OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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HB-5198
AN ACT REQUIRING THE STUDY OF THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
IN THE STATE.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 6383)
House Calendar No.: 220
Senate Calendar No.: 561
Primary Analyst: MR 5/4/22
Contributing Analyst(s):
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 bill requires the Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection (DEEP) to perform a study to determine whether policy and
procedural changes within DEEP may increase the effectiveness of the
use of technology. Additionally, it requires the agency to report on its
findings to the Energy Committee by January 1, 2023. This has no fiscal
impact as DEEP currently has expertise within its Bureau of Energy and
Technology Policy (BETP) for this purpose.
Also, the bill 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 DEEP.
Lastly, the bill subjects someone to a $25 fine for each horseshoe crab
in violation of the bill. As there have been no violations and no revenue 2022HB-05198-R01-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
associated with this penalty under current law, this provision is not
anticipated to have a fiscal impact.
House "A" adds the provision about horseshoe crabs that results in
the impact described above.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact described above would
continue into the future subject to the price of endorsements for
horseshoe crabs.
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.