Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Program Update February 2001

              U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Sport Fish and Wildlife
Restoration
Program Update February 2001
The mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is
working with others to conserve, protect and enhance
fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing
benefit of the American people.
The overall mission of the Federal Aid Program is to:
“Strengthen the ability of State and Territorial fish
and wildlife agencies to restore and manage fish and
wildlife resources to meet effectively the consumptive
and nonconsumptive needs of the public for fish and
wildlife resources.”
Message from
the Assistant
Director for
Migratory
Birds and
State Programs
The past two years were tumultuous
for the Federal Aid in Sport Fish
and Wildlife Restoration Programs.
After decades as the silent
centerpiece of our nation’s fish
and game conservation efforts,
the program came under an
unprecedented level of scrutiny.
I am speaking specifically about the
results of 18 months of audits and
evaluations. Recently, Congress
passed the Wildlife and Sport
Fish Restoration Programs
Improvement Act of 2000 (Act),
providing guidance on how the
Service administers the Federal Aid
Programs. This legislation establishes
a basis on which we will build even
greater success.
The Act specifies a dozen tasks
considered necessary for the
administration of the Federal Aid
Programs. It sets expenditures for
administration at $18 million for two
years. Available funds decrease in
subsequent years. We are realigning
our activities and staffing to meet the
direction and funding defined in the
Act. The legislation establishes a new
firearm and bowhunter education and
safety program grant, and a Multi-
State grant program to reach across
State and Regional boundaries to
address environmental needs.
The Act also provides $900,000 to
administer the various non-formula
grant programs including the
Clean Vessel Act, the Outreach and
Communications Program operated
by the Recreational Boating and
Fishing Foundation, the Partnerships
for Wildlife Program, and others.
Finally, the Act funds the Marine
State Fisheries Commissions and
the Sport Fish and Boating
Partnership Council to enhance
aquatic conservation efforts and
partnerships among industry,
constituency groups, and government.
Prior to the Act, the Service and
our partners created Federal Aid
improvement teams to examine the
administrative issues identified
during previous evaluations. During
the past year, these teams have
analyzed our processes and our
responsibilities. The upshot of these
process improvement initiatives will
be more consistent, more responsive,
and more reliable Sport Fish and
Wildlife Restoration Programs. I am
proud to report that we have already
implemented many recommendations.
Ultimately, our goal is to continue the
Federal Aid Program’s legacy to
viable resources and programs.
The following report describes the
activities the Division of Federal Aid
engaged in during fiscal year 2000.
The information provided does not
incorporate the impacts of the Act.
The Division will produce another
issue of the Program Updates during
2001 providing information on the
effects of the Act.
The future holds a period of
improvements and changes in the
Division of Federal Aid. It has been
a long, trying road for the Program
and the staff but with renewed
vigor we will see the Federal Aid in
Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration
Programs rebound. I assure you
that the Sport Fish and Wildlife
Restoration Programs will remain
reliable and valuable.
Table of
Contents
Division of Federal Aid Washington Office Staff Directory 1
The Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Program 3
Background and History 4
Aquatic Resource Education 6
Boating Infrastructure Grant Program 7
Clean Vessel Act Pumpout Grant Program 8
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Program 9
The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Program 11
Background and History 12
Hunter Education—Shooting Range Program 13
Partnerships for Wildlife Program 14
Partnerships for Wildlife Program Projects Funded in Fiscal Year 2000 15
Activities Funded with Federal Aid Administrative Dollars 17
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 18
Management Assistance Team 19
Fish and Wildlife Reference Service 20
Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council 22
Federal Aid Audit Program 23
Federal Aid Grant Training Program 24
Federal Aid Information Management System (FAIMS) 25
Federal Aid National Outreach Team 26
Financial Review Part A 27
Federal Aid Gross Program Receipts—1996–2000 28
Final Apportionment—Sport Fish Restoration—Fiscal Year 2000 29
Final Apportionment—Wildlife Restoration—Fiscal Year 2000 30
Number of Paid Fishing License Holders, License Sales, 31
and Cost to Anglers—Fiscal Year 1999
Number of Paid Hunting License Holders, License Sales, 32
and Cost to Hunters—Fiscal Year 1999
Deductions for Administration 33
Financial Review Part B 35
Fiscal Year 2000 Actual Gross Receipts 36
Federal Aid Cash Management—Status of Investments and 37
Interest Earned—Fiscal Year 2000
Federal Aid Cash Management—Analysis of Transactions 38
Federal Aid Cash Management, Investments, Interest Earned 39
and Cash Transfers to States
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Division of
Federal Aid
Washington
Office Staff
Directory
Division of Federal Aid
Washington Office
4401 N. Fairfax Drive
Suite 140
Arlington, VA 22203
Main: 703/358 2156
Fax: 703/358 1837
Internet Home Page:
http://fa.r9.fws.gov
*Bill Conlin, Branch Chief
Information Resources & ADP
Management.
Jeffrey Graves,
Computer Specialist
David Washington,
Computer Specialist
Lanny Moore,
Audits & Cash Management
Bill Gruber,
Audit Program Specialist
*Sylvia Cabrera, Branch Chief
Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife-
Associated Recreation Survey
Richard Aiken,
Economist
Survey Specialist
Genevieve Pullis,
Economist
Survey Specialist
Blake Weirich,
Assistant Training Coordinator
Luther Zachary,
FAIMS Fish & Wildlife Biologist
Dale Beaumariage,
FAIMS Education Specialist
C. J. Huang,
FAIMS Database Administrator
Pete Hitchcock,
FAIMS Network Engineer
* Denotes managers
*Kris E. LaMontagne, Chief
*Larry Bandolin, Deputy Chief
Vacant
Division Chief Secretary
*Gary Reintz, Branch Chief
Policy Development and Deployment
Jack Hicks, Policy Development
Specialist
Steve Farrell,
Small Grants Project Leader
National Outreach Coordinator
Tim Hess,
Policy Development Specialist
Michael Vanderford,
Policy Development Specialist
Vacant
Aquatic Resource Education
Hunter Education
Shooting Range Program
Steve Leggans,
Training Coordinator
*Tom Jeffrey, Branch Chief
Budget and Administration
Mary Jones,
Administration Officer
Pete Peterson,
Program Support Assistant
Michelle Morman,
Administrative Technician
Jimmye Kane,
Secretary
The Federal Aid
in Sport Fish
Restoration Program
4 February 2001
The Federal Aid in Sport Fish
Restoration (SFR) Program serves as
a model user-pays, user-benefits
program. As enacted into law in
1950, the SFR Act (also called
the Dingell-Johnson Act for its
congressional sponsors) applied a 10%
manufacturer’s excise tax on fishing
rods, reels, creels, and artificial baits,
lures, and flies. The U.S. Treasury
collected the taxes, transferring the
revenue to the Fish and Wildlife
Service (prior to the creation of
the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund
in 1984) as a permanent, indefinite
appropriation. The Service
distributed SFR funds to the States
and Insular Territories to fund
projects enhancing sport fish
restoration efforts.
The Service bases State’s share of
these two-year funds 60% on its
number of licensed anglers and 40%
on its land and water area. No State
may receive more than 5% or
less than 1% of each year’s total
apportionment. Puerto Rico receives
1%, and the Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, Northern Mariana
Islands, and the District of Columbia
each receive one-third of 1%. Except
in the Insular Territories, grantees
may use Federal funds for up to 75%
of the cost of SFR projects providing
remaining funds from a State match.
Before apportioning SFR funds to
the States, the Service deducts up
to 6% to administer the program.
The Service uses these funds to
assure compliance with the SFR Act,
provide technical assistance, and set
performance standards. Up to
$2.5 million of these funds are also
available annually for outreach and
communication projects as specified
in the Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century (TEA21). Each Sate
independently selects, plans, and
performs the necessary project work.
