Fiscal Note Review of Proposed Wildlife Resources Commission No ...
Fiscal Note Review of Proposed Wildlife Resources Commission No-Wake Zone Rule Amendment 15A NCAC 10F .0346 – Arrowhead Beach Subdivision, Chowan County
Contact: Erica Garner, Agency Counsel and Rule-making Coordinator 1701 Mail Service Center Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1701 (919) 707-0014 [email protected] Impact: State Government - No Local Government: Yes Substantial Impact: No Authority: G.S. 75A-3: 75A-15 The proposed permanent amendment to 15A NCAC 10F .0346 would create a no wake zone in the waters of an unnamed canal off the Chowan River, in Arrowhead Beach Subdivision (see Appendices 1 and 2). Agency enforcement staff have investigated the area. Findings are that there are sufficient water safety hazards caused by heavy vessel traffic in the narrow canal to warrant placement of a no wake zone within the entire canal. Chowan County will mark the no-wake zone and maintain the signage. The one-time cost to the County for providing three markers will be no more than $2,000. Each buoy is estimated to cost no more than $300 and would need to be replaced no more often than ten years. While the agency cannot quantify the opportunity cost of local government staff time to purchase, place, or maintain the signage and the buoys, this cost is anticipated to be minimal. State Impact Analysis: Minimal. There may be a small opportunity cost of having an additional no-wake zone that WRC officers would need to patrol. Since the would be no additional staff hired to enforce the new no-wake zone, this zone would displace a small part of the normal duties or regular patrol routes of existing officers. Local Impact Analysis: Chowan County will install signs at a cost of no more than $2,000. Substantial Economic Impact: There will be no substantial economic impact to the public. 1
APPENDIX 1 15A NCAC 10F. 0346
ARROWHEAD BEACH SUBDIVISION
(a) Regulated Areas. This Rule applies to the following waters or portions of waters in Chowan County: (1)
Chowan River: that portion adjoining the shoreline of the Arrowhead Beach Subdivision Park and having dimensions of approximately 350 by 600 feet containing a marked swimming area and the area within 200 feet of the pier, the whole being designated as the recreational Area;
(2) (3)
Indian Creek: that portion adjoining the Arrowhead Beach Subdivision. Subdivision; Chowan River: the waters of an unnamed canal in Arrowhead Beach Subdivision, shore to shore at its intersection with the Chowan River at 36.22508 N, 76.70787 W.
(b) Swimming Area. No person operating or responsible for the operation of a vessel shall permit it to enter the swimming area described in Subparagraph (1) of Paragraph (a) of this Rule. (c) Obstruction of Swimmers or Boats. No person shall place or maintain within the Recreational Area described in Subparagraph (1) of Paragraph (a) of this Rule any poles, cables, lines, nets, trotlines, fish traps or other obstructions or hazards to swimmers or boats, excepting those necessary to the proper marking of the area pursuant to this Rule. (d) Speed Limit. No person shall operate a vessel at greater than no-wake speed in the area described in Subparagraph Subparagraphs (2) and (3) of Paragraph (a) of this Rule. (e) Placement and Maintenance of Markers. The board of Commissioners of Chowan County is designated a suitable agency for the placement and maintenance of the markers implementing this Rule, subject to the approval of the United States Coast Guard and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. On condition that the said board of commissioners exercise its supervisory responsibility, it may delegate the actual placement and maintenance of markers to some responsible person or organization. With regard to marking the regulated areas described in Paragraph (a) of this Rule, the supplementary standards contained in Paragraph (g) of Rule .0301 of this Section shall apply.
History Note:
Authority G.S. 75A-3: 75A-15
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Contact: Erica Garner, Agency Counsel and Rule-making Coordinator 1701 Mail Service Center Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1701 (919) 707-0014 [email protected] Impact: State Government - No Local Government: Yes Substantial Impact: No Authority: G.S. 75A-3: 75A-15 The proposed permanent amendment to 15A NCAC 10F .0346 would create a no wake zone in the waters of an unnamed canal off the Chowan River, in Arrowhead Beach Subdivision (see Appendices 1 and 2). Agency enforcement staff have investigated the area. Findings are that there are sufficient water safety hazards caused by heavy vessel traffic in the narrow canal to warrant placement of a no wake zone within the entire canal. Chowan County will mark the no-wake zone and maintain the signage. The one-time cost to the County for providing three markers will be no more than $2,000. Each buoy is estimated to cost no more than $300 and would need to be replaced no more often than ten years. While the agency cannot quantify the opportunity cost of local government staff time to purchase, place, or maintain the signage and the buoys, this cost is anticipated to be minimal. State Impact Analysis: Minimal. There may be a small opportunity cost of having an additional no-wake zone that WRC officers would need to patrol. Since the would be no additional staff hired to enforce the new no-wake zone, this zone would displace a small part of the normal duties or regular patrol routes of existing officers. Local Impact Analysis: Chowan County will install signs at a cost of no more than $2,000. Substantial Economic Impact: There will be no substantial economic impact to the public. 1
APPENDIX 1 15A NCAC 10F. 0346
ARROWHEAD BEACH SUBDIVISION
(a) Regulated Areas. This Rule applies to the following waters or portions of waters in Chowan County: (1)
Chowan River: that portion adjoining the shoreline of the Arrowhead Beach Subdivision Park and having dimensions of approximately 350 by 600 feet containing a marked swimming area and the area within 200 feet of the pier, the whole being designated as the recreational Area;
(2) (3)
Indian Creek: that portion adjoining the Arrowhead Beach Subdivision. Subdivision; Chowan River: the waters of an unnamed canal in Arrowhead Beach Subdivision, shore to shore at its intersection with the Chowan River at 36.22508 N, 76.70787 W.
(b) Swimming Area. No person operating or responsible for the operation of a vessel shall permit it to enter the swimming area described in Subparagraph (1) of Paragraph (a) of this Rule. (c) Obstruction of Swimmers or Boats. No person shall place or maintain within the Recreational Area described in Subparagraph (1) of Paragraph (a) of this Rule any poles, cables, lines, nets, trotlines, fish traps or other obstructions or hazards to swimmers or boats, excepting those necessary to the proper marking of the area pursuant to this Rule. (d) Speed Limit. No person shall operate a vessel at greater than no-wake speed in the area described in Subparagraph Subparagraphs (2) and (3) of Paragraph (a) of this Rule. (e) Placement and Maintenance of Markers. The board of Commissioners of Chowan County is designated a suitable agency for the placement and maintenance of the markers implementing this Rule, subject to the approval of the United States Coast Guard and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. On condition that the said board of commissioners exercise its supervisory responsibility, it may delegate the actual placement and maintenance of markers to some responsible person or organization. With regard to marking the regulated areas described in Paragraph (a) of this Rule, the supplementary standards contained in Paragraph (g) of Rule .0301 of this Section shall apply.
History Note:
Authority G.S. 75A-3: 75A-15
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