OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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HB-5198
AN ACT REQUIRING THE STUDY OF THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
IN THE STATE.
AMENDMENT
LCO No.: 6383
File Copy No.: 290
House Calendar No.: 220
Primary Analyst: MR 5/3/22
Contributing Analyst(s): (ML)
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Department of Energy and
Environmental Protection
GF - Revenue
Loss
240 240
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The amendment prohibits the hand-harvesting of horseshoe crabs,
while allowing for certain education and medical-related exemptions.
This is expected to result in an annual revenue loss of $240 since the 16
current license holders would not likely renew their hand-harvest
endorsements issued by the Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection (DEEP).
Also, the amendment subjects someone to a $25 fine for each
horseshoe crab in violation of the bill. As there have been no violations
and no revenue associated with this penalty under current law, this
provision is not anticipated to have a fiscal impact.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely
for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does not represent the intent of the General
Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of
informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is
consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any
specific department.