In 1984, then Representative John
Breaux of Louisiana and Senator
Malcolm Wallop of Wyoming lead
Congress in extending the tax to
include tackle boxes and other
recreational fishing equipment. A 3%
tax was applied to electric trolling
motors and flasher-type sonar fish
finders. The amendment also
established import duties on fishing
tackle and pleasure boats. The
Wallop-Breaux Amendment also
required States to use a minimum of
10% (now 15% due to TEA21) of SFR
apportionments for motorboat access
and up to 10% for aquatic education.
The amendment required Coastal
States to distribute “new monies”
from the 1984 amendments equitably
among fresh and saltwater projects.
This wording was changed to include
all appropriations going to coastal
States in 1988. In addition, the
amendment identified a portion of
the existing Federal tax on motorboat
fuels to be deposited in the newly
created ARTF from which the
Service funds the SFR Program and
the Boating Safety Account. The
Wallop-Breaux Amendment increased
SFR funding from $38,085,995 in
1985 to $109,959,300 in1986. In
many States, SFR funds represent
more than half the entire State’s
fishery budget.
The passage of TEA21 reaffirmed
Congressional support for this model
user-pay, user-benefit program.
TEA21 changes in this program
include provision of $5 million to be
available for a new Outreach and
Communications Program to improve
communications with anglers,
boaters and the general public.
Congress created the outreach and
communications program to reduce
barriers to participation, advance
adoption of sound fishing and boating
practices, promote conservation and
the responsible use of the Nation’s
Background
and History
February 2001 5
aquatic resources, and to further
safety in fishing and boating. Funding
for this program will increase by
$1 million annually until 2003 when
Program funding will increase to
$10 million.
TEA21 earmarked the SFR account
to provide additional funds for State
boating safety programs ($64 million
for FY 1999) and for a competitive
grant program to construct pumpout
facilities for disposal of human waste
from recreational boats ($10 million
for FY 1999 through 2003). The
minimum percentage of State
allocations for boating access and
facilities projects was increased from
12.5 percent to 15 percent for each
State. Also, the States are provided
five years in which to obligate their
boating access monies.
Starting in 2000 and continuing
through 2003, $8 million will be
available annually for qualified
projects under the new Boating
Infrastructure Grant Program. This
program provides funds to States for
the development and maintenance of
public facilities such as slips, mooring
buoys, day docks and navigational
aids for transient nontrailerable (over
26 feet in length) recreational vessels.
Motorboat fuels taxes transferred to
the Aquatic Resources Trust Fund
(ARTF) before October 1, 2005, will
increase by a projected $151 million.
Currently, the amount of Federal
gasoline tax transferred to the ARTF,
representing fuel used by boaters, is
calculated using 11.5 cents per gallon
of gas. On October 1, 2001, this figure
will increase to 13 cents per gallon of
gas, and on October 1, 2003 through
October 1, 2005, the figure will be 13.5
cents. Consequently, States will
receive an additional $151 million
before October 1, 2005, increasing the
total motorboat fuel taxes transferred
to the ARTF for the seven-year
period to $1.2 billion.
In 1990, Congress passed the Coastal
Wetlands Planning, Protection, and
Restoration Act to acquire, restore,
and enhance coastal wetlands (only
coastal States and Insular Territories
are eligible). This Act transfers a
percentage of the Federal gasoline tax
based on use of gasoline by “small
engines” through the ARTF to the
SFR Account. The Service distributes
an amount equal to these funds or
18% of SFR receipts for a given year
(whichever is greater) annually as
follows: 1) 70% to the Louisiana
Coastal Wetlands Restoration
Program; 2) 15% to support the
North American Wetlands
Conservation Act; and 3) 15% to the
National Coastal Wetlands
Conservation Grants Program.
TEA21 extended this program
through 2005.
The impact the SFR Program has
had on sport fishing nationwide is
huge. Over the past 50 years, total
State apportionments under the SFR
Program have been more than $3.3
billion. These funds have helped to
build or reclaim more than 4,082
boating access sites; to purchase or
improve over 593,000 acres for
boating and fishing; and to fund
research and inventory projects
resulting in better ways to manage
fish populations.
6 February 2001
Aquatic
Resource
Education
Aquatic education programs help
people understand, enjoy and
conserve natural resources. With the
passage of TEA21 (Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century)
Congress raised the 10 percent
cap on a State’s use of Sport Fish
Restoration dollars for aquatic
education to 15 percent and
applied the cap to outreach and
communications projects. Although
funding for aquatic education is
optional, some 43 States, the District
of Columbia and all the Insular
Territories choose to spend some of
their dollars on education. In 1998,
they spent more than $11 million of
Sport Fish Restoration funds on
these programs.
Aquatic education programs are
diverse and States tailor programs
to their specific aquatic resource
and citizen needs. The programs
provide a hands-on, field-oriented
approach to education and strive
to offer educational opportunities
to audiences across the State.
Using such methods as workshops,
curriculum support, volunteer-led
clinics, and summer programs, States
reach teachers, school students
(K-12 and college), youth groups
enrolled in recreation programs,
urban youth and families, landowners,
and visitors to State hatcheries,
aquariums and education centers.
Program topics vary but may cover
freshwater, marine and estuarine
ecology, watersheds, functions and
values of wetlands, fisheries biology
and management, and fishing skills,
safety and ethics. Aquatic education
programs give non-anglers, especially
youth, the skills and opportunities to
make fishing a lifetime pursuit. Some
programs include issue investigation
and critical thinking skills training
and incorporate action projects
contributing to the development of
stewardship behavior.
To stretch dollars and expertise,
States use partnerships, including
colleges and universities, other state
resource and education agencies,
local recreation departments,
tackle manufacturers and retailers,
community groups, city youth
organizations, summer camps, and
local and national conservation
organizations. In recent years, many
States have tied their programs to
new state education and student
performance standards, increasing
their use in schools. States also use
evaluation research to strengthen all
aspects of their aquatic education
programs.
February 2001 7
Boating
Infrastructure
Grant Program
The Sportfishing and Boat Safety Act
of 1998 authorized 1) a competitive
grant program for States to develop
and maintain facilities for transient
nontrailerable (over 26 feet in length)
recreational boats; and 2) a national
framework for a public boat access
needs assessment that States may
use to conduct surveys to determine
the adequacy of facilities providing
access for all recreational boats.
The Act authorizes a competitive
grant program to States for the cost
of constructing, renovating and
maintaining facilities for transient
nontrailerable recreational boats.
The $32 million grant program
($8 million per year) began in the
year 2000 and will end in 2003. The
Federal government will pay up to
75 percent of the cost with States
or other partners matching the
remaining 25 percent. Proposals
submitted in accordance with a State
plan, providing for public/private
partnership efforts, and providing
for innovative ways to increase the
availability of facilities receive
priority consideration.
The Service will complete
development of the national
framework by the spring of 2001.
States may use the framework to
survey facilities providing access
for all recreational boats, and to
determine the future needs. States
may fund surveys from allocations
for motorboat access. States do not
have to complete a survey to earn
preference if the Secretary of the
Interior certifies that they are
carrying out a plan ensuring adequate
public boating access.
8 February 2001
Clean Vessel
Act Pumpout
Grant Program
Congress passed the Clean Vessel Act
(CVA) in 1992 to help reduce pollution
from recreational vessel sewage
discharges. The Act established a
five-year grant program authorizing
$40 million from the Sport Fish
Restoration Account for use by the
States. Federal funds make up 75%
of all approved projects. The TEA21
reauthorized the CVA in 1998,
providing $50 million over five years
ending in fiscal year 2003. Since 1992,
the CVA has funded the installation of
over 3,500 pumpout stations and more
than 2,000 dump stations. During
fiscal year 2000, the Service issued
$10.6 million in CVA grants to 33
States and two Territories.
Grants are available on a competitive
basis for the construction, operation,
and maintenance of pumpout and
portable toilet dump stations.
Priorities for awarding grants are
given to proposals from coastal States
with an approved pumpout plan,
providing public/private partnerships,
using innovative techniques to
increase availability and use of
pumpout stations, incorporating an
education component, benefitting
waters affected by sewage discharge,
and occurring in areas with low
vessel/pumpout station ratios.
