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Participants say fines, new enforcement will not be a significant revenue source
Summary
Committee members warned that fines and increased enforcement will likely generate minimal revenue and urged exploring more substantive revenue or efficiency measures. One participant estimated enforcement fines would yield "less than 1000 dollars a year at best."
During table reports, several committee members questioned the practicality of relying on enforcement fines as a revenue source. Committee member (S5) characterized expected enforcement revenue as negligible: "I'll bet you less than 1000 dollars a year at best," the member said, arguing that compliance — not revenue collection — has historically driven enforcement.
Other participants echoed that exploring new revenue may be difficult this year given limited federal and state opportunities. One member noted that state RFA funding was low, and several tables recommended analyzing existing fee structures and investment strategies before pursuing new revenue programs. The group favored keeping "explore revenues" as a continuing focus but rewording it to emphasize analysis of current sources over immediate revenue generation.
