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Today anglers spend $35.6 billion dollars annually on fishing-related activities. Through their purchases of fishing equipment and motorboat fuels, they generate an additional $400 million for the Sport Fish Restoration Program -- making it one of the most effective "user-pay / user-benefit" programs in the nation. Funding The Sport Fish Restoration Act authorizes a 10 percent federal excise tax on fishing rods, reels, creels, lures, flies and artificial baits. The tax, collected and supported by the manufacturers, is available to state fish and wildlife agencies through grants-in-aid administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The grant money is apportioned to the states based on a formula. The grant program requires the state to pay at least 25 percent of project cost from non-federal funds. In 1984 the Act was amended (Wallop-Breaux Amendment) to include excise taxes on motorboat fuels and on previously untaxed sport fishing equipment. Additional amendments in 1990, 1992 and 1998 expanded the program's taxable items and activities to include the establishment of the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund and funding for aquatic education, wetlands conservation and boating access and safety. Only state fish and wildlife agencies may apply for funds. (More on funding.)
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For general information contact: Carlotta Ortiz U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Last updated: July 30, 2007
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