States submit grant proposals each
year to Regional Offices for review
and submission to the Washington
Office. The Service convenes a
panel of Federal employees including
representatives from the Service’s
Washington Office, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, the Environmental
Protection Agency, and the U.S.
Coast Guard. The panel reviews
the proposals, making funding
recommendations to the Director of
the Service.
Program guidance can be found in
the Code of Federal Regulations
(50 CFR 85). The Service published
technical guidelines (information
on appropriate types of facilities,
surveys, plans, and education), and
grant guidelines (information on
how to apply for grants) in the
Federal Register on March 10, 1994.
Guidelines on requirements for a
uniform pumpout symbol, slogan
and program crediting were
published in the Federal Register
on August 27, 1997.
February 2001 9
Coastal
Wetlands
Planning,
Protection,
and Restoration
Program
The Coastal Wetlands Planning,
Protection and Restoration Act made
funds available by allocating 18
percent of the Sport Fish Restoration
Account or 100 percent of the excise
tax on small engine fuels (whichever
is greater) for the protection of these
fragile areas. Of the 18 percent
allocated, the program provides 15
percent (not to exceed $15 million)
for the National Coastal Wetlands
Conservation Grant Program.
The Director of the Fish & Wildlife
Service administers the Coastal
Wetlands Conservation Grant
Program. The Division of Federal
Aid and the Division of Fish and
Wildlife Management Assistance
and Habitat Restoration conduct a
cross-program review of project
proposals. All Coastal States (except
Louisiana) and the Trust Territories
are eligible to submit project
proposals to the appropriate
Service Regional Office annually.
Through the Coastal Wetlands
Conservation Grant Program, the
Fish and Wildlife Service makes
$10 to $15 million available annually.
Results of the last four years are
shown here:
# of
FY proposals Cost Acres
1998 20 $9.8M 12,680
1999 18 $9.8M 24,900
2000 25 $11.8M 5,500
2001 22 $15M 11,350
A total of 25 different coastal States
and one Territory received funding
under this program between 1992
and 2001, for a total of 181 projects.
Project participants in this program
are generally State and Territorial
agencies but have included State,
county and municipal governments
and non-government partners as
well. For the $90 million granted,
approximately 105,000 acres have or
will be protected and/or restored.
Congress reauthorized The Coastal
Wetlands Planning, Protection and
Restoration Act in November, 2000
through fiscal year 2009.
The Federal Aid
in Wildlife
Restoration Program
12 February 2001
Background
and History
The Federal Aid in Wildlife
Restoration Program began
functioning July 1, 1938, following
passage of the Federal Aid in Wildlife
Restoration Act by Congress.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
administers this Act (also known as
the Pittman-Robertson Act after
its sponsors).
Funds are derived from a Federal
excise tax on the manufacture of
arms and ammunition, including
handguns, and on archery equipment.
These taxes are collected from the
manufacturers by the Department
of Treasury and allocated to the
Fish and Wildlife Service. Based
on a formula set forth in the Act,
the Service apportions these funds to
the 50 States, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa,
the Northern Mariana Islands, and
the Virgin Islands. This formula
provides for the apportionment, based
on one-half of the ratio which the area
of each State bears to the total area
of all the States, and one-half on the
ratio which the number of paid
hunting license holders of each State
bears to the total number of paid
license holders of all the States.
In the early 1970’s, Congress
expanded the Act’s revenue base
to include handguns and archery
equipment. Congress also authorized
States to spend up to one-half
of those apportioned funds on
hunter education and shooting
ranges. Congress has based the
apportionment of these new revenues
only on the population of each State.
Responsibility for selection, planning,
and execution of wildlife restoration
projects rests with the States,
through their designated wildlife
management agency. The Federal
government may reimburse states
for up to 75 percent of the total
costs of approved projects. Financial
aid under this Act is not available
to private clubs, local or county
governments, or individuals, except
from State agencies for such projects
as they approve.
The designated State agencies submit
project proposals to the Regional
Directors of the FWS for approval.
Projects may include acquisition of
areas of land or water for feeding,
resting, or as breeding places
for wildlife; rehabilitation or
improvement, by construction or
otherwise, of land or water areas
for the benefit of wildlife, such as
wildlife management areas, public
hunting areas and sportsmen’s
facilities; regular maintenance of
completed projects; management
of wildlife resources (exclusive of
law enforcement or public relations
activities); research into the
problems of wildlife management;
hunter safety courses and
construction of target ranges; and
coordination of projects necessary to
the efficient administration affecting
wildlife resources.
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Hunter
Education—
Shooting Range
Program
An amendment to the Federal Aid in
Wildlife Restoration Act on October
23, 1970 included provision for
hunter training programs and
the development, operation and
maintenance of public shooting
ranges. Funding for hunter education
and shooting ranges is derived from
one-half of the 11 percent excise
tax on archery equipment and the
10 percent excise tax on handguns,
pistols and revolvers. States use the
other one-half of the tax money for
wildlife restoration purposes.
The Service distributes this money
based on population of a State
compared to other States with a
maximum apportionment of 3 percent
and a minimum of 1 percent. Guam,
Northern Mariana Islands, American
Samoa and the Virgin Islands each
receive one-sixth of 1 percent of the
total hunter education funds.
State hunter education programs
include the development and
implementation of a programmed
course of instruction leading toward
the achievement of a State’s hunter
education goals and objectives. States
design the course to train students to
be safe and responsible hunters, and
help State agencies in accomplishing
their mission and goals.
The Service may approve advanced
hunter education training if it offers
hunters an opportunity to enhance
their knowledge of safe and legal
hunting practices. The primary
objective of all advanced courses will
address specific individual State
hunter education needs. For example,
the State may want to provide special
training for elk hunters to decrease
populations of elk in certain areas.
The backbone of the hunter education
program is the cadre of more than
45,000 volunteer instructors.
Volunteers contribute approximately
$30 million worth of services annually.
States are encouraged to develop or
enter third-party agreements to gain
a suitable number of safe shooting
and archery facilities. To provide this
hands-on experience, the States may
lease or rent archery and shooting
range facilities or services from
local clubs.
In fiscal year 2000, the Fish and
Wildlife Service apportioned
$29,201,362 to States and Territories
(except Puerto Rico) for use in hunter
education activities.
14 February 2001
Partnerships
for Wildlife
Program
Three fourths of all American
children and adults participate in
wildlife-related recreational activities
other than hunting, fishing and
trapping. More than 80 percent of
vertebrate fish and wildlife species in
North America are not harvested for
human use. Representatives of these
same species continue to be added to
the list of endangered and threatened
species at an alarming rate.
Recognizing that many States could
no longer afford to conserve the
entire array diverse fish and wildlife
species, Congress passed the
Partnerships for Wildlife Act (P.L.
102-587, Title VII) which President
Bush signed into law on November 4,
1992. On October 30, 1998, Congress
reauthorized the Act through 2003..
The purpose of the Partnerships
for Wildlife Act is to establish
partnerships between the Service,
State fish and wildlife agencies, and
private organizations and individuals
to preserve and manage all nongame
fish and wildlife species. The Act
authorizes grants to States (only
eligible grant recipients) to benefit
a broad array of nongame fish
and wildlife species and to provide
nonconsumptive fish and wildlife
recreation opportunities. Funding is
normally provided by contributions
of 1/3 Federal, 1/3 State, and 1/3
private party.
Game species, endangered or
threatened species, and marine
mammals do not qualify for funding.
The FY 2000 Service budget made
available $764,200 from appropriated
Federal funds to be matched by equal
amounts from State and private
parties for 33 Partnerships for
Wildlife grants.
A panel consisting of State, National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and
Service representatives will review
projects received in FY 2001 and
recommend those for funding to the
Director by March of 2001.
