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Quote from: hunter399 on December 18, 2019, 08:09:25 PMBut till then they can pound sand,Maybe there biologist can take a pay cut or there wolf moderater or someone down the line , not my problem.This is where I'm at too. They have done very little to nothing for the sportsman, wasted mass money on wolf issues, and totally neglected opportunity. Why should I worry about their budget when I get nothing in return?I have 3 cars i register every year, soon to add a 4th when my son turns 16 this spring. The money I save on regriststion fees, and not buying big game tags in the state, will go right to my out of state fund.
But till then they can pound sand,Maybe there biologist can take a pay cut or there wolf moderater or someone down the line , not my problem.
Quote from: Special T on December 18, 2019, 11:45:32 PMQuote from: bigtex on December 18, 2019, 11:26:22 PMWDFW 2017-19 budget which ended July 1:27% came from license fees21% came from state general fund/taxes62% came from the feds, local government or private sector10 years earlier in 2007-09:31% came from state general fund/taxes18% came from license fees61% came from the feds, local government or private sectorIt is unfortunate that so many folks do not link the PR funds to sportsmen especially since the payout formulation is based off it. If you link PR funds that 27 look closer to 47%. I am.befuddled that sportsmen can contribute so little according to the department and yet they can do so much more for us than if we merged parks, dnr and Wildlife. Not based off my math, more like 37%. PR and DJ funds are funded annually, the WDFW budget is biannually. In 2018 WDFW got $22 million in PR and DJ funds, so if you double that to $44M and add that to the $118M WDFW got from the Wildlife fund in 2017-19 you're actually sitting at around 37% funded from PR, DJ, and license fees (total budget was $437M). Also need to remember that there are a lot of non-hunters who do contribute to PR based off the items they buy.Nobody in DNR, Parks or WDFW want the agencies to merge. That was a Gregoire push back in the recession.
Quote from: bigtex on December 18, 2019, 11:26:22 PMWDFW 2017-19 budget which ended July 1:27% came from license fees21% came from state general fund/taxes62% came from the feds, local government or private sector10 years earlier in 2007-09:31% came from state general fund/taxes18% came from license fees61% came from the feds, local government or private sectorIt is unfortunate that so many folks do not link the PR funds to sportsmen especially since the payout formulation is based off it. If you link PR funds that 27 look closer to 47%. I am.befuddled that sportsmen can contribute so little according to the department and yet they can do so much more for us than if we merged parks, dnr and Wildlife.
WDFW 2017-19 budget which ended July 1:27% came from license fees21% came from state general fund/taxes62% came from the feds, local government or private sector10 years earlier in 2007-09:31% came from state general fund/taxes18% came from license fees61% came from the feds, local government or private sector
Quote from: bigtex on December 18, 2019, 11:54:05 PMQuote from: Special T on December 18, 2019, 11:45:32 PMQuote from: bigtex on December 18, 2019, 11:26:22 PMWDFW 2017-19 budget which ended July 1:27% came from license fees21% came from state general fund/taxes62% came from the feds, local government or private sector10 years earlier in 2007-09:31% came from state general fund/taxes18% came from license fees61% came from the feds, local government or private sectorIt is unfortunate that so many folks do not link the PR funds to sportsmen especially since the payout formulation is based off it. If you link PR funds that 27 look closer to 47%. I am.befuddled that sportsmen can contribute so little according to the department and yet they can do so much more for us than if we merged parks, dnr and Wildlife. Not based off my math, more like 37%. PR and DJ funds are funded annually, the WDFW budget is biannually. In 2018 WDFW got $22 million in PR and DJ funds, so if you double that to $44M and add that to the $118M WDFW got from the Wildlife fund in 2017-19 you're actually sitting at around 37% funded from PR, DJ, and license fees (total budget was $437M). Also need to remember that there are a lot of non-hunters who do contribute to PR based off the items they buy.Nobody in DNR, Parks or WDFW want the agencies to merge. That was a Gregoire push back in the recession.2 points1 the archery and shooting communities that make up the taxes are not a random sprinkling across the demography. The percentage that hunt/ or used to is quite high so ppainting with the broad brush that some how everyone I has a say cause everyone is contributing to PR funds is incorrect. 2 lumping the fish side with the hunting side is a side step. I know it makes for quicker easier math. But it's not an honest comparison.You answered my question that more $ is what would un clog the problem with WDFW. While it may $ is just a stand in proxy for a solution. With enough $ all problems are solved, be it temporary.I brought up the merger because the department acts like it doesnt have a clear vision. I would like to think that sportsmen are, but from most of the conversation sportsmen disagree.Thank you for taking the arrows slung at you, and elevating the conversation. I wish the department did a better job of it.Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk
