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Christofferson to require agencies to track fee costs, cites 'maybe 5,000 fees' statewide
Summary
Representative Kay Christofferson said she will sponsor a bill directing state agencies to identify and track the costs of fees, arguing better accounting will improve accountability and allow fee-setting to reflect actual costs.
Representative Kay Christofferson said she is drafting a bill that would require state agencies to identify and track the costs of the fees they charge. "We have maybe 5,000 fees, that we charge, and we don't really keep track of the cost and know what that is," she said, and described agency cost-tracking as a tool to improve accountability and allow better decisions when establishing fees.
Christofferson characterized the measure as a way to manage and cut the cost of government if agencies know their own costs, noting the idea was raised when she campaigned. She did not provide bill language, a bill number, or a timeline for implementation in her remarks; no committee referral or vote was recorded in the transcript.
