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NHFG Funding:FY 2018

License Sales – 29.5% Federal Funds – 34.5% OHRV Funds – 15.8%

F&G and Transfer to DRED

Other – 20.2% $5 boat registration fund Search & Rescue fund Un-refunded gas tax

transfers General Funds Nongame donations Other misc. unrestricted

revenues

$31,185,096

NHFG Federal Revenue

$8 -10 Million annually in federal grant funds.

Almost entirely through reimbursement of approved federal grant expenditures.

3 Federal Departments / Agencies 10-12 Different funding Programs 30-35 separate grants annually Revenue to all 7 NHFG Divisions

NHFG Federal RevenueAverage FY19 & FY20

Wildlife Restoration $4,449,711 47%Sport Fish Restoration $3,207,805 33%NOAA Fisheries/NERR $1,093,968 11%State Wildlife Grants $723,160 8%Other (Endg. Sp.) $83,695 1%

TOTAL FED REVENUE $9,608,339

Various non-federal match rates required.

Wildlife & Sport Fish Restoration Programs

Wildlife & Sport FishRestoration Programs

The most successful conservation programs in our nation’s history.

A long history of success working to restore America’s fish and wildlife resources.

“Mandatory” federal grant programs funded by excise taxes on hunting, shooting, and fishing equipment and motorboat fuel taxes.

Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act

of 1937Pittman - Robertson Act (P-R)

16 USC Section 669 et seq., as amended50 CFR Part 80

Wildlife Restoration Act(Pittman - Robertson)

Basic Act passed in 1937:

10% tax on sporting arms & ammunition.

Established a “partnership” approach.

Protected hunting license revenue from diversion.


Purpose:Projects for restoration, conservation & management of wildlife for the benefit of the public (wild birds and mammals).

Eligibility:

State & territory fish and wildlife agencies with assent legislation.


The famous 29 words:

“…and which shall include a prohibition against the diversion of license fees paid by hunters for any other purpose than the administration of said State fish and game department…”

-- Senator Willis Robertson

Assent Legislation….

To participate in the benefits of the Act and receive Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration funds, states must pass laws assenting to the provisions of the Act.

New Hampshire’s law:

RSA 212:24 Federal Aid.


Funding:

Funds available for 2 years

Matching funds required 75% maximum federal share

10% minimum federal share

Established apportionment criteria

1970 Amendment(Public Law 91-503)

10% excise tax on pistols and revolvers reallocated from general treasury to Wildlife Restoration

1/2 revenue from pistols and revolvers may be used for Hunter Education program grants

1972 Amendment(Public Law 92-558)

11% excise tax on bows, arrows, and archery accessories added

1/2 revenue from bows, arrows and archery accessories may be used for Hunter Education program grants

Manufacturer’s Excise TaxesCollected Annually for Wildlife Restoration

Firearms Ammunition Pistols and revolvers Archery equipment

(Bows) Arrow components

31%

31%

7%

31%FirearmsPistolsAmmoArchery

Manufacturer’s Excise TaxesCollected Annually for Wildlife Restoration

11% tax on firearms and ammunition

10% tax on pistols, handguns and revolvers

11% tax on bows, quivers,

broadheads, points; and $.43

per shaft

Interest from the Trust Fund

Multi-State Conservation Fixed

$3 million

WR Grant Admin -Fixed w/ CPI adj (in

2009 @2.8%)

NAWCA(interest & reverted

funds)

Hunter Education Section 4(c)

Enhanced Hunter Education – Section 10

– Fixed $8 million

States - Wildlife Restoration

(77.8%)

Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund

Manufacturer’s Excise Taxes are collectedon firearms, ammo, and archery equipment.

Wildlife Trust Fund receives revenue.

Funds are distributed togrant programs, administration, States and Territories.

Wildlife Trust Funds are apportioned annually to States/Territories through the

Wildlife Restoration grant program.

Administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

$13.5B Nationwide since 1939

$79.8M total to NH since 1939

$4,106,221 apportioned to NH in 2021 and available to use for approved projects.

