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Committee hears bill to protect boat-decals for boat-ramps and lake restoration funds
Summary
Sen. David Waters and Fish & Game representatives told Ways and Means that Senate Bill 51 would clarify that specific boat-decal fees are dedicated to state boat-access and lake-restoration funds, preserving matching capacity and avoiding bonding.
Senate Bill 51, introduced by Sen. David Waters during the Ways and Means Committee public hearing, would clarify statutory language so that specified portions of boat registration decal fees are dedicated to the state's boat access program and the Lake Restoration and Preservation Fund.
Waters said the bill is "primarily housekeeping," and that it directs the existing $5 boat decal fee to the boat-access fund to ensure those revenues are not diverted. He told the committee protecting that dedicated revenue helps Fish and Game provide match for federal and other grants and can reduce the need to bond for expensive ramp projects.
Garrett Graskamp, boat…
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