[bobkatfly]

The way I'm understanding HB 1304 is: prior to 2025 the single decal cost included fees for registration, invasive aquatic species control, F&G search and rescue, marine patrol.....etc. In order to maintain $1.5 million in Coast Guard funding, the Guard is requiring registration fees to be defined independently of the other fees. So the square decal is registration, the round is for the other fees. The additional $3 is for the physical decal (with adhesive).
If this is true I wonder how its been handled in the past on the books at the state level. I would think the fees had to be listed separately on the books.

One of the links above had this paragraph in it:

"The Coast Guard audit found that Marine Patrol was collecting boat fees from some state partners such as the state Fish and Game and Environmental Services Departments in violation of federal law."
So, MP was picking off funds intended for F&G???
Sounds like they were playing a little Texas Holdem with the fees.

Am I missing something here? If this true, I think the State accounting office needs the round decal, not us.