Lege TREND. Out of state boating fee increases

Where: Utah

How did Utah increase out of state boating fees? a $20 fee for non-Utah resident boaters who launch watercraft in any of the state’s bodies of water

What does the fee increase support? eradication of aquatic invasive species

Is there an economic cost of aquatic invasive species? Yes, Idaho in 2009 estimated:

• zebra mussels cost power companies $3.1 billion between 1993 and 1999 in the Great Lakes region alone
• total economic costs exceeded $5 billion

HB 255 (2020 | UT)

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