DAR File No. 30156

Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation

R651-611-2

Day Use Entrance Fees

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE

DAR File No.: 30156
Filed: 06/28/2007, 07:50
Received by: NL

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

The purpose of this amendment is to address the rising visitation and associated costs of full-time boaters and recreators at Deer Creek and Jordanelle State Parks, by raising day-use entrance fees $1 per park from $9 to $10.

Summary of the rule or change:

The majority of visitors to Jordanelle and Deer Creek State parks are day users, i.e., boaters, water skiing, wake boarding, fishing, and Personal Water Craft (PWC) users and whose use impacts the park facilities. Personnel costs and expenses increase proportionally with the number of recreators and the infrastructure and facilities are especially impacted by increased use. The park utilizes seasonal employees and volunteers, however, as full-time day use increases it is becoming more difficult to cover incremental costs. Part of the $1 increase in day use fees would be used to help cover additional personnel, current expense, repair, and maintenance costs.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

Subsection 63-11-17(8)

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

There will be approximately $120,000 increase in revenue to the state, Division of State Parks and Recreation, with this $1 increase in fees at Jordanelle and Deer Creek State Parks, offsetting increasing costs for increased visitation, maintenance, and repair at these two parks.

local governments:

This change will affect only the state park visitors to Jordanelle and Deer Creek State Parks, and therefore, there will be no anticipated cost or savings to local government.

other persons:

Persons visiting these two state parks will pay $1 more for their entrance fee for use of the park facilities; the increase is from $9 to $10.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

If affected persons want to visit Jordanelle or Deer Creek they will pay $1 more to enter the two parks. The daily use entrance fee will now be $10 for the visiting public to utilize the facilities offered at these two state parks.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

There will be negligible fiscal impact on businesses. Michael Styler, Executive Director

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Natural Resources
Parks and Recreation
1594 W NORTH TEMPLE
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116-3154

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

Dee Guess at the above address, by phone at 801-538-7320, by FAX at 801-537-3144, or by Internet E-mail at deeguess@utah.gov

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

08/14/2007

This rule may become effective on:

08/21/2007

Authorized by:

Mark Forbes, Deputy Director (Legislation)

R651. Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation.

R651-611. Fee Schedule.

R651-611-2. Day Use Entrance Fees.

Permits the use of all day activity areas in a state park. These fees do not include overnight camping facilities or special use fees.

A. Annual Permits

1. $70.00 Multiple Park Permit (good for all parks)

2. $35.00 Senior Multiple Park Permit (good for all parks)

3. $200.00 Commercial Dealer Demonstration Pass

4. Duplicate Annual Permits may be purchased if originals are lost, destroyed, or stolen, upon payment of a $10.00 fee and the submittal of a signed affidavit to the Division office. Only one duplicate is allowed.

B. Special Fun Tag - Available free to Utah residents, who are disabled, as defined by the Special Fun Tag permit affidavit.

C. Daily Permit - Allows access to a specific state park on the date of purchase.

1. $10.00 per private motor vehicle

 

Table 1

  Deer Creek         Jordanelle - Hailstone

 

[1]2. $9.00 ($5.00 for seniors) per private motor vehicle or $5.00 per person ($3.00 for seniors), for pedestrians or bicycles at the following parks:

 

TABLE [1]2

 
[       Deer Creek        Jordanelle - Hailstone

]       Utah Lake         Willard Bay

 

[2]3. $7.00 ($4.00 for seniors) per private motor vehicle or $4.00 per person ($2.00 for seniors) for pedestrians or bicycles at the following parks:

 

TABLE [2]3

       Bear Lake - Marina        Bear Lake - Rendezvous

       Dead Horse Point          East Canyon

       Jordanelle - Rockcliff    Quail Creek

       Rockport                  Sand Hollow

       Yuba

 

[3]4. $6.00 ($3.00 for seniors) per private motor vehicle or $3.00 per person ($2.00 for seniors), for pedestrians or bicycles at the following parks:

 

TABLE [3]4

       Antelope Island             Goblin Valley

       Hyrum                       Kodachrome

       Palisade

 

[4]5. $2.00 ($1.00 for seniors) per private vehicle at the following park:

 

TABLE [4]5

                         Great Salt Lake

 

[5]6. $6.00 per adult, $3.00 per child (a child is defined as any person between the ages of six (6) and twelve (12) years old inclusively), and $3.00 for seniors at Utah Field House State Park.

[6]7. $2.00 per person ($1.00 for seniors), or $6.00 per family (up to eight (8) individuals ($3.00 for seniors), at the following parks:

 

TABLE [5]6

            Camp Floyd

            Territorial

 

[7]8. $3.00 per person ($1.50 for seniors), or $6.00 per family (up to eight (8) individuals ($3.00 for seniors), at the following parks:

 

TABLE [6]7

       Anasazi                      Edge of the Cedars

       Fremont                      Iron Mission

 

[8]9. $5.00 ($3.00 for seniors) per private motor vehicle or $3.00 per person ($2.00 for seniors),for pedestrians or bicycles at the parks not identified above, including the east side of Bear Lake.

[9]10. $10.00 per OHV rider at the Jordan River OHV Center.

[10]11. $2.00 per person for commercial groups or vehicles with nine (9) or more occupants ($15.00 per group at Great Salt Lake).

D. Group Site Day Use Fee - Advance reservation only. $2.00 per person, age six (6) and over, for sites with basic facilities. Minimum $50.00 fee established for each facility.

E. Antelope Island Wildlife Management Program: A $1.00 fee will be added to the entrance fee at Antelope Island. This additional fee will be used by the Division to fund the Wildlife Management Program on the Island.

 

KEY: parks, fees

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [May 22, 2007]August 21, 2007

Notice of Continuation: February 13, 2006

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 63-11-17(8)