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Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in Washington

Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in Washington. Proposed Final Report Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee December 1, 2010 Fara Daun, JLARC Staff. Report Provides New Information About State Recreational Boating in WA.

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Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in Washington

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  1. Activities SupportingRecreational Boating in Washington Proposed Final Report Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee December 1, 2010 Fara Daun, JLARC Staff

  2. Report Provides New Information About State Recreational Boating in WA A comprehensive identification of state recreational boating activities A compilation of state’s boating-related revenues and expenditures An identification of structural organization and state agency roles in state recreational boating A comparison of Washington to 33 other states State Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in WA

  3. What State Activities Support Recreational Boating in Washington? Washington Engages in 30 State Recreational Boating Activities

  4. Boating Activities Fall into Four Categories Boater Safety & Education Marine Law Enforcement Infrastructure & Access Environmental Boating State Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in WA Report Pages 4-6

  5. What Are the Revenue Sources for State Recreational Boating Activities? In 2007-09, Washington Collected or Received $70.9 Million in Boating-Related Revenues from 31 Sources

  6. What Are the Expenditures for State Recreational Boating Activities? In 2007-09, Washington Spent $54 Million on State Recreational Boating Activities

  7. Most Recreational Boating Expenditures Are for Infrastructure and Access ($ in Millions) Environment $11.6 M 21% Boater Safety & Education $2.9 M 5% Infrastructure & Access $30.0 M 56% 18% Marine Law Enforcement $9.5 M Total: $54.0 M Source: JLARC analysis of LEAP and agency financial data. State Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in WA Report Page 11

  8. What Is the Organizational Structure of State Recreational Boating in Washington? Washington’s State Recreational Boating Activities Are Decentralized but Coordinated

  9. Seven State Agencies Are Involved in State Recreational Boating Activities Parks & Recreation Total: $26,289 $15,434 $6,606 $2,280 $1,969 Recreat. & Conserv. Total: $9,160 $9,110 $50 Fish & Wildlife Total: $8,727 $4,659 $2,845 $1,223 Natural Resources Total: $6,540 $788 $5,752 Category Total Ecology Total: $2,313 Access & Infrastructure $29,991 $2,313 Marine Law Enforcement $ 9,501 Environment $11,571 Licensing Total: $956 Boater Safety & Education $ 2,925 $956 Grand Total $53,989 State Patrol Total: $3 $3 ($ in Thousands) Note: Difference between sum and total due to rounding. Source: JLARC analysis of LEAP and agency financial data. State Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in WA Report pp. 13-14, Appendix 5

  10. Washington’s Organizational Structure Includes Local Governments Environmental Boating $2,907 Infrastructure & Access $6,240 Boater Safety & Education $21 Marine Law Enforcement $5,843 ($ in Thousands) 2007-09 Biennial Total: $15,011 Source: JLARC analysis of LEAP and agency financial data. Over $15 million in grants to local governments and organizations State Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in WA Report pp. 13-14, Appendix 5

  11. State Agencies Collaborate on a Range of Boating Activities • Boating Safety Council • Invasive Species Council • Boating Programs Advisory Committee • Oil Spill Advisory Council (repealed 2010) • Pacific Oil Spill Prevention & Education Team • Clean Vessel Environmental Advisory Committee • Agency Boating Committee (ABC) • Currently developing Overwater Structure Standards • boat.wa.gov website State Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in WA Report pp. 15-16, Appendix 8

  12. Boat.wa.gov Provides Washington Boating Information in One Place State Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in WA Report Page 16

  13. JLARC Received Survey Responses From 33 States’ Boating Law Administrators Response received No response received WA NH ME VT MT ND OR MN MA ID WI NY SD WY RI MI CT PA IA NE NV OH DE IL IN UT WV CA CO VA MD KS MO KY NC TN OK AZ NM AR SC GA AL MS LA TX AK FL HI Source: JLARC survey of state boating administrators. State Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in WA Report Page 17

  14. How Do Washington’s Activities and Revenues Compare to Other States? Washington Has More State Recreational Boating Activities and More Boating-Related Revenue Sources Than Other States

  15. Boating-Related Revenue Sources • Recreational Boating Activities States With More Activities Are Likely to Have More Boating-Related Revenue Sources 35 30 25 20 Number of Activities and Sources 15 10 5 0 OK MT ND IN NB VT ME NH CA RI AK VA SD WI IA NJ NC NY UT MD ID AR KS KT MO CT TX FL AL OR NM OH WA WA State Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in WA Report Page 22

  16. Challenging to Make Meaningful Funding Comparisons Between States • States using the same revenue sources to support boating may look very different • Same revenue sources may be deposited to different kinds of accounts in different states • State’s General Fund • Funds dedicated to boating • 17 of 33 responding states receive no General Fund dollars • Some boating-related revenues may be distributed directly to local government State Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in WA Report Page 21

  17. How Does Washington’s Organizational Structure Compare to Other States? Washington Is Less Centralized but Has More Interagency Coordination Than Most Other States

  18. The Lead Boating Agency in 13 States Is a Multi-Type Agency State Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in WA • Multi-Type Agencies are large agencies with jurisdiction over more than 3 arenas • The lead agency in all but 3 Single-Agency states is a Multi-type agency • Only 2 states are headed by an agency that is a boating agency and these 2 states have a decentralized structure • Oregon (5 agencies) • California (6 agencies) Report Page 24, Appendix 9

  19. Washington Has More Cross-Agency Working Groups Than Most Other States State Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in WA Report Page 26, Appendix 9

  20. JLARC Analyzed Relationships Between Structure, Activities & Revenue Sources JLARC found: • No relationship betweencentralization and number of : • State recreational boating activities; or • Boating-related revenue sources reported. • States where the Boating Law Administrator was in a Law Enforcement Office were less likely to engage in environmental or infrastructure and access activities State Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in WA Report Page 24

  21. Contact Information Fara Daun 360-786-5174 F.Daun@leg.wa.gov www.jlarc.leg.wa.gov State Activities Supporting Recreational Boating in WA

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