February 2001 15
Partnerships for Wildlife Projects Funded for Fiscal Year 2000
State Title Federal Running
Share Total
AZ Conservation and management zones: Developing an alternative $32,000 $32,000
approach to conservation and management of native ranid frogs
CA Demographic characteristics of Burrowing Owl populations $20,000 $52,000
ME Assessment of habitat and population status of the black tern in Maine $22,768 $74,768
WI Development of guidelines to prevent excessive mortality to bats $5,000 $79,768
using the largest known bat hibernaculum in the midwest—
Neda Mine State Natural Area, WI
WI Using field studies and GIS applications to model common loon resource $12,600 $92,368
selection and to identify factors limiting productivity on the breeding
grounds in Wisconsin
WA Reintroduce endangered Western Pond Turtles to new sites in the $15,000 $107,368
Columbia River Gorge and Puget Sound
FL Volunteer program for management of conservation lands on $50,000 $157,368
Florida’s Lake Wales Ridge
WI Prairie insect distribution, status, and response to management $90,000 $247,368
MO Cooperative bird conservation area management $30,000 $277,368
GA Survey for Swallow-tailed Kite nests in the South Atlantic coastal $1,500 $278,868
plain of Georgia
OR Restoration of grassland habitat on private and public lands $20,000 $298,868
Willamette Valley Province, Oregon
NJ Identification, delineation, and faunal surveys of vernal pools in NJ $44,000 $342,868
OR Implementation of wildlife habitat conservation program in $21,000 $363,868
the Willamette Valley Province, Oregon
AZ Arizona Desert Tortoise research and management $43,000 $406,868
WI Integrating livestock production and conservation: Use of cattle in
the restoration of Oak Savannas $31,383 $438,251
CA Estimating breeding population size and developing long-term $12,000 $450,251
monitoring techniques for Zantus Murrelets
HI Kaena Point Seabird Habitat Restoration Project $50,000 $500,251
continued
16 February 2001
Partnerships for Wildlife Projects Funded for Fiscal Year 2000 (continued)
State Title Federal Running
Share Total
GA Friends of feathered flyers: Partners in flight bird activity boxes $1,500 $501,751
WA Living with Washington’s Wildlife: A Four Part Approach $5,000 $506,751
NJ Full implementation of NJ Herp Atlas Project $33,400 $540,151
WA Effects of controlled timber harvest on the ecology of $20,000 $560,151
Western Grey Squirrels
WI Grassland bird nesting success in lowland and upland pastures $15,000 $575,151
WI Establish prairie nursery beds for Hogback Prairie State Natural Area $2,000 $577,151
MO Cooperative bird survey $20,000 $597,151
NY Amphibian and reptile Atlas of NY state $26,000 $623,151
IL Metapopulation dynamics of Yellow-headed Blackbirds in Illinois $6,752 $629,903
WI Prairie, savanna and oak woodland restoration on Mississippi
River Bluff State natural areas $20,000 $649,903
WI Landscape scale management of grassland bird populations in WI $30,000 $679,903
WI Factors influencing avian nesting success in Pine Barrens Savanna $14,800 $694,703
NE Publication of The Mussels of Nebraska $21,959 $716,662
WI Landscape management for prairie chickens in WI $25,000 $741,662
NY NY state breeding bird atlas 2000: Block Busting $6,000 $747,662
KY Neotropical migrant songbird monitoring, research, and
management project in Kentucky, with emphasis on cooperative
initiatives in the interior low plateau and Northern Cumberland
plateau physiographic provinces. $73,000 $820,6621
1 Carryover funds from FY 1999 identified after the selection of FY 2000 grants
were made available for eligible projects.
Activities Funded
With Federal Aid
Administrative Dollars
18 February 2001
The National
Survey of
Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-
Associated
Recreation
2001 FHWAR SURVEY
April 2001, the Bureau of Census will
begin data collection for the 2001
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.
It will be the 10th FHWAR Survey
sponsored by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service since 1955. The
Service conducts it about every five
years at the request of the State fish
and wildlife agencies. The survey
has become one of the Nation’s most
important sources of information
on wildlife-related recreation
participation and expenditures.
In March 1999, the FHWAR survey
grants-in-aid subcommittee of the
International Association of Fish and
Wildlife Agencies recommended that
the Service conduct the survey in 200l.
The subcommittee recommended
conducting a survey comparable to
the 1991 & 1996 surveys to maintain
trend information; increasing the
sample sizes to recapture some
State-level data lost when we reduced
samples; and that the Bureau of
Census conducts the Survey. The
recommended funding level was $12.5
million. Due to funding constraints,
the Service has budgeted only $10.2
million for the 2001 Survey. Although
this means that the Service cannot
increase sample sizes, the survey
estimates will be comparable to the
1996 survey.
In June 1999, the Service signed an
agreement with Census to conduct
the 2001 survey. Census’ 1,000
interviewers will collect the
information through computer-assisted
interviews. Interviewers
will conduct the survey primarily by
telephone. Interviewers will conduct
in-person interviews when necessary.
About 80,000 households will be
contacted to identify samples of
sportsmen (anglers and hunters) and
wildlife watchers (wildlife feeders,
observers, and photographers).
Interviewers will ask these individuals
about their activities and expenditures
in 2001 in three different detailed
interview waves.
The Service staff met with State
technical committee members and
non-governmental organizations to
determine survey content. The
Service also obtained input from
Federal agencies, researchers, and
other major survey users. On
September 18, 2000, the Office of
Management and Budget approved
the Service’s request to conduct the
2001 Survey.
Future important milestones include
the following:
n April-June 2001, Census will
conduct screening interviews and the
first Detailed Interview Wave.
n September–October 2001, Census
will conduct the second Detailed
Interview Wave.
n January–March 2002, Census will
conduct the third Detailed Interview
Wave. Data collection for the 2001
survey will be completed in mid-
March.
n July 2002, we will begin publishing
preliminary estimates on
participation and expenditures for
fishing, hunting, and wildlife-associated
recreation.
n November 2002 the Service will
publish the final National Report, and
December 2002 we will begin to
publish the State reports.
Survey products will include two
preliminary reports, a final National
and 50 State reports, technical
reports, a CD-ROM, and a quick facts
brochure. Reports will be accessible
on the internet.
1996 FHWAR SURVEY
Information on the 1996 FHWAR
Survey reports is available on the
Service’s home page at the following
address: Http://fa.r9.fws.gov/sur-veys/
surveys.html
February 2001 19
Management
Assistance
Team
The Service established the
Management Assistance Team to
assist natural resource professionals
in meeting a wide range of
management challenges. In 1999,
the MAT completed a formal
rechartering effort led by a
cross-section of MAT stakeholders.
The group provided a set of
recommendations focused on the
function, clientele, and funding to the
Director of the Service. Following
review of the recommendations, the
Service moved MAT to the National
Conservation Training Center
(NCTC) in Sherperdstown, WV. The
Nation’s premier site for fish and
wildlife conservation education,
NCTC shares a common goal
with MAT to use new skills, share
perspectives, and break down
barriers to solve natural resource
issues.
During fiscal year 2000, MAT
continued to serve the State natural
resource professionals to meet a
variety of management challenges.
MAT provided leadership
development workshops to the
Nevada and Utah Divisions of
Wildlife helping both advance
improved personnel initiatives. As a
service to all of the State agencies,
MAT completed work with the
International Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies and NCTC
by producing a national diversity
broadcast (Diversity: Key to the
Future) featuring General Colin
Powell. This was the first satellite
down-link broadcast to all State fish
and wildlife agencies. Continuing
efforts to advance improved
management, MAT helped the
Pennsylvania Game Commission
with agency-wide evaluation efforts
and consulted with Puerto Rico on
comprehensive management.
Finally, MAT developed and
conducted a strategic marketing
workshop for the Alabama
Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources.
