Public shooting ranges funding.

05LSO-0566.L1

                                                         

FISCAL NOTE

 

This bill contains a total appropriation of $5,960,000 from the GENERAL FUND to the Wyoming Public Shooting Range Development Account. This consists of a FY06 appropriation of $4,380,000, and an appropriation of $1,580,000 in FY07.

 

This appropriation should be considered an expenditure increase from the General Fund, which results in the Revenue Increase below:

 

	FY 2006	FY 2007	FY 2008
NON-ADMINISTRATIVE IMPACT
Anticipated Revenue Increase:
WYOMING PUBLIC SHOOTING RANGE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT	4,380,000	1,580,000	0

 

Source of Revenue Increase:

Section 3 of this bill appropriates the funding indicated above to this account.

 

Assumptions:

It is anticipated during the first years of this program, there will be a ramp-up before any significant donations, bequests or grant funds will augment the above funding, so accordingly the Game and Fish Department has not provided any estimate of this amount.  The access program, currently administered by the Game and Fish Commission, annually receives about $100,000 to $150,000 in donations, grants, bequests and the Game and Fish Department would anticipate by year 3, there would be the potential for this level of funding from these sources.

 

Anticipated Expenditure Increase:
WYOMING PUBLIC SHOOTING RANGE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT	0	2,000,000	3,000,000

 

 

Source of Expenditure Increase:

The appropriated funds would be utilized primarily for grants, with a small amount (up to $80,000) reserved for public information and administration of the program.

 

Assumptions:

It is anticipated that in the first year of the program primarily information and administrative costs would be incurred as during this first year of the program, necessary rules and regulations would be promulgated, criteria established for grant awards and by the end of that year grant applications received, evaluated and recommended to the commission.  Accordingly, the Game and Fish Department would not anticipate actual dispersal of grant funds until year two of the program and such dispersal would continue into subsequent years based on the balance remaining in the appropriation plus additional funds received through donations, grants, bequests, etc.

 

 

 

 

This bill has administrative impact that appears to increase (or decrease) duties or responsibilities of one or more state agencies and may impact agency spending or staffing requirements. As introduced, the bill does not modify any state agency budget or current personnel authorizations.

The following state agencies will be asked to provide their estimate of the administrative fiscal impact prior to the first committee meeting held to consider the bill:

 

Game and Fish Department

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared by: Matthew Sackett, LSO  Phone: 777-7881 (with information provided by Kathy Frank, Game and Fish Department  Phone: 777-4614)