Quote from: Ridgeratt on December 18, 2019, 07:01:32 PMQuote from: bigtex on December 18, 2019, 06:43:21 PMGovernor Inslee announced his 2020 supplemental budget today. Of course the big topic was the passage of the car tab initiative and how the state will make up for the cost. Basically it comes down to this, money that was previously generated by car tab fees for transportation funds will now come from the General Fund (taxes.) This obviously in turn means there will be less General Fund money. With WDFW's significant budget shortfall the WDFW Commission asked the Governor and Legislature for more General Fund money...then the car tab initiative passed....So now that there will be less General Fund money where is the money that WDFW needs going to come from??Higher hunting and fishing license fees of course!The exact fee increase amount has not been released, and of course this is all subject to legislature approval. It should be noted that when WDFW submitted it's budget request prior to the November election they were against license fee increases.So what am I missing here. This is a new source of income for the state.Washington state collected a total of $367.4 million in legal marijuana income and license fees in fiscal year 2018, all but $5.4 million of it from the state’s marijuana excise, or sales tax. The data are in the Liquor and Cannabis Control Board’s FY 2018 Annual Report (p. 15).The report also shows that the marijuana revenues were $157 million more than that of liquor, and that the marijuana excise tax income to the state for fiscal 2018 of $367.4 million grew by almost $50 million from the prior year.Revenues collected by the Liquor and Cannabis Board from legal cannabis taxes, license fees, and penalties are distributed as follow, according to the report:General Fund – $198.9 millionBasic Health – $117.4 millionCities, Counties – $15.0 millionEducation, Prevention – $36.2 millionResearch – $1.1 millionOther – $20.8 millionWhile weed may be bringing in $198.9 million to the general fund per year, the state expects to lose $320 million per year for the next 6 years due to the car tab fee reduction
Quote from: bigtex on December 18, 2019, 06:43:21 PMGovernor Inslee announced his 2020 supplemental budget today. Of course the big topic was the passage of the car tab initiative and how the state will make up for the cost. Basically it comes down to this, money that was previously generated by car tab fees for transportation funds will now come from the General Fund (taxes.) This obviously in turn means there will be less General Fund money. With WDFW's significant budget shortfall the WDFW Commission asked the Governor and Legislature for more General Fund money...then the car tab initiative passed....So now that there will be less General Fund money where is the money that WDFW needs going to come from??Higher hunting and fishing license fees of course!The exact fee increase amount has not been released, and of course this is all subject to legislature approval. It should be noted that when WDFW submitted it's budget request prior to the November election they were against license fee increases.So what am I missing here. This is a new source of income for the state.Washington state collected a total of $367.4 million in legal marijuana income and license fees in fiscal year 2018, all but $5.4 million of it from the state’s marijuana excise, or sales tax. The data are in the Liquor and Cannabis Control Board’s FY 2018 Annual Report (p. 15).The report also shows that the marijuana revenues were $157 million more than that of liquor, and that the marijuana excise tax income to the state for fiscal 2018 of $367.4 million grew by almost $50 million from the prior year.Revenues collected by the Liquor and Cannabis Board from legal cannabis taxes, license fees, and penalties are distributed as follow, according to the report:General Fund – $198.9 millionBasic Health – $117.4 millionCities, Counties – $15.0 millionEducation, Prevention – $36.2 millionResearch – $1.1 millionOther – $20.8 million
Governor Inslee announced his 2020 supplemental budget today. Of course the big topic was the passage of the car tab initiative and how the state will make up for the cost. Basically it comes down to this, money that was previously generated by car tab fees for transportation funds will now come from the General Fund (taxes.) This obviously in turn means there will be less General Fund money. With WDFW's significant budget shortfall the WDFW Commission asked the Governor and Legislature for more General Fund money...then the car tab initiative passed....So now that there will be less General Fund money where is the money that WDFW needs going to come from??Higher hunting and fishing license fees of course!The exact fee increase amount has not been released, and of course this is all subject to legislature approval. It should be noted that when WDFW submitted it's budget request prior to the November election they were against license fee increases.
Am I to believe that the Pot revenues are going to stay a constant or go down? There's a new business on almost every corner in Spokane.It would make me think the revenue should increase some?
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