The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs.ppt

Sport Fish Restoration Program Cycle of Sport Fish Program Funding Apportionment Formula (Sport Fish Program) U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceFederal Assistance Website: WWW. Toolkit website: /fedaid/toolkit/toolkit.pdf US Virgin Islands Federal Assistance Contact Dr. Barbara Kojis, Director Federal Assistance Coordinator USVI Div. of Fish and Wildlife 340/775-6762 bkijis@ Grant Process How to submit your proposals * The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Fisheries were declining Passed in 1950 Known as the Dingell-Johnson Act Mirrored the Wildlife Restoration Program Where does the money come from?? Motorboat fuels Fishing equipment Import duties Interest Flashers Benefits to users (More fishing boating) State Fishery Agency (research, management, education, access) Wallop-Breaux Trust Fund Anglers Boaters Projects (Restoring sport fish creating access) U.S. Fish Wildlife Service User Payments (import duties, excise tax, motorboat fuels tax) Sport Fish Restoration in Action Fisheries Research Reintroduction of declining sport fish species Restoration of aquatic habitat Construction of boat ramps and fishing piers Aquatic education How much money does each state get? Area (square miles) (40%) + License Holders (60%) (Maximum 5% Minimum 1%) Note: Insular areas receive 1/3 of 1% An effective partnership approach The Wildlife Restoration Program and the Sport Fish Restoration Program Two of the Most Successful Conservation Programs in the World. Additional Programs that help Fish, Wildlife and their Habitat Endangered Species Act of 1973 Funds available for research, protection or management of a State or Federally listed endangered species. Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act of 1991 Funds used to restore wetlands or to acquire new wetlands. Clean Vessel Act of 1992 Funding source for pump out and dump stations for the disposal of vessel sewage. Boating Infras