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State of Alaska
                                                           Fiscal Note
                                                                                             Bill Version:                     CSHB 185(FIN)
 2020 Legislative Session
                                                                                             Fiscal Note Number:               4
                                                                                             (H) Publish Date:                 3/16/2020
 Identifier:        HB185CS(TRA)-DFG-CFEC-03-15-20                            Department:        Department of Fish and Game
 Title:             REGISTRATION OF BOATS: EXEMPTION                          Appropriation: Commercial Fisheries
 Sponsor:           STUTES                                                    Allocation:        Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission
 Requester: (H) FINANCE                                                       OMB Component Number:                471
 Expenditures/Revenues
 Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below.                                                                (Thousands of Dollars)
                                                 Included in
                                    FY2021       Governor's
                                Appropriation      FY2021                                           Out-Year Cost Estimates
                                  Requested       Request
 OPERATING EXPENDITURES               FY 2021        FY 2021       FY 2022                     FY 2023            FY 2024            FY 2025       FY 2026
 Personal Services
 Travel
 Services
 Commodities
 Capital Outlay
 Grants & Benefits
 Miscellaneous
 Total Operating                            0.0           0.0          0.0                           0.0                 0.0              0.0             0.0
 Fund Source (Operating Only)
 None
 Total                                           0.0             0.0                 0.0             0.0                 0.0              0.0             0.0
 Positions
 Full-time
 Part-time
 Temporary
 Change in Revenues
 1216 Boat Rcpts (DGF)                          13.8                            49.0               49.0              70.5                70.5            70.5
 Total                                          13.8             0.0            49.0               49.0              70.5                70.5            70.5
 Estimated SUPPLEMENTAL (FY2020) cost:                                  0.0                (separate supplemental appropriation required)
 Estimated CAPITAL (FY2021) cost:                                       0.0                (separate capital appropriation required)
 Does the bill create or modify a new fund or account?       No
 (Supplemental/Capital/New Fund - discuss reasons and fund source(s) in analysis section)
 ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
 Does the bill direct, or will the bill result in, regulation changes adopted by your agency?                No
 If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed?
 Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
 Updated to reflect amendment which allows those vessel owners who paid a $24 three-year boat registration fee to Department of
 Administration Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in 2019 or 2020 to receive a waiver from a new $8 annual fee for one or two years, in
 order to avoid overpayment.
 Prepared By:             Dale Kelley, Commissioner                                                                Phone:          (907)790-6936
 Division:                Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission                                                    Date:           03/15/2020 11:31 PM
 Approved By:             Dayna Mackey, Administrative Services Director                                           Date:
                                                                                                                            OUT OF 03/15/20
 Agency:                  Office of Management & Budget                                                           REPORTED
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                                                                                                            CSHB 185(FIN) - Fiscal Note 4
                                                 FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA                                                                  BILL NO. CSHB 185
2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
   This legislation removes duplicative registration and numbering requirements for active commercial fishing, tender, and
   processing vessels, by allowing certain vessels licensed by Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) to bypass
   additional DMV registration requirements. The proposed effective date of this legislation is January 1, 2021.
   HB 185 adds an $8 annual assessment to all CFEC vessel license fees; the fee would be collected and accounted for as
   provided in AS 05.25.096(b). CFEC licensed 8,806 vessels in 2019. Based on recent year trends, CFEC estimates revenues
   from the assessment will be roughly $70,500 per year.
   During calendar years 2019 and 2020, some commercial vessel operators were charged a three-year registration fee of
   $24. To avoid over-payment when the new $8 annual fee is imposed, this legislation will allow CFEC to waive fees, for one
   to two years, for those commercial vessel operators who previously paid the three-year fee. CFEC will not know how
   many fishermen are affected until after December 31, 2020. This, combined with the fact that the number of vessels
   licensed by CFEC varies each year, makes it difficult to accurately estimate revenue for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023,
   when the waivers will be in place.
   For this analysis, CFEC used the $21,500 from DMV's 3/12/20 fiscal note as the waiver amount, in order to estimate
   program receipts for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023. Since this legislation will not be implemented until January 1,
   2021, FY2021 includes only one half of the year's estimated revenue, minus the $21,500. From FY2024 on, CFEC estimates
   revenue for this program at $70,500 per year.
   CFEC anticipates minimal additional expense to the agency as a result of this legislation.
(Revised 10/22/19 OMB/LFD)                                                                                        Page 2 of 2
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Statutes affected: 
HB0185A, AM HB 185, introduced 01/10/2020: 05.25.055, 16.05.490, 16.05.530
HB0185B, AM CSHB 185(FSH), introduced 02/07/2020: 05.25.055, 16.05.490, 16.05.530, 05.25.056
HB0185C, AM CSHB 185(TRA), introduced 02/26/2020: 05.25.055, 16.05.490, 16.05.530, 05.25.056, 16.05.475, 05.25.096
HB0185D, AM CSHB 185(FIN), introduced 03/16/2020: 05.25.055, 16.05.490, 16.05.530, 05.25.056, 16.05.475, 05.25.096