Subject: Consumer Protection; Tourism; Transient Guest Tax; Agriculture and Animals; Emblems

Bill Summary: Requires certain information to be provided to potential time-share purchasers prior to a sales presentation; defines "transient guests" as it applies to Pulaski County; designates bobwhite quail, crayfish, and three-toed box turtle as official state symbols.

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON GENERAL REVENUE FUND
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010


Total Estimated Net Effect on General Revenue Fund	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON OTHER STATE FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010


Total Estimated Net Effect on Other State Funds	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FEDERAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010


Total Estimated Net Effect on All Federal Funds	$0	$0	$0

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON FULL TIME EQUIVALENT (FTE)
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010


Total Estimated Net Effect on FTE	0	0	0

☐ Estimated Total Net Effect on All funds expected to exceed $100,000 savings or (cost).

☐ Estimated Net Effect on General Revenue Fund expected to exceed $100,000 (cost).

ESTIMATED NET EFFECT ON LOCAL FUNDS
FUND AFFECTED	FY 2008	FY 2009	FY 2010
Local Government	$0	$0	$0

Officials from the Department of Agriculture (AGR) assume no fiscal impact to their agency.

In response to the introduced versions of this proposal, officials from the Department of Conservation stated there would be no fiscal impact to their funds.

Officials from the Office of Secretary of State (SOS) assume, based on current content and distribution of the School Information Packet as published, the SOS would revise the materials of the packet to include the newly designated state symbol. The estimated cost to revise the packet for the approximately 100,000 packets distributed each fiscal year is $500. At this point SOS will have to redesign the symbols page to accommodate the increasing number of state symbols.

Based on the current content and layout of the state symbols section of the Official Manual, the SOS would revise this section to include a photo of each symbol and may result in additional page(s) to the book. The estimated cost of revising this section of the Official Manual would be $0.03 per book. Additionally, the office would incur the cost payment to an artist for a rendition of the new symbol based on historical costs, this is approximately $100 per symbol. Total costs are as follows: FY 2007 - $2,000; 2008 - $1,751; FY 2009 - $1,803.

Oversight assumes the SOS could absorb the costs of printing and distributing packets and sections of the State Manual related to this proposal. If multiple bills pass which require the printing and distribution of packets at substantial costs, the SOS could request funding through the appropriation process.

Officials from the Department of Economic Development - Division of Tourism assume no fiscal impact.

Officials from the Pulaski County Commission did not respond to a request for fiscal note.

In response to the introduced version of this proposal, officials from the Office of Attorney

General assumed any potential costs arising from the proposal could be absorbed with existing resources.

Officials from the Department of Economic Development - Division of Tourism stated there would be no fiscal impact to their agency resulting from this proposed legislation.

No direct fiscal impact to small businesses would be expected as a result of this proposal.

This legislation is not federally mandated, would not duplicate any other program and would not require additional capital improvements or rental space.