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Originally posted by driftboater:
This will generate a bit more $$ for the department. I believe Pittman Robertson and Dingle Johnson revenues help fund department considerably. If it was actually the numbers as stated above we would have every anti- group in the state crying fowl to the states subsidizing.
http://www.leg.wa.gov/wsladm/billinfo/dspBillSummary.cfm?billnumber=1725

Here is a site that lays out the Dept. budget for 99-01.


I don't claim to fully understand all the info, but it sure looks to me like about $88M comes from the state general fund. What the composition of other revenue is I can not tell, but anyway you slice it license fees do not come close to paying the Dept's costs.

Again, I am not offended by the fact our license fees do not cover the Dept's. costs . I agree that we are a huge asset to the state's economy. I just want those who complain about license fees not going directly to the WDFW to know we are much better off the way it is. And those who complain about the high cost of a license to know that we are getting a real bargain.
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