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Boating Special Fund
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Observations on the Boating Special Fund
DOBOR spends nearly $7,000,000 for payroll ($3,641,000), bond
payments($1,428,000), DOCARE funding $1,225,000), & OHA ($607,000) totals
$6,901,000
Recreational boaters pay about $3,500,000 for moorings ($3,024,000),
ramp fees ($341,000), vessel registration ($212,000) totals $3,557,000
Recreational boaters also contribute to the fuel taxes.
Please review the numbers. DOBOR has huge - compared to revenue - fixed
costs before they expend any money for maintenance.
Also, the Legislative auditor in her 2001 audit
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concluded that: |
"the boating program should seek a
general fund appropriation to address its most critical backlogged
repair and maintenance projects. A general fund appropriation is
appropriate because the program supports the general public as well as
users of the State's boating facilities. The program's mission states
that ocean-based recreation is to enrich the lives of all people who
surf, fish, and swim in the ocean."
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recommended that: |
"Immediately, the boating division
should seek and secure general fund appropriations from the Legislature
to address its most pressing repair and maintenance projects. Support
from the general fund would reflect the much larger population who
benefit from the program than just the users of boating facilities:"
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