Wildlife Restoration$678 Million Nation-wide in 2021

To be used for: Reintroduction of declining

wildlife species Wildlife population surveys Species research Technical Assistance Hunter Education Acquisition of wildlife habitat Shooting and Target

Ranges

Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act

of 1950Dingell - Johnson Act (D-J)

16 USC Section 777 et seq., as amended50 CFR Part 80

Sport Fish Restoration Act(Dingell - Johnson)

Captured 10% manufacturer’s excise tax on “sport” equipment.

Mirrored other provisions of the Wildlife Restoration Act.


Purpose: Restoration & management of species with material value for sport or recreation.

Eligibility: State & territory fish and wildlife agencies with assent legislation.


Funding:

Funds available for 2 years

Matching funds required 75% maximum federal share

10% minimum federal share

Established apportionment criteria

1984 Wallop/BreauxAmendment

Broadened list of taxed items

Captured motorboat fuels tax

Authorized Aquatic Education (max10%)

Mandated motorboat access (min 10%)

Mandated fresh/salt water distribution

1991 Legislation

Captured small engine fuels tax

Established Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection & Restoration Act

18% of annual SFR appropriation for Coastal Wetlands Act purposes

1992 Legislation

Increased boating access to 12.5%

Made boating access funds available for a 5-year period

Provided for Regional averaging to meet the 12.5% minimum

Established the Clean Vessel Program

1998 Legislation

Reauthorized motorboat/small engine tax

Increased mandated minimum spending for boating access to 15%

Increased maximum spending for Aquatic Education to 15%

Excise Taxes and Fuel TaxesCollected Annually for Sport Fish Restoration

Sport fishing equipment Import duties on fishing

tackle, yachts and pleasure craft Electric motors Motorboat fuels Small engine fuels

SPORT FISH RESTORATION EXCISE TAXESCollected Annually

48%

19%

20%

9%4%

Import Duties

Fishing EquipmentCombinedGas Motorboat

Gas Small Engines

Interest

Excise Taxes --fishing

equipment and trolling motors

Import Duties –pleasure boats

and yachts

Fuels Tax --Highway Trust

Fund motor boat and small

engine fuels

Interest from the Trust Fund

Multi-State Conservation

Fixed $3 million

SFR Grant Admin -Fixed w/ CPI adj (in

2010 @1.3%)

Nat’l Outreach / Communication

(2%)

Clean Vessel Act (2%)

Boating Infrastructure Grants (2%)

Coastal Wetlands Act

(18.5%)

Recreational Boating Safety

(18.5%)

States - Sport Fish Restoration &

Boating Access (57%)

Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust

Fund

Manufacturer’s excise taxes on fishing equipment , import duties, motorboat & small engine fuel taxes, and interest earned on Trust Fund are collected.

Sport Fish Restoration & Boating Trust Fundreceives revenue.

Funds are distributed togrant programs, administration, States and Territories.

Sport Fish Restoration & Boating Trust Funds are apportioned annually to

States/Territories through the Sport Fish Restoration grant program.

Administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

$10.5B Nationwide since 1952

$105.4M total to NH since 1952

$4,142,605 apportioned to NH in 2021 and available to use for approved projects.

Sport Fish Restoration$414 Million Nation-wide in 2021

To be used for: Fisheries research Fish hatcheries Providing sport fishing

opportunities Restoring aquatic habitat Aquatic Education Boating access and fishing

piers

Cycle of Success

U.S . Fish & Wildlife Service allocates funds to State fish &

wildlife agencies.

Better fishing, boating, hunting & wildlife-associated

recreation.

State agencies implement programs

& projects.

Anglers, hunters, boaters, purchase fishing/

hunting equipment & motor boat fuels.

States receive grants.

Manufacturers pay excise tax on that

equipment and boaters pay fuel

taxes.

NH Wildlife and Sport FishApportionment History

Program Cornerstones

User pay / user benefit Stable fundingState license fee protectionPartnership approach

For more information:

https://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/funding/wsfr.html

https://www.fws.gov/wsfrprograms/home.html

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