Post by pfsc on Jan 20, 2016 17:16:50 GMT -5
SB 1168 By Eichelberger. Amends Title 30 (Fish), in Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, providing for power to set fees by regulation; in fiscal affairs, further providing for collection fee for uncollectible checks; in fishing licenses, further providing for nonresident and tourist licenses, for one-day resident fishing license, for license, permit and issuing agent fees and for license and permit packaging options; in special licenses and permits, further providing for net permits, for boat and net licenses for boundary lakes, for permits for protection and management of particular fish, for permits for the use of explosives, for Lake Erie fishing permits and for fishing guide and charter boat permits; in regulated fishing lakes, further providing for licenses and for fees; in dams, bar racks and migration devices, further providing for obstructing migration of fish; in preliminary provisions, further providing for fees; and, in registration and titling of boats, further providing for issuing agents, for fees and for notice for boats and related equipment. The bill grants the commission the power to set fees by regulation.
SCO1326 By Eichelberger. Authorizes the PA Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) to establish the fees charged by the agency.
www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/CSM/showMemoPublic.cfm?chamber=S&SPick=20150&cosponId=19508
* January 19, 2016 02:50 PM
* Sen. John Eichelberger
* Authority to Establish Fees -- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
* In the near future, we plan to introduce legislation authorizing the
* Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) to establish the fees
* charged by the agency.
*
* Currently, the PFBC's fees are established by legislation. As an
* independent administrative agency that is not supported by General Fund
* revenues and relies on user fees to pay for almost everything it does,
* the PFBC has a vested business interest in setting a fee structure that
* generates sufficient revenues to sustain its work on behalf of anglers,
* boaters, and aquatic resources while having the least possible negative
* impact on participation and sales.
*
* The Fish and Boat Code (Title 30) directs the PFBC to submit an annual
* report to the House and Senate Game and Fisheries and Appropriations
* Committees each year, and also requires the Legislative Budget and
* Finance Committee to conduct a performance audit of the PFBC every
* three years. Further, members of the Commission are subject to Senate
* confirmation. We believe that these checks and balances provide the
* legislature with ample opportunity to ensure the responsible
* implementation of this authority.
*
* It should be noted that the PFBC has consistently demonstrated a
* commitment to fiscal discipline and was applauded by the Legislative
* Budget and Finance Committee in 2014 for having the lowest expenditures
* per license among states surveyed across the country. This proposal
* builds on that track record of accountability.
*
* Thank you for your consideration in joining us as a co-sponsor of this
* important legislation to help sustain Pennsylvania's rich angling,
* boating, and conservation heritage.
SCO1326 By Eichelberger. Authorizes the PA Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) to establish the fees charged by the agency.
www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/Legis/CSM/showMemoPublic.cfm?chamber=S&SPick=20150&cosponId=19508
* January 19, 2016 02:50 PM
* Sen. John Eichelberger
* Authority to Establish Fees -- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
* In the near future, we plan to introduce legislation authorizing the
* Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) to establish the fees
* charged by the agency.
*
* Currently, the PFBC's fees are established by legislation. As an
* independent administrative agency that is not supported by General Fund
* revenues and relies on user fees to pay for almost everything it does,
* the PFBC has a vested business interest in setting a fee structure that
* generates sufficient revenues to sustain its work on behalf of anglers,
* boaters, and aquatic resources while having the least possible negative
* impact on participation and sales.
*
* The Fish and Boat Code (Title 30) directs the PFBC to submit an annual
* report to the House and Senate Game and Fisheries and Appropriations
* Committees each year, and also requires the Legislative Budget and
* Finance Committee to conduct a performance audit of the PFBC every
* three years. Further, members of the Commission are subject to Senate
* confirmation. We believe that these checks and balances provide the
* legislature with ample opportunity to ensure the responsible
* implementation of this authority.
*
* It should be noted that the PFBC has consistently demonstrated a
* commitment to fiscal discipline and was applauded by the Legislative
* Budget and Finance Committee in 2014 for having the lowest expenditures
* per license among states surveyed across the country. This proposal
* builds on that track record of accountability.
*
* Thank you for your consideration in joining us as a co-sponsor of this
* important legislation to help sustain Pennsylvania's rich angling,
* boating, and conservation heritage.
