State nets $20M from federal excise tax progam


Fish, wildlife Washington will receive more than $20 million in fiscal 2014 from excise tax revenues paid by sportsmen and sportswomen.

The money is part of the nearly $1.1 billion being distributed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to state and territorial fish and wildlife agencies to fund fish and wildlife conservation and recreation projects across the nation.

“People who enjoy hunting, fishing, boating and recreational shooting provide a strong foundation for conservation funding in this country,” Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said in a prepared statement. “The taxes they pay on equipment and boating fuel support critical fish and wildlife management and conservation efforts, create access for recreational boating, and underpin education programs that help get kids outdoors.”

The service distributes funds to the 50 states and territories through the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration programs. The revenues come from excise taxes paid on the ....

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Interesting......

The State with the lowest population gets the highest amount of $$'s (Alaska). The other two highest are California and Texas. No surprises there, but Alaska?

Maybe they divvy it up by acreage.......

Yes Alaska
It is the only place still possible to save some of these fish runs.

They divvy it up, I believe, based on license sales. Not sure if it is how much money you get in license sales or in the total number sold.

Carc - I think you're correct, it's total number of licenses issued, including non-residents and freebies (vets, seniors, disabled, etc.).
But still, the population of Alaska is only about 700K. Texas probably sells that number of fishing licenses in total. So, maybe everyone in Alaska buys a fishing license (wouldn't surprise me).

A tremendous amount of tourists buy licenses to fish in AK...probably more than residents of many states purchase in their own states.

Fish on...

Todd

Guy from ADFG told me that they actually manage their steelhead for the non-resident angler. Could be that non-res buys, like Todd said, way more than the residents.