20 February 2001
Fish and
Wildlife
Reference
Service
The number of documents indexed
during the 2000 Fiscal Year increased
from 1,306 to 1,565 for the main
bibliographic database and decreased
from 788 to 479 documents for the
Survey/Inventory database. Indexers,
Geoffrey Yeadon and Jason Fish,
continue processing proceedings of
the Southeastern Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies, finishing
volumes from 1991 back to 1987. In
addition, they indexed the last 300
reports from the series, Special
Scientific Reports - Fisheries.
The total number of Cooperator pages
photocopied was approximately 17,400
pages, less than the 1999 Fiscal Year.
This decrease in the FWRS workload
is reflected by the 3.5% fewer pages
photocopied in FY 2000 than in FY
1999, and 5.9% fewer Cooperator
orders processed. Thus, there may be
a leveling of the trend of fewer orders
received at the Reference Service.
December was the busiest month of
the 2000 Fiscal Year with FWRS
clerical staff processing almost 1100
document orders. The orders required
more than 81,000 pages of photocopies
and 663 pages of microfiche while
mailing out 2758 documents.
As of this report date, the FWRS
databases contain 31,206 records in
the Main Bibliographic database, 7734
records in the Survey/Inventory
database, 322 records in the Boating
Access database, 118 records in the
Northeast Region’s Black Bass
database, 100 records in the Clean
Vessel Act database, and 202 records
in the new Habitat Conservation Plan
database. In addition, our book
database now stands at 434 titles of
books stored at the FWRS facility.
FWRS published four newsletters in
FY 2000. The number of copies
printed and mailed, and the mailing
dates and dates of first orders
received are presented in Table 1.
Mailing dates approximate those of
FY 1999, except the Fall and Summer
Newsletters, NL’s 122 and 123
respectively, were mailed about one
week later than the Fall and Summer
Newsletters in FY 1999, and we
mailed the Winter NL 123 earlier.
FWRS Newsletters sent and printed during Fiscal Year 2000
Newsletter Number 122 123 124 125
Cooperators 6929 7008 7130 7173
Clients 3144 3226 3353 3381
Canadian 327 333 334 327
Other Foreign 109 117 122 115
Total # Sent 10,509 10,684 10,939 10,996
Total # Printed 11,000 11,100 11,500 11,000
NL Mail Date 11/24/99 02/10/00 05/22/00 08/16/00
February 2001 21
FWRS technical staff attended seven
professional meetings during fiscal
year 2000 (Table 2). We paid exhibitor
fees for all meetings except the
Natural Resources Information
Council and the Association for
Conservation Information
conferences, which were small
technical meetings for information
and education personnel and
natural resource librarians.
The total number of literature
searches conducted continues to
decline, down to 26 Cooperator
searches from the 49 conducted in
fiscal year 1999. We had predicted
two years ago that the availability of
all FWRS databases on our website
would affect the numbers of searches
run by the FWRS staff, and that
continues to hold true in fiscal
year 2000.
For the majority of Cooperator
orders, document delivery
turnaround times varied from 24
hours to a maximum of four days
throughout the year 2000 fiscal year.
Thus, the average turnaround times
decreased some in fiscal year 2000.
22 February 2001
Sport Fishing
and Boating
Partnership
Council
The Sport Fishing and Boating
Partnership Council (SFBPC) serves
as a unique adviser to the Secretary
of the Interior and the Director of the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The
Council, formed in January 1993,
represents the interests of the public
and private sectors of the sport
fishing and boating communities.
The Service has organized the
Council to enhance partnerships
among industry, constituency groups
and government.
The Council is re-chartered every two
years under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. Its membership of
up to 18 people includes the Director
of the Service and the president of
the International Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies, who both serve
in ex officio capacities. Other Council
members are directors from State
agencies responsible for managing
recreational fish and wildlife
resources and individuals who
represent the interests of saltwater
and freshwater recreational fishing,
recreational boating, the recreational
fishing and boating industries,
recreational fisheries resources
conservation, aquatic resource
outreach and education, and tourism.
In its most recent activities, the
Council in September 2000 provided
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
with “Saving a System in Peril,” a
report that outlines the Council’s
vision for strengthening the National
Fish Hatchery System. A Council
subcommittee consisting of 23
fisheries experts wrote the report.
This unprecedented consensus within
the fisheries community was reached
after a year-long effort.
In addition, the SFBPC continues to
monitor the progress in carrying out
the “Strategic Plan for a National
Outreach and Communications
Program, ” designed by the Council
to stimulate interest and participation
in fishing, boating and aquatic
resource stewardship. The nonprofit
Recreational Boating and Fishing
Foundation is implementing the plan,
receiving $36 million over five years
through the Sport Fish Restoration
Program. The Council’s continuing
responsibilities with this project
include reporting to the Secretary on
stakeholders’ responses to the plan’s
implementation.
More information about the SFBPC
can be found on the Internet at
http://www.sfbpc.fws.gov or by
contacting Council Coordinator
Laury Parramore at 703/358 2541 or
e-mail laury_parramore@fws.gov.
February 2001 23
Federal Aid
Audit Program
The Federal Aid Audit Program
has completed 31 audits, with an
additional five audits completed in
draft and 17 audits in progress. The
status of audits is presented below
with the anticipated completion
dates for the audits in draft status.
Additionally, a summary of trends
and weaknesses noted in completed
and ongoing audits follows.
Completed AK, AM SAM, AR,
Audits CA, CO, CT, FL, FL-Marine,
IA, ID, IN,
LA, MD, MS, MS-Marine,
MT, NC, NC-Marine,
NE, NJ, NY,
OR, PR, RI, SD, TN,
UT, VT, WA, WI, WY
Draft Audit IL, MA, NH, WV
Reports—
Report to be
issued 12/2000
Draft Audit MI
Reports—
Report to be
issued 3/2001
On-Going DC, KY, ME, ME-Fieldwork
Marine, MN, MO, NV,
NM, ND, NMI, OK,
PA, SC, SC-MAR,
TX, VI
Trends and Weaknesses Noted in
Completed and Ongoing Audits
License Issues
Eliminating duplicate licenses,
problems in collecting license
revenue (58%)
Accounting Systems
Reconciliations between systems,
inadequate systems, poor audit
trails (70%)
Expenditure Accounting
Grant versus project level accounting
(13%)
Labor Systems
Weaknesses in time and activity
reporting (83%)
Program Income
Tracking/accounting for program
income (50%)
In-Kind Match
Inconsistencies in using in-kind
match (23%)
New legislation
Placing States in diversion and does
not return revenues to the program
(10%)
Leases/MOU’s
Allowing loss of control over assets
and funding ineligible activities (17%)
Out-of-Period Costs
Overbilling for out-of-period costs
(35%)
Subrecipients
Weaknesses in monitoring
subrecipients compliance and cost
overruns (13%)
Motor Pools
Excessive amounts for vehicle use
charges (10%)
Potential Irregularities
Potential Hatch Act violations,
investigations (24%)
Ineligible Costs
Law enforcement costs (37%)
Ineligible Activities
Lands purchased with FA funds used
as park lands
Incompatible Land Uses
Wildlife conservation (10%)
Property and Equipment
Inadequate inventory records (27%)
FSR’s
Financial reporting (61%)
Diversions
Improper use of license moneys (17%)
24 February 2001
Federal Aid
Grant Training
Program
The National Federal Aid Training
Program functions as part of the
Washington, D.C. Office of Migratory
Birds and State Programs, Federal
Aid Division. The training program
develops and delivers grants
management training for U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service Federal Aid staff
and State wildlife agency grantees.
Our training courses increase the
knowledge, skills, and abilities of
State and Federal personnel who
administer Sport Fish and Wildlife
Restoration grants. This training
helps to ensure that Federal Aid
grant managers consistently apply
the laws, rules, and policies that
govern Federal Aid grant program
administration.
Approximately 250 individuals
have completed the Basic Grants
Management Course since it was
first offered in 1996. Approximately
350 individuals have completed
courses developed by or offered in
cooperation with the Federal Aid
Training Program.
