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Legislators weigh mooring and seasonal-platform fees to replenish cyanobacteria fund
Summary
Lawmakers heard two related bills proposing higher mooring and registration fees for floating platforms to fund the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund and navigation safety needs. Marine Patrol and DES provided technical details about permit counts, definitions and sources of cyanobacteria; the committee later recommended ITL on the bills.
Two bills before the Ways and Means Committee would raise fees on moorings and seasonal floating platforms to channel revenue into a cyanobacteria mitigation fund and navigation safety programs.
At the HB 1301 hearing a sponsor compared inland mooring fees to coastal mooring fees and said the measure would raise money for a cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund that has already helped lake associations address toxic blooms. Tim Dunlevy of the Department of Safety Marine Patrol provided background on mooring regulation: "Marine Patrol permits approximately 5,000, give or take, per year," he said, estimating about 1,700 congregate/public moorings and explaining…
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