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IOWA FISH AND GAME PROTECTION FUND REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 APPENDIX NOVEMBER 1, 2011 PREPARED BY IA FISH AND GAME PROTECTION FUND REPORT APPENDIX A - Constitution of the State of Iowa 1857 CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF IOWA – CODIFIED Preamble. WE THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF IOWA, grateful to the Supreme Being for the blessings hitherto enjoyed, and feeling our dependence on Him for a continuation of those blessings, do ordain and establish a free and independent government, by the name of the State of Iowa, the boundaries whereof shall be as follows: [Full Constitution text can be found at: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Constitution.html) ARTICLE VII. [Full Article VII text can be found at: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Constitution.html) Fish and wildlife protection funds. SEC.9. All revenue derived from state license fees for hunting, fishing, and trapping, and all state funds appropriated for, and federal or private funds received by the state for, the regulation or advancement of hunting, fishing, or trapping, or the protection, propagation, restoration, management, or harvest of fish or wildlife, shall be used exclusively for the performance and administration of activities related to those purposes. Added 1996, Amendment [44] IA FISH AND GAME PROTECTION FUND REPORT APPENDIX B - CHAPTER 462A WATER NAVIGATION REGULATIONS (Boat Registration Fee Use) CHAPTER 462A WATER NAVIGATION REGULATIONS [11/01/11 - Full Chapter text can be found at: www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/ACO/IC/LINC/Chapter.462A.pdf] 462A.3 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION. The commission is hereby vested with the power and is charged with the duty of observing, administering and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The commission may adopt and enforce rules under chapter 17A as necessary to carry out this chapter and to protect private and public property and the health, safety, and welfare of the public. In adopting rules, the commission shall give consideration to the various uses to which they may be put by and for public and private purposes, the preservation of each body of water, its bed, waters, ice, banks, and public and private property attached thereto, and the need for uniformity of rules relating to the use, operation, and equipment of vessels and vehicles. 462A.52 FEES REMITTED TO COMMISSION. 1. Within ten days after the end of each month, a county recorder shall remit to the commission all fees collected by the recorder during the previous month. Before May 10 of the registration period beginning May 1 of that year, a county recorder shall remit to the commission all unused license blanks for the previous registration period. All fees collected for the registration of vessels shall be forwarded by the commission to the treasurer of the state, who shall place the money in the state fish and game protection fund. The money so collected is appropriated to the commission solely for the administration and enforcement of navigation laws and water safety. 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, any increase in revenues received on or after July 1, 2007, but on or before June 30, 2013, pursuant to this section as a result of fee increases pursuant to 2005 Acts, ch. 137, shall be used by the commission only for the administration and enforcement of programs to control aquatic invasive species and for the administration and enforcement of navigation laws and water safety upon the inland waters of this state and shall be used in addition to funds already being expended by the commission each year for these purposes. The commission shall not reduce the amount of other funds being expended on an annual basis for these purposes as of July 1, 2005, during the period of the appropriation provided for in this subsection. 3. The commission shall submit a written report to the general assembly by December 31, 2007, and by December 31 of each year thereafter through December 31, 2013, summarizing the activities of the department in administering and enforcing programs to control aquatic invasive species and administering and enforcing navigation laws and water safety upon the inland waters of the state. The report shall include information concerning the amount of revenues collected pursuant to this section as a result of fee increases pursuant to 2005 Acts, ch. 137, and how the revenues were expended. The report shall also include information concerning the amount and source of all other funds expended by the commission during the year for the purposes of administering and enforcing programs to control aquatic invasive species and administering and enforcing navigation laws and water safety upon the inland waters of the state and how the funds were expended. Fiscal Year 2010 Boat Fee