parks and Recreation Commission, 2021-01-20)
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An Individual State Agency Fiscal Note for HB 1018, Boater education, for agency 465-State Parks and Recreation Commission. Part I shows estimated cash receipts of $1,228,000 in each of FY 2022 and FY 2023, estimated operating expenditures of $778,200 in FY 2022 and $662,500 in FY 2023, and an estimated capital budget impact of NONE. The narrative states that the bill would remove the exemption for people born before 1955 and would mandate education for operators of human powered boats and vessels, with State Parks potentially administering close to 600,000 new boaters' cards. It estimates total expenses of $3,428,200 for 5 years (phase in) to administer the program and $26,000 for year 6 and beyond.
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Individual State Agency Fiscal Note
Bill Number: 1018 HB Title: Boater education Agency: 465-State Parks and
Recreation Commission
Part I: Estimates
No Fiscal Impact
Estimated Cash Receipts to:
ACCOUNT FY 2022 FY 2023 2021-23 2023-25 2025-27
Boating Safety Education Certification 1,228,000 1,228,000 2,456,000 2,456,000 1,282,000
Account-Non-Appropriated 09B-6
Total $ 1,228,000 1,228,000 2,456,000 2,456,000 1,282,000
Estimated Operating Expenditures from:
FY 2022 FY 2023 2021-23 2023-25 2025-27
FTE Staff Years 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Account
Boating Safety Education Certification 778,200 662,500 1,440,700 1,325,000 688,500
Account-Non-Appropriated
09B-6
Total $ 778,200 662,500 1,440,700 1,325,000 688,500
Estimated Capital Budget Impact:
NONE
The cash receipts and expenditure estimates on this page represent the most likely fiscal impact. Factors impacting the precision of these estimates,
and alternate ranges (if appropriate), are explained in Part II.
Check applicable boxes and follow corresponding instructions:
If fiscal impact is greater than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent biennia, complete entire fiscal note
X
form Parts I-V.
If fiscal impact is less than $50,000 per fiscal year in the current biennium or in subsequent biennia, complete this page only (Part I).
Capital budget impact, complete Part IV.
X Requires new rule making, complete Part V.
Legislative Contact: Cassie Jones Phone: 360-786-7303 Date: 01/14/2021
Agency Preparation: Frank Gillis Phone: 360-902-8538 Date: 01/19/2021
Agency Approval: Van Church Phone: (360) 902-8542 Date: 01/19/2021
OFM Review: Leslie Connelly Phone: (360) 878-4371 Date: 01/19/2021
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 162,563.00 Request # -1
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Part II: Narrative Explanation
II. A - Brief Description Of What The Measure Does That Has Fiscal Impact
Briefly describe by section number, the significant provisions of the bill, and any related workload or policy assumptions, that have revenue or
expenditure impact on the responding agency.
HB 1018 makes changes to boater education card requirements. This legislation would have both expenditure
and revenue impacts to State Parks as the administers of the Boating Education Program.
Section 2 (j) would remove the exemption of folks born before 1955 from getting a boater’s card. The metric of
impact would be the number of Washingtonians that have registered vessels (who were born before 1955) that
would need to obtain a boater’s card.
Section 2 (1) would mandate education for operators of human powered boats and vessels. The State Parks
Commission (Boating Program) would potentially be administering close to 600,000 new boaters’ cards for
human powered paddling under this subsection. The agency would potentially recommend a phase-in approach
over the course of the next five years.
II. B - Cash receipts Impact
Briefly describe and quantify the cash receipts impact of the legislation on the responding agency, identifying the cash receipts provisions by section
number and when appropriate the detail of the revenue sources. Briefly describe the factual basis of the assumptions and the method by which the
cash receipts impact is derived. Explain how workload assumptions translate into estimates. Distinguish between one time and ongoing functions.
Sec 2 (1) Would mandate education for operators of human powered boats and vessels.
Impact: The Recreation Conservation Office (RCO) estimates that 23% of Washington’s population (1,700,000
people) participated in paddle sports (canoes, kayaks, and stand-up paddle boards) in 2016. The Office of
Financial Management (OFM) forecasts Washington’s population to increase from 7.6 million to 8.3 million in
the next decade. Parks assumes that 23% of the current population (7,656,200 people) plus the estimated
population increase (70,000 per year) of Washington State continues to participate in paddle sports and it
assumes that 1 out of 3 people of that 23% would take the education course and get certified with a Boater’s Card
for human powered watercraft. It is also assumed that the boaters education card fee will remain at $10.
Current Population Boater Card Estimate 7,656,200 x 23% = 1,761,000 x 33% = 587,000 x $10 =
$5,870,000 / 5 = $1,174,000/year for five years (phase in)
Estimated Population Increase Boater Card Estimate 700,000 / 10 = 70,000 x 23% = 16,100 x 33% = 5,400 x
$10 = $54,000/year ongoing
II. C - Expenditures
Briefly describe the agency expenditures necessary to implement this legislation (or savings resulting from this legislation), identifying by section
number the provisions of the legislation that result in the expenditures (or savings). Briefly describe the factual basis of the assumptions and the
method by which the expenditure impact is derived. Explain how workload assumptions translate into cost estimates. Distinguish between one time
and ongoing functions.
