Many years ago, when I worked for the Fish and Wildlife Service, I worked in Federal Aid Division that handles the PR and DJ funds. If memory serves correctly, the dollars are allocated based upon the land area of the state (50%) and the number of paid hunting/fishing licenses sold (50%). I believe the population of the state was factored in there somewhere as well, but I think that was only for funds that went to Hunter Safety programs. Mary Geder Lakewood, CO Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10
From: Michael T<mailto:raptordefen...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 5:02 PM To: Colorado Birds<mailto:cobirds@googlegroups.com> Subject: [cobirds] Re: An example of how another state handles birder representation on state land The states get a portion of their overall funding from Pittman-Robertson(hunting) and Dingell-Johnson. The formal act is the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (1937) and the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act (1950) The funding comes from a federal excise tax placed on certain sporting goods pertaining to hunting and fishing.Firearms,ammunition, bows, sportfishing tackle, fish finders, trolling motors,etc. All wildlife benefits from the habitat conservation efforts that have been funded by these taxes, so I view the requirement of purchasing a license for the use of the properties as logical and reasonable. Michael Tincher Loveland, CO On Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 3:45:18 PM UTC-6, Kyle Medina wrote: Little side information for you. The Roberston Pittman Act is where states fish and game get their funding, states submit approved projects which are approved by the Department of Interior. Then the states pay upfront the cost and then are reimbursed 75% from the RPA and 25% comes from hunting and fishing licenses. Kyle Medina Westminster, CO -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/60da01d6-d2f9-4809-9ad6-6c149ae3c4c0%40googlegroups.com<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fcobirds%2F60da01d6-d2f9-4809-9ad6-6c149ae3c4c0%2540googlegroups.com%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dfooter&data=02%7C01%7C%7C48e15e07a1cd4384884d08d7f211903a%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637244029548350978&sdata=HfyPI0RMf7kB5ACwDz%2FWcHRaMfgCYm8%2FHHb9tq8arMU%3D&reserved=0>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/DM5PR03MB29396CFD348E9BCCD4401D4ECAA40%40DM5PR03MB2939.namprd03.prod.outlook.com.
