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Funds Allocated for
Wildlife Restoration
Virginia has been granted a preliminary allocation of $319, 765 in Federal Aid funds for Fish and Wildlife restoration during the current fiscal year, according to Game Commission Executive Director Chester F. Phelps. Of this total $269,342 in Pittman-Robertson money is earmarked for wildlife restoration and $50 422 in Dingell-Johnson funds is earmarked for fish restora tion. This initial appropriation usually amounts to a little more than half of the total amount allocated to the various states during the year. The final distribution is adjusted on the basis of the land area and license sales of each state. The Pittman -Rober tsor funds come from an 11% of federal manufacturer’s tax on sporting arms and ammunition while the Dingell-Johnson funds come from a similar 10% federal tax on fishing tackle and this year's allocation reflects approximately a 20% increase over the amount initially allocated to Virginia last year under the program. Pittman-Robertson funds are used by the Came Commission to finance habitat improvements on all National Forests, to construct access roads and prepare food plantings in other areas, to maintain and improve areas for waterfowl, and to collect and evaluate statistical data on wildlife populations. DingellJohnson funds help finance fish eries management investigations on impoundments, to evaluate fishing waters and develop plans for their improvement, to study the causet and control of fish diseases and to evaluate fish management regulations. All of *h^sq funds must he matched with at least 23* sties
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