COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH
OVERSIGHT DIVISION
FISCAL NOTE
L.R. No.:0425H.01I Bill No.:HB 152 Subject:Boats and Watercraft; Highway Patrol Type:Original Date:January 24, 2023Bill Summary:This proposal requires the proceeds from boating safety identification card
fees to be used to fund statewide boating safety initiatives.
FISCAL SUMMARY
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUNDFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026General Revenue*($255,592)($306,710)($306,710)Total Estimated Net
Effect on General
Revenue($255,592)($306,710)($306,710)
*Proceeds of boater education fees are to be directed to the Water Patrol Division Fund instead
of General Revenue. There is no net fiscal impact to the state.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Water Patrol Division
Fund (0400)$255,592$306,710$306,710
Total Estimated Net
Effect on Other State
Funds $255,592$306,710$306,710
Numbers within parentheses: () indicate costs or losses. L.R. No. 0425H.01I
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ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on All Federal
Funds $0$0$0
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)FUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Total Estimated Net
Effect on FTE 000
☒ Estimated Net Effect (expenditures or reduced revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any
of the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
☒ Estimated Net Effect (savings or increased revenues) expected to exceed $250,000 in any of
the three fiscal years after implementation of the act or at full implementation of the act.
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDSFUND AFFECTEDFY 2024FY 2025FY 2026Local Government$0$0$0 L.R. No. 0425H.01I
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FISCAL ANALYSIS
ASSUMPTION
§§306.127 and 306.185 – Boater safety identification card fees
Officials from the Department of Public Safety - Missouri Highway Patrol (MHP)
proposed changes in §306.127.3 modify where boater education fees are forwarded. Current law
has the fees being deposited into the General Revenue Fund and the proposed change has the
fees being deposited into the Water Patrol Division Fund for use on boating safety initiatives.
In reviewing the last five (5) fiscal years, the following amounts were forwarded to the General
Revenue Fund; FY18 - $240,915, FY19 - $239,940, FY20 - $364,320, FY21 - $396,210 and
FY22 - $292,169. This represents an average of $306,710 over the past five (5) years. For the
purposes of calculating revenue loss and revenue increase, FY19 and FY21 were used as the low
and high revenue examples, respectively. A revenue loss is shown for General Revenue and a
corresponding revenue gain is shown for the Water Patrol Division Fund.
Oversight does not have any information contrary to that provided by MHP and will reflect
MHP’s average revenue of $306,710 received from boater education fees over the last five years
being deposited into the Water Patrol Division Fund and a subsequent loss of $306,710 to the
General Revenue Fund for fiscal note purposes. Oversight notes the ending balance in the Water
Patrol Division Fund as of December 30, 2022, is $ 6,027,683.
Officials from the Office of Administration - Budget and Planning defer to the Department
of Public Safety - Missouri Highway Patrol for the potential fiscal impact of this proposal.
In response to similar legislation from 2022 (HB 1863), officials from the Office of the State
Treasurer (STO) assumed the proposal will have no fiscal impact on their organization.
Oversight does not have any information to the contrary. Therefore, Oversight will reflect a zero
impact in the fiscal note for STO. L.R. No. 0425H.01I
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FISCAL IMPACT – State GovernmentFY 2024
(10 Mo.)
FY 2025FY 2026GENERAL REVENUELoss – (§306.127) Boater education
fees($255,592)($306,710)($306,710)
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
THE GENERAL REVENUE FUND($255,592)($306,710)($306,710)
WATER PATROL DIVISION
FUND (0400)
Revenue – MHP (§306.127) Boater
education fees$255,592$306,710$306,710
ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON
THE WATER PATROL DIVISION
FUND$255,592$306,710$306,710
FISCAL IMPACT – Local GovernmentFY 2024
(10 Mo.)
FY 2025FY 2026$0$0$0
FISCAL IMPACT – Small Business
No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.
FISCAL DESCRIPTION
Currently, the fees collected for boating safety identification cards are deposited into the General
Revenue Fund. This bill specifies that the fees collected will now be deposited into the Water
Patrol Division Fund, and limits the uses of these fees to statewide boating safety initiatives.
This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not
require additional capital improvements or rental space. L.R. No. 0425H.01I
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Public Safety – Missouri Highway Patrol
Office of Administration – Budget and Planning
Office of the State Treasurer
Julie MorffRoss StropeDirectorAssistant DirectorJanuary 24, 2023January 24, 2023