Breakdown of boat registration fees

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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Have you ever wondered just how the boat registration fees break down and which government department gets how much of it? I have, and decided after getting one of my boat's renewal form to find out just why the fee increased $15.75 over last year’s fee.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]The boat in question is a 12 ft aluminum jon boat registered in Weber County. Your fee may be different based on county and boat length. But here goes.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Last year the total fee was $27.75 and this year it was $53.50. This year’s fee breaks down to this:[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]1. Weber County gets $10 based on a table that lists my boat. Same as last year.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]2. Parks & Rec gets $25.00 - $4.00 that goes to the DMV for actually handling the registration process for the Parks & Rec. The DMV used to get $2.00 but recently increased it to $4.00.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]3. DMV adds a $3.00 charge for something the DMV agent called an electronic fee. I really don’t know just exactly what this fee is used for and neither did the DMV agent I talked to. [/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]4. The remaining $0.50 goes towards Search & Rescue expenses; whatever they are.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]5. Our illustrious State Legislature passed a bill this past session that went into effect on July 1, 2015 wherein every resident, registered watercraft shall pay a $10.00 fee for the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) problem we are facing in Utah and throughout the West.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]6. The last $5.00 is an additional fee being levied by Parks & Rec which decided through their governing board that the increase of from $2.00 to $4.00 by the DMV did not leave the Parks & Rec agency enough funding to successfully manage their agency within budget. And please do NOT ask me why they didn’t just add it to the $25.00 - $4.00 they get from the DMV.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]So there you have it. The Parks & Rec get $26.00, the DMV gets $7.00, Search & Rescue get $0.50, the AIS Program gets $10, and the County gets $10 for a total of $53.50.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]Your boat fee will be $43.50 plus whatever your county charges you based on which table your boat falls under and how long it is. If you have not renewed your boat this year, you now know it will cost you $15.75 more than it did last year unless it’s age made it slip down the table to the next lower age grouping.[/#800000][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#800000]The new AIS fee ($10.00) will be used in part to fund more boat cleaning stations at more State Parks.[/#800000][/font]
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