The Recreation Conservation Office (RCO) estimates that 23% of Washington’s population (1,700,000 people)
participated in paddle sports (canoes, kayaks, and stand-up paddle boards) in 2016. The Office of Financial
Management (OFM) forecasts Washington’s population to increase from 7.6 million to 8.3 million in the next
decade. Parks assumes that 23% of the current population (7,656,200 people) plus the estimated population
increase (70,000 per year) of Washington State continues to participate in paddle sports and it assumes that 1 out
of 3 people of that 23% would take the education course and get certified with a Boater’s Card for human
powered watercraft.
Boater education 465-State Parks and Recreation Commission
Form FN (Rev 1/00) 162,563.00 Request # -1
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Current Population Boater Card Estimate 7,656,200 x 23% = 1,761,000 x 33% = 587,000 boater
cards / 5 = 117,400 boater cards/year for five years (phase in)
Estimated Population Increase Boater Card Estimate 700,000 / 10 = 70,000 x 23% = 16,100 x 33% = 5,400
boater cards/year (ongoing)
Annual and one-time costs associated with the distribution of more than 120,000 boaters education cards per year
over initial five year period (phase in):
Education/Outreach Costs
Card printing cost – $1,110,000. ($222,000 annually)
Card Processing cost - $960,000. ($192,000 annually)
IT improvement – $25,000. – one time
Staff - $500,000 – ($100,000 annually)
Advertising/Marketing - $500,000 – ($100,000 annually)
Educational Material Printing - $175,000 – ($35,000 annually)
Mailings - $7,500 – ($1500 annually)
Instructor Training - $50,000 – ($10,000 annually)
Rental Checklists - $15,000 – one time
Rental Checklist mailing - $3,500 - onetime
Long distance calls/cell - $10,000 ($2000 annually)
Total - $3,356,000 (split over 5 years)
Marine Law Enforcement Costs
Paddle craft Instructor - $3,275
BMLE Instructor Update - $25,545
Produce new BMLE Module - $5,900
IT Support - $6,080
Court Administrator - $369
WSP SECTOR updates - $7,460
Campaign Development - $2,150
Printing & Shipping - $2,500
RBS Officer Updates - $18,830
Total - $72,109 (one-time cost)
Total estimated expenses for 5 years (phase in) to administer program = $3,428,200
Annual costs associated with the distribution of approximately 5,400 boaters education cards per year during year
6 and beyond:
Card Printing Cost - $10,200
Card Processing Cost - $8,800
Advertising/Marketing - $4,600
Educational Material Printing - $1,600
Mailings - $100
Instructor Training - $500
Long Distance Communications - $200
Boater education 465-State Parks and Recreation Commission
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Total estimated expenses for year 6 and beyond to administer program = $26,000
Assumptions are derived from current costs of administering the boater’s card. Assume $100,000 annual budget
to promote the new regulation. Staff assumption would be adding 1 FTE at a $500,000 cost over 5 years. The
RCO recommendation in it’s 2019 legislative report of Recreation Assets of Significance in Washington State,
recommended that WA state have a paddle sport ombudsman. The Boating Program would hire a paddle sports
coordinator to assist in the administration of the human powered watercraft education program.
Part III: Expenditure Detail
III. A - Operating Budget Expenditures
Account Account Title Type FY 2022 FY 2023 2021-23 2023-25 2025-27
09B-6 Boating Safety Non-Appr 778,200 662,500 1,440,700 1,325,000 688,500
Education opriated
Certification
Account
Total $ 778,200 662,500 1,440,700 1,325,000 688,500
III. B - Expenditures by Object Or Purpose
FY 2022 FY 2023 2021-23 2023-25 2025-27
FTE Staff Years 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
A-Salaries and Wages 70,000 70,000 140,000 140,000 70,000
B-Employee Benefits 30,000 30,000 60,000 60,000 30,000
C-Professional Service Contracts 9,400 9,400
E-Goods and Other Services 668,800 562,500 1,231,300 1,125,000 588,500
G-Travel
J-Capital Outlays
M-Inter Agency/Fund Transfers
N-Grants, Benefits & Client Services
P-Debt Service
S-Interagency Reimbursements
T-Intra-Agency Reimbursements
9-
Total $ 778,200 662,500 1,440,700 1,325,000 688,500
III. C - Operating FTE Detail: List FTEs by classification and corresponding annual compensation. Totals need to agree with total FTEs in
Part I and Part IIIA
Job Classification Salary FY 2022 FY 2023 2021-23 2023-25 2025-27
Program Specilaist 4 70,000 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Total FTEs 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
III. D - Expenditures By Program (optional)
NONE
Part IV: Capital Budget Impact
IV. A - Capital Budget Expenditures
NONE
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IV. B - Expenditures by Object Or Purpose
NONE
IV. C - Capital Budget Breakout
Identify acquisition and construction costs not reflected elsewhere on the fiscal note and describe potential financing methods
NONE
IV. D - Capital FTE Detail: List FTEs by classification and corresponding annual compensation. Totals need to agree with total FTEs in
Part IVB
NONE
None.
Part V: New Rule Making Required
Identify provisions of the measure that require the agency to adopt new administrative rules or repeal/revise existing rules.
WAC 352-78-020. (definition of “human Powered Boats and Vessels”) would need to add from Sec. 1 (34)
WAC 352-78-110. Removing (11) Any person born before 1955.
WAC 352-78-050. There would need to be an addition that “no person shall operate a human powered boat or vessel”
without obtaining a boater’s education card.
WAC 352-78-090. There would need to be a new rule added for guidance to rental operators for human powered watercraft.
WAC 352-78-100. There would potentially be a new phase-in approach added for the human powered boater’s card.
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