The demand for courses continues
to grow. Currently, The Service
schedules Basic Grants Management
courses twice each year. Since the
Project Leaders Course pilot in
March 2000, interest and demand for
the State specific Federal Aid Project
Leaders Course has grown. Current
information shows that at least 24
States are interested in training for
almost 700 project leaders in calendar
year 2001. We customize the course
to meet State’s needs. We have
developed a Project Leaders Course
Planning Guide to help States and
Federal Aid Regional Office staff in
planning, developing, and delivering
project leader training.
Efforts to develop additional courses
for Federal Aid grant managers are in
progress. Currently we are
developing a course for Federal Aid
fiscal managers and a compliance
issues course.
Course descriptions, an on-line
application, training materials,
and grant manager’s resources are
available on Federal Aid’s Training
Program internet site at:
http://www.nctc.fws.gov/fedaid/
fatrain.htm
February 2001 25
Federal Aid
Information
Management
System (FAIMS)
Implemented in 1999, this computer
system allows the Federal Aid
Program to function uniformly
throughout the nation. FAIMS
facilitates the electronic transfer
of grant funds to State Fish &
Wildlife agencies and other grantees,
through an interface with the
Health and Human Service’s
Payment Management System
(SMARTLINK). FAIMS also,
since July, 2000, provides financial
data to the Service’s Federal
Financial System to simplify tracking,
accounting and reconciliation.
Beyond an accounting for the award
of program funds, FAIMS is a record
repository for all action taken during
the review of grants. The Service
records grant accomplishments in
the FAIMS database, forming the
source for a variety of grant program
reports. All Federal Aid offices
comprise the FAIMS network.
Eventually, the Service will make
FAIMS available for grantees and
other interested parties through a
web-based electronic interface.
The interface will enable grantees
to submit grant applications,
amendments, and input financial
and accomplishment reports
electronically.
Thus far, the Service has established
an information network permitting
standardized electronic management
of the grant process and financial
management procedures in
conformance with OMB guidance.
Data flows through this FAIMS
network from all regional Federal Aid
offices to one of two mirrored national
master sites every hour. The two
national sites exchange information
every 15 minutes and daily update the
regional sites. Thus, data integrity is
maintained through the combination
of this routine data exchange and
advanced backup procedures.
FAIMS Team members include:
William Conlin
Supervisor
Arlington, VA
703/358 1843
Luther Zachary
Fish & Wildlife Biologist
Lakewood, CO
303/275 2344
Dale Beaumariage
Education Specialist
C. J. Huang
Database Administrator
Pete Hitchcock
Network Engineer
Robert Vega
Computer Specialist
Randy Flower
Fiscal Specialist
Atlanta, GA
404/679 7098
26 February 2001
Federal Aid
National
Outreach Team
The Federal Aid National Outreach
program consists of several
coordinated efforts to convey the
benefits of the Sport Fish and Wildlife
Restoration Programs. The National
Federal Aid Outreach Team (Team) is
composed of Regional representatives
and Washington Office staff, carrying
out cooperative outreach activities
that are national in scope.
The celebration of the 50th
anniversary of the Sport Fish
Restoration was a focus for Team
activities in 2000. By working with
the American Fisheries Society, the
International Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies, and the
American Sportfishing Association,
the Team generated positive media
coverage highlighting the history
and accomplishments of the Sport
Fish Restoration Program. The
anniversary celebration culminated
in the release of a special edition of
Fisheries Magazine, published by
the American Fisheries Society,
devoted to the Sport Fish
Restoration Program.
Financial Review
Part A
28 February 2001
Federal Aid Gross Program Receipts: 1996–2000 (in millions)
Sport Fish Restoration Program
FY96 FY97 FY98 FY99 FY00
Gas—Motorboat 127 142 114 180 175
Gas—Small Engines 53 57 48 70 60
Fishing Equipment 98 90 95 96 105
Sonar 3 3 2 2 2
Import Duties 28 33 60 26 34
Interest 41 48 53 46 42
Adjustments 0 4 0 0 0
Total Gross Receipts 350 377 372 420 418
Wildlife Restoration Program
FY96 FY97 FY98 FY99 FY00
Pistols—Revolvers 40 35 39 40 41
Firearms 74 64 72 76 82
Ammunition 48 49 54 72 75
Bows & Arrows 18 20 15 19 17
Total Gross Receipts 180 168 180 207 215
February 2001 29
Final Apportionment—Sport Fish Restoration, Fiscal Year 2000
Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration funds for Fiscal Year 2000
STATE DOLLARS
ALABAMA 3,607,904
ALASKA 12,046,916
ARIZONA 5,089,496
ARKANSAS 3,968,596
CALIFORNIA 12,046,916
COLORADO 6,198,128
CONNECTICUT 2,409,383
DELAWARE 2,409,383
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 803,128
FLORIDA 6,221,202
GEORGIA 4,331,459
HAWAII 2,409,383
IDAHO 4,114,980
ILLINOIS 4,963,612
INDIANA 3,820,091
IOWA 3,318,153
KANSAS 3,666,601
KENTUCKY 3,486,222
LOUISIANA 4,103,273
MAINE 2,409,383
MARYLAND 2,409,383
MASSACHUSETTS 2,409,383
MICHIGAN 8,544,705
MINNESOTA 8,928,236
MISSISSIPPI 3,100,738
MISSOURI 5,962,844
MONTANA 5,579,059
NEBRASKA 3,014,134
STATE DOLLARS
NEVADA 3,698,911
NEW HAMPSHIRE 2,409,383
NEW JERSEY 2,409,383
NEW MEXICO 4,372,502
NEW YORK 6,064,107
NORTH CAROLINA 3,813,798
NORTH DAKOTA 2,517,005
OHIO 6,254,392
OKLAHOMA 4,694,058
OREGON 5,496,382
PENNSYLVANIA 6,046,806
RHODE ISLAND 2,409,383
SOUTH CAROLINA 3,097,296
SOUTH DAKOTA 3,087,681
TENNESSEE 5,408,189
TEXAS 12,046,916
