State Legislature Poised to Raid Game & Fish Funds

The Senate Appropriations Committee will be meeting today, Feb. 5th,to discuss transferring 25% of the AZ Game & Fish Conservation Development Fund to the General Fund. The Conservation Development Fund generates its revenue through a surcharge on each hunting and fishing license sold.

Implementing this recommendation could affect Arizona’s eligibility to participate in the Federal Aid in Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Acts (Federal Aid) grants programs. In order to participate in the Federal Aid programs, states were required to enact assent legislation which prohibited the diversion of license fees paid by hunters and sport fishermen (50 CFR 80.3) (ARS 17-402).

For more information,

http://www.azantelope.org/Diversion%20Ltr_AZ_sml.pdf

Please contact those listed below immediately.

Senate Appropriations Committee Members

Paula Aboud, paboud@azleg.gov , phone: 602-926-5262

Amanda Aguirre, aaquirre@azleg.gov , phone: 602-926-4139

Carolyn S. Allen, callen@azleg.gov , phone: 602-926-4480

Robert “Bob” Burns, rburns@azleg.gov , phone: 602-926-5993

Jake Flake, jflake@azleg.gov , phone: 602-926-5219

Jorge Luis Garcia, jgarcia@azleg.gov , phone: 602-926-4171

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