Revenues and Expenditures Report Department of Natural Resources Conservation and Recreation Division December 31, 2010 Patricia Boddy, Interim Director EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In 2005, in order to provide for continued outreach and resources to the citizens of Iowa, the Iowa General Assembly amended Iowa Code Chapter 462A.52 to increase boat registration fees for all types of watercraft, to change the registration cycle, and to begin requiring the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to report on increased revenues and how they are expended until December 31, 2013. This is the fourth such annual report with fiscal year 2010 starting the next 3-year cycle for boater registration funds. This report includes data for FY10 and estimates for the upcoming two years of the cycle compared to the base year in 2006. Please see Addendum C at the end of this report for information about the first 3-year cycle that covers 2007, 2008 and 2009 (“Fiscal Year 2009 Boat Fees and Expenditure Report Executive Summary”). The increased fees are required to be used to control the spread of aquatic invasive species, the administration of enforcement of navigation laws and for water safety upon the inland waters of the state. The mandate required the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly by December 31 of each year beginning in 2007. It was directed that the report contain, but is not limited to, summarizing the activities of the Department on: 1. Administering and enforcing programs to control aquatic invasive species 2. Administering and enforcing navigation laws and water safety 3. Amount of revenues collected as a result of fee increases 4. Detail of how the revenues were expended 5. Amount and source of all other funds expended 6. Detail of how the funds were expended 7. The amount and source of other funds expended for the above purposes. Revenues: Comparisons and projections When boat fees were increased in the 2005 legislative session, the registration period also was changed from two years to three years. For planning purposes, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources must now plan revenues over three years. Table 1 Previous Revenues Under Two-year Registration Periods FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 Boat fees $2,563,493 $372,481 $2,611,295 $387,908 Federal match $1,298,443 $1,296,070 $1,411,585 $1,533,266 TOTAL $3,861,936 $1,668,551 $4,022,880 $1,921,174 REVENUES Boat fees generated an average of $1,483,794 per year (see Table 1) during the last four years of the two-year registration cycle. With fee increases and the first three years of actual record, boat fees average $2,452,304 per year (see Table 2) under the three-year 2 registration cycle. Fiscal Year 2010 is the start of the second three-year registration cycle since the fee increase. Note that the estimated second and third years of the cycle are much lower than the first year. Most boats are re-registered in the first year (FY10), and only new registrations occur in the other two years (FY11 and FY12), resulting in much lower revenue those two years. Table 2 Collected Revenues, FY2010 and estimated revenues ,2011 and 2012 FY10 FY12 FY 11 (Estimated) 3-Years of Revenue (Collected) (Estimated) Boat fees $6,144,334 $812,672 $399,906 $7,356,912 Federal match $1,491,627 1,496,664 $1,526,664 $4,514,955 TOTAL REVENUES $7,635,961 $2,309,336 $1,926,570 $11,871,867 With three years of collected annual actual increase in boat fees, the average increase of boat fees is $968,510 in additional state revenue per year over the base year. Over a three-year cycle (FY10-12) an estimated average total of $3,957,289 is available to expend per year in state and federal monies on boating related activities eligible to be funded from the boat registration fees. Federal funds include the safety and education portion and motorboat access portion from the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration program, and Aquatic Invasive Species matching funds. Expenditures: Comparisons and Projections For the purposes of this report, the final year under the previous fee structure, fiscal year 2006, will be the baseline year to measure future years’ expenditures. The state salary adjustment each year will be added to the baseline figure, so current programs remain sustainable Table 3 General Expenditure Categories Base FY 06 FY 10 Printing $60,274 $118,710 Boat Safety *$2,036,904 *$2,409,618 Boat infrastructure $749,406 $859,951 maintenance/mgt Aquatic Invasive $164,556 $554,295 Species Water Trails and $10,410 $178,170 Dam Safety Boater Education $0 $106,054 TOTAL $3,021,550 $4,226,798 EXPENDITURES *Includes the coded boating time of full time officers and the time of seasonal water patrol officers, and associated expenses. See Tables 10, 11 and 12. 3 Table 4 Expenditure Comparison to FY06 (baseline) to FY10 Increase over FY06 FY10 baseline year Aquatic Invasive Species program