UTAH 4,352,260
VERMONT 2,409,383
VIRGINIA 3,928,056
WASHINGTON 4,908,353
WEST VIRGINIA 2,409,383
WISCONSIN 8,239,191
WYOMING 3,870,908
PUERTO RICO 2,409,383
GUAM 803,128
VIRGIN ISLANDS 803,128
AMERCAN SAMOA 803,128
N. MARIANA ISLANDS 803,128
TOTAL 240,938,312
30 February 2001
Final Apportionmen—Wildlife Restoration, Fiscal Year 2000
Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Funds for Fiscal Year 2000
Wildlife Hunter
State Restoration Education Total
ALABAMA 2,753,476 686,063 3,439,539
ALASKA 8,198,344 292,014 8,490,358
ARIZONA 3,965,459 622,330 4,587,789
ARKANSAS 3,086,026 292,014 3,378,040
CALIFORNIA 5,734,213 876,041 6,610,254
COLORADO 4,606,451 559,365 5,165,816
CONNECTICUT 819,834 558,129 1,377,963
DELAWARE 819,834 292,014 1,111,848
FLORIDA 2,355,999 876,041 3,232,040
GEORGIA 3,244,337 876,041 4,120,378
HAWAII 819,834 292,014 1,111,848
IDAHO 3,354,271 292,014 3,646,285
ILLINOIS 3,047,785 876,041 3,923,826
INDIANA 2,505,795 876,041 3,381,836
IOWA 2,888,304 471,473 3,359,777
KANSAS 3,184,828 292,014 3,476,842
KENTUCKY 2,491,698 625,737 3,117,435
LOUISIANA 2,553,396 716,522 3,269,918
MAINE 1,855,868 292,014 2,147,882
MARYLAND 1,000,335 811,859 1,812,194
MASSACHUSETTS 819,834 876,041 1,695,875
MICHIGAN 6,473,698 876,041 7,349,739
MINNESOTA 4,890,592 742,861 5,633,453
MISSISSIPPI 2,516,454 436,914 2,953,368
MISSOURI 4,409,095 868,843 5,277,938
MONTANA 5,257,769 292,014 5,549,783
NEBRASKA 2,954,116 292,014 3,246,130
NEVADA 3,174,983 292,014 3,466,997
Wildlife Hunter
State Restoration Education Total
NEW HAMPSHIRE 819,834 292,014 1,111,848
NEW JERSEY 819,834 876,041 1,695,875
NEW MEXICO 3,779,698 292,014 4,071,712
NEW YORK 4,848,909 876,041 5,724,950
NORTH CAROLINA 3,277,236 876,041 4,153,277
NORTH DAKOTA 2,383,767 292,014 2,675,781
OHIO 3,859,200 876,041 4,735,241
OKLAHOMA 3,288,615 534,098 3,822,713
OREGON 4,170,252 482,606 4,652,858
PENNSYLVANIA 6,726,332 876,041 7,602,373
RHODE ISLAND 819,834 292,014 1,111,848
SOUTH CAROLINA 1,956,277 592,017 2,548,294
SOUTH DAKOTA 2,950,036 292,014 3,242,050
TENNESSEE 4,181,674 828,111 5,009,785
TEXAS 8,198,344 876,041 9,074,385
UTAH 3,176,668 292,014 3,468,682
VERMONT 819,834 292,014 1,111,848
VIRGINIA 2,721,670 876,041 3,597,711
WASHINGTON 2,886,598 826,330 3,712,928
WEST VIRGINIA 2,068,602 292,014 2,360,616
WISCONSIN 5,290,582 830,588 6,121,170
WYOMING 3,227,500 292,014 3,519,514
PUERTO RICO 819,834 0 819,834
GUAM 273,278 48,669 321,947
VIRGIN ISLANDS 273,278 48,669 321,947
AMERICAN SAMOA 273,278 48,669 321,947
N. MARIANA ISLANDS 273,278 48,669 321,947
TOTAL 163,966,870 29,201,362 193,168,232
February 2001 31
Number of Paid Fishing License Holders, License Sales, and Cost to Anglers, Fiscal Year 1999
Resident Fishing Nonresident Fishing Total Fishing
Paid Fishing Licenses, Tags, Licenses, Tags, Licenses, Tags, Gross Cost
State License Holders* Permits & Stamps Permits & Stamps Permits & Stamps** To Anglers
ALABAMA 504,579 387,653 102,744 490,397 $6,262,990
ALASKA 410,479 253,201 381,882 635,083 12,355,338
ARIZONA 472,927 458,570 199,037 657,607 7,109,394
ARKANSAS 737,964 507,736 246,625 754,361 8,150,396
CALIFORNIA 2,109,827 2,993,482 44,509 3,037,991 46,006,433
COLORADO 760,683 501,128 436,044 937,172 11,747,590
CONNECTICUT 173,774 162,662 11,112 173,774 2,280,032
DELAWARE 24,524 25,858 4,654 30,512 246,928
FLORIDA 1,202,501 1,465,047 554,815 2,019,862 22,021,681
GEORGIA 660,425 715,394 81,648 797,042 7,024,237
HAWAII 5,937 5,900 297 6,197 20,953
IDAHO 449,535 358,118 194,750 552,868 5,989,662
ILLINOIS 763,490 795,559 38,972 834,531 9,413,745
INDIANA 617,887 576,604 89,982 666,586 5,899,635
IOWA 399,646 391,724 41,649 433,373 4,752,680
KANSAS 318,134 280,683 48,372 329,055 4,577,431
KENTUCKY 570,522 561,440 34,242 595,682 6,740,732
LOUISIANA 656,089 864,504 110,022 974,526 6,855,887
MAINE 272,528 187,647 84,881 272,528 5,798,585
MARYLAND 376,453 576,419 90,694 667,113 5,488,228
MASSACHUSETTS 173,295 334,097 17,666 351,763 4,491,569
MICHIGAN 1,322,134 1,336,938 123,994 1,460,932 22,626,857
MINNESOTA 1,548,157 1,144,388 243,045 1,387,433 23,948,702
MISSISSIPPI 419,802 399,643 86,385 486,028 4,634,870
MISSOURI 909,026 1,209,066 285,858 1,494,924 12,518,919
MONTANA 377,668 240,301 342,172 582,473 8,185,537
NEBRASKA 213,332 376,378 56,317 432,695 4,034,691
NEVADA 174,700 229,133 48,028 277,161 3,233,951
NEW HAMPSHIRE 162,702 116,705 52,436 169,141 3,624,390
NEW JERSEY 175,536 274,464 12,686 287,150 4,011,875
NEW MEXICO 228,063 171,510 103,972 275,482 4,110,000
NEW YORK 1,052,421 880,083 173,358 1,053,441 13,835,411
NORTH CAROLINA 649,430 641,914 59,496 701,410 12,122,255
NORTH DAKOTA 155,145 134,532 26,915 161,447 1,420,152
OHIO 1,168,134 1,028,863 139,271 1,168,134 15,960,621
OKLAHOMA 641,313 438,706 92,315 531,021 7,884,528
OREGON 653,351 817,772 175,471 993,243 13,717,129
PENNSYLVANIA 1,093,598 1,659,447 143,698 1,803,145 20,030,587
RHODE ISLAND 33,587 52,399 3,647 56,046 441,353
SOUTH CAROLINA 507,252 514,512 90,017 604,529 5,620,223
SOUTH DAKOTA 244,768 276,630 85,138 361,768 3,941,513
TENNESSEE 1,011,017 1,015,727 209,029 1,224,756 12,961,457
TEXAS 1,469,815 1,993,805 107,379 2,101,184 32,206,411
UTAH 457,086 550,546 287,806 838,352 8,659,450
VERMONT 101,762 84,468 49,270 133,738 2,356,510
VIRGINIA 630,374 728,133 84,179 812,312 9,158,993
WASHINGTON 692,755 1,033,298 42,330 1,075,628 14,272,969
WEST VIRGINIA 283,606 274,267 9,339 283,606 4,822,896
WISCONSIN 1,374,185 1,144,534 377,013 1,521,547 23,303,474
WYOMING 301,205 125,566 212,854 338,420 4,338,233
Totals 29,713,123 31,297,154 6,538,015 37,835,169 $481,218,083
* A paid license holder is one individual regardless of the number of licenses purchased.
(Data certified by State Fish and Game Departments.)
