Dedicated funding for rivers - Peter Hark, Rob White

Minnesota has: • 69,200 miles of Rivers and Streams

• 11,842 Lakes

• Headwaters of the Mississippi

• Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

• Lake Superior

Minnesota is: • #1 in U.S. Boats per Capita

• #2 in U.S. in Number of Registered Boats (809,138)

Minnesotans Love Their Water The State Water Access Water Trails

2,889 public water accesses

• 1,658 owned and

operated by the DNR

• 1,231 owned and/or

operated by county, city,

township, and federal

agencies.


33 State Water Trails

• 4,529 miles

• 662 Public Accesses

• 411 Campsites

• 337 Rest Areas

• 124 Portages


Celebrated 50th anniversary in 2013

Funding Minnesota Water Recreation History Non-motorized Registration Water Recreation Fund

Public Access State Statute

Motorized Watercraft Registration

Canoe & Boating Route Program

Canoe & Kayak Registration

State Wild & Scenic Rivers

Accelerated Access Initiative

Electronic Licensing System

(State Water Trails System)

1947

1959

1963

1972

1973

1979

2000

2013 Totals

• 130,296 Canoes

• 56,990 Kayaks

• 26% of Watercraft

$24 per 3 years ($21.50

renewal)

• $10.50 Water Recreation Fund

• $5.00 Aquatic Invasive Species

Surcharge

• $8.50 Issuing Fee ($6.00 renewal)

$750,000 generated by non-

motorized watercraft (2013)

• Balance generated by motorized

watercraft and a portion of the gas tax



FY13 Water Recreation Fund = $18,202,429

$10,788,435 $3,104,263

$1,081,690

$1,149,188 $696,947

Parks and Trails

Enforcement

Enforcement/Grants

Ecological Resources

Fish Mgmt

Budget projections require a shift in funding priorities from acquisition

& development toward operations, maintenance, and outreach.


In the 1970’s – 1990’s,

Minnesota DNR had an

aggressive “buy and build”

approach to access

development.

Where do Water Recreation funds go? Acquisition & Development Operations & Maintenance Maps Outreach


In the past decade, focus has

shifted toward “taking care of

what we have.” For example,

repairing access ramps

damaged by ice heaving.


CCM Water Trails contract:

• $270,000/year

• 64 crew weeks/year

• Youth and young adult crews

of 4-8 corspmembers

• Channel maintenance

• Facility development and

maintenance


www.mndnr.gov/watertrails

River Management Society 2014 – Denver, CO

Managing Rivers in Changing Climes

River Recreation Dedicated Funding Models

Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area

The 1989 legislation (Arkansas River

Recreational Act 33-12.5-101) that created the

AHRA gave the CPW Commission the authority

to safeguard the recreational quality of the

Arkansas River and adjacent lands by granting

the Commission the authority to regulate

recreational use on the Arkansas River.

AHRA Revenue - Commercial

Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (AHRA) receives the majority of its funding through user fees:

o 5% - 5.25% of an AHRA Contractors (Outfitters) total gross receipts

o Boating, Walk& Wade, Imaging, Shuttle, Rock Climbing, Hiking and Mt. Biking

AHRA Revenue - Private

AHRA requires a Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Park Pass to enter all of its fee sites and a CPW camping permit to camp overnight at its developed campgrounds.

o AHRA Daily Park Pass is $7.00 per vehicle per day. An AHRA Daily Individual Walk-In Pass is $3.00 per individual per day

o AHRA Camping permit is $16.00 per campsite per night

AHRA 2013 Revenues

$708,151

$126,788

$88,807

$44,405 $15,884 Special Use Agreements

Park Passes

CampingPermits/Reservations

Registrations

Penalties, License Sales,Special Activities,COSAR, etc.

AHRA 2013 Expenditures

$668,606

$220,000

$274,742

$154,500

$135,069

$84,575 $25,927 Full Time

Seasonal Personnel

CapitalEquipment/Projects

ControlledMaintenance

Operating

GOCO, Grants & Misc.Accounts

Utilities

River Outfitter Licensing Financial

• Program funded through license fees

– $400/year – standard license $100/year – limited license

– Current fees set in rule; 1995

– Annual Budget - $74,500

• Difference between fee income & budget covered by CPW cash

ROL Fee Income

• 2012 – Multiple year license sales begin

– Up to 3 years, same rates apply

$73,780.23 $75,049.17

$89,608.35

$72,118.48

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2010 2011 2012 2013

Other Income

• Late fee - $100 if application received after 1/31.

• Operation without a valid license or insurance – “liable for an administrative penalty of 5 times the annual licensing fee…” (CRS 33-32-107(1)(II).

2013 Spending • Operated on $71,883

– 54% for Temporary Work Program (TWP) salary & benefits.

– 20% for vehicle expenses.

– 15% for travel expenses.

– 4% for communications.

– 7% for operating expenses

Staff Salary &

Benefits, $38,587.00

Vehicle Expenses,

$14,656.00

Travel, $11,053.00

Communications, $2,779.00

Operating, $4,808.00

Dedicated funding for rivers - Peter Hark, Rob White

Government & Nonprofit

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