HISA is a great concept but government run it’s totally uneconomical. HISA has gone from charging approximately $285 per start to approximately $462 per start. This is a more than 62% increase in the cost per start in the span of two years."
That's not the entire story though. Without question, the cost in 2025 is substantially higher than 2024 and than projected. However, part of the funding they were including in their budget was monies the FTC was making available. That was taken right off the table as a result of OUR President. In addition, there is a very widely present misunderstanding that owners pay this fee. They do not.
Part of their budget was an alternative pro-forma that showed the per-start number would come back down below $300 IF, and yes, today it's a big IF, but IF the three big states-----Texas, Louisiana, and W. Virginia opted into HISA. This could happen voluntarily, eventually, or they could be forced into it by the USSC.
Regardless, HISA is exploring funding, and I believe they will eventually get it. HISA serves the entire industry, every aspect of it. I think eventually, the industry will pay for it. It's a journey. A marathon, not a sprint. But, I think we'll get there. It just might be a bit of a rocky road at times getting there. Especially now, in the beginning.
I think the industry has to support HISA and realize if they do, they will mind the most effective and efficient ways to pay for what they can do for the industry.