** Persons who fished in more than one State are counted in each State where they fished.
32 February 2001
Number of Paid Hunting License Holders, License Sales, and Cost to Hunters—FiscalYear 1999
Resident Hunting Nonresident Hunting Total Hunting
Paid Hunting Licenses, Tags, Licenses, Tags, Licenses, Tags, Gross Cost
State License Holders* Permits & Stamps Permits & Stamps Permits & Stamps** To Hunters
ALABAMA 272,525 255,342 41,396 296,738 $7,217,391
ALASKA 95,745 180,825 37,550 218,375 9,281,172
ARIZONA 198,025 330,635 31,612 362,247 8,170,517
ARKANSAS 412,114 442,172 99,915 542,087 11,565,396
CALIFORNIA 309,236 827,700 11,192 838,892 14,001,052
COLORADO 328,879 342,622 216,961 559,583 41,763,556
CONNECTICUT 61,608 137,145 7,490 144,635 1,720,666
DELAWARE 21,357 31,552 3,559 35,111 515,779
FLORIDA 178,101 320,742 5,931 326,673 4,785,618
GEORGIA 332,635 824,249 62,164 886,413 11,851,483
HAWAII 9,346 9,611 199 9,810 158,179
IDAHO 250,243 790,403 90,890 881,293 17,545,606
ILLINOIS 308,662 1,107,208 36,597 1,143,805 12,759,852
INDIANA 300,732 631,832 19,238 651,070 8,269,440
IOWA 275,780 749,807 112,597 862,404 13,279,223
KANSAS 209,734 384,144 63,859 448,003 10,411,806
KENTUCKY 280,991 697,260 42,948 740,208 10,053,707
LOUISIANA 271,541 588,158 27,394 615,552 7,254,129
MAINE 207,004 166,147 40,857 207,004 6,060,250
MARYLAND 135,436 185,956 35,184 221,140 4,421,913
MASSACHUSETTS 74,241 237,013 4,759 241,772 2,432,062
MICHIGAN 920,473 2,387,595 42,772 2,430,367 25,041,257
MINNESOTA 555,926 1,153,208 18,676 1,171,884 20,658,676
MISSISSIPPI 250,035 244,778 43,848 288,626 8,073,645
MISSOURI 505,662 1,073,156 47,717 1,120,873 16,939,290
MONTANA 280,382 603,845 119,833 723,678 20,454,823
NEBRASKA 186,452 353,847 67,147 420,994 7,681,904
NEVADA 59,501 89,515 11,568 101,083 2,946,538
NEW HAMPSHIRE 78,328 232,467 30,053 262,520 3,247,139
NEW JERSEY 89,460 273,377 8,027 281,404 6,443,337
NEW MEXICO 103,990 204,735 36,509 241,244 10,770,000
NEW YORK 698,844 1,605,422 63,852 1,669,274 18,561,868
NORTH CAROLINA 399,043 479,350 24,727 504,077 8,922,305
NORTH DAKOTA 116,664 353,657 96,452 450,109 5,199,602
OHIO 519,996 1,191,414 14,232 1,205,646 15,870,784
OKLAHOMA 296,548 312,796 10,729 323,525 7,139,770
OREGON 318,133 1,399,516 56,495 1,456,011 16,993,574
PENNSYLVANIA 1,071,955 2,391,452 129,104 2,520,556 25,769,926
RHODE ISLAND 11,704 32,005 2,895 34,900 280,526
SOUTH CAROLINA 263,045 208,937 57,560 266,497 6,702,225
SOUTH DAKOTA 204,599 327,535 81,522 409,057 10,308,607
TENNESSEE 613,654 805,872 37,598 843,470 13,695,430
TEXAS 978,837 1,183,461 55,072 1,238,533 24,234,375
UTAH 190,092 375,328 19,090 394,418 10,709,788
VERMONT 103,629 178,104 29,723 207,827 3,600,912
VIRGINIA 317,939 786,044 45,481 831,525 11,129,908
WASHINGTON 286,188 737,516 6,865 744,381 11,535,863
WEST VIRGINIA 282,195 238,434 43,761 282,195 10,533,628
WISCONSIN 769,430 2,507,324 121,583 2,628,907 35,535,724
WYOMING 136,736 174,422 66,821 241,243 17,755,790
Totals 15,143,375 31,145,635 2,382,004 33,527,639 $580,256,011
* A paid license holder is one individual regardless of the number of licenses purchased.
(Data certified by State Fish and Game Departments.)
** Persons who hunted in more than one State are counted in each State where they hunted.
February 2001 33
Deductions for Administration (Including GAS)
Wildlife Restoration Program Sport Fish Restoration Program
Fiscal Years Amount Percent 1 Amount 2 Percent 1
1939-76 $35,184,124 $12,776,627
1977 3 5,287,154 5.9 1,784,610 6.7
1978 4,889,316 7.2 2,031,887 7.7
1979 3,818,633 4.1 1,369,505 4.8
1980 4,974,102 5.3 2,417,772 7.9
1981 7,250,651 7.9 2,690,051 8.0
1982 4,927,999 4.0 1,973,626 6.2
1983 4,394,029 3.9 2,201,798 6.3
1984 5,256,702 5.6 2,325,466 5.9
1985 6,772,254 7.9 3,025,995 7.9
1986 8,528,516 7.1 7,267,378 5.9
1987 6,487,540 5.9 5,855,884 4.2
1988 5,189,251 5.9 5,373,398 4.2
1989 7,534,070 6.0 7,162,802 3.8
1990 9,994,000 7.9 10,391,000 5.4
1991 13,683,734 8.0 12,541,280 5.9
1992 9,958,217 6.2 12,514,431 5.8
1993 11,888,000 7.5 11,714,000 5.2
1994 11,297,000 6.2 10,573,000 5.7
1995 14,012,598 6.3 12,750,084 6.0
1996 14,326,972 6.6 12,583,206 6.0
1997 14,357,737 8.0 15,473,218 5.4
1998 13,461,598 8.0 17,363,518 6.0
1999 14,378,562 8.0 13,559,307 6.0
2000 13,536,368 6.5 15,379,041 6.0
Totals $251,389,127 $203,098,884
1 Maximum deduction: 8% for Wildlife; 6% for Sport Fish. The Wallop-Breaux Amendment of 1984,
which took effect in 1986, limited Sport Fish deductions to 6%. Prior to the Amendment, the maximum was 8%.
2 Deductions for Sport Fish Restoration began in 1952.
3 FY 1977 includes funding for the Transition Quarter.
Financial Review
Part B
36 February 2001
Fiscal Year 2000 Actual Gross Receipts
Wildlife Restoration
(in millions)
Category FY 96 FY 97 FY 98 FY 99 FY 00
Pistols $40 $35 $39 $40 $41
Firearms 74 64 72 75 82
Amo 48 49 54 73 75
Bows/A 18 20 15 19 17
Total $180 $168 $180 $207 $215
Comments:
• All figures are actuals.
• Apportionments are calculated on the above gross receipts.
Fiscal Year 2000 Actual Gross Receipts
Sport Fish Restoration
(in millions)
Category FY 96 FY 97 FY 98 FY 99 FY 00
Gas MB $127 $142 $114 $180 $175
Gas S.Eng 53 57 48 70 60
Fish Equip 98 90 95 96 105
Sonar 3 3 2 2 2
Imports 28 33 60 26 34
Interest 41 48 53 46 42
Total $350 $373 $372 $420 $418
Comments:
• All figures are actuals.
��� Apportionments are calculated on the above gross receipts.
February 2001 37
Federal Aid Cash Management
Status of Investments and Interest Earned, Fiscal Year 2000
Wildlife Restoration Program
Balance Investments Interest Earned
Sept 30, 1999 $ 840,000,000 $ 19,142,459
Sept 30, 2000 860,833,000 19,165,391
Sport Fish Restoration
Balance Investments Interest Earned
Sept 30, 1999 $ 1,065,434,641 $ 45,961,362
Sept 30, 2000 1,150,551,771 41,884,186
Summary—Total Balances as Sept 30, 2000
Balance Investments Interest Earned
Wildlife Restoration $ 860,833,000 $19,165,391
Sport Fish Restoration 1,150,551,771 41,884,186
Total $ 2,011,384,771 $61,049,577
38 February 2001
Federal Aid Cash Management Analysis of FY 2000 Transactions
(in millions)
Transaction Wildlife Restoration Sport Fish Restoration
Balance: Sept 30, 1999 $ 840 $ 1,065
Receipts 215 418
Total $ 1055 $ 1,483
Disbursements: Oct 99–Sept 00
Federal Aid/States $ (195) $ (259)
Corps of Engineers 0 (23)
Coast Guard 0 (51)
North American 0 (4)
Total $ (195) $ (337)
Balance: Sept 30, 2000 $ 860 $ 1,146
February 2001 39
Federal Aid Cash Management
Investments, Interest Earned and Cash Transfers to States 1996–2000
(Dollar amounts in millions)
Fiscal Year Investments Interest Earned Cash Transfers to States
Wildlife Sport Fish Total Wildlife Sport Fish Total Via No. of Amount
Banks Transfers Amount
1996 $456 $745 $1,201 $24 $41 $65 98 2411 $410
1997 397 865 1,262 24 47 71 99 2484 417
1998 417 945 1,362 25 53 78 99 2498 441
1999 840 1,065 1,905 19 46 65 99 2479 559
2000 860 1,151 2,011 19 42 61 99 2495 546
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service
Division of Federal Aid
http://www.fws.gov