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A total of $22,100,000 in federal aid to states has been distributed as preliminary apportionments under the D i n g ell-Johnson and Plttman-Robertson programs to benefit fish and wildlife, reports the U.S. Department of Interior. The initial allocation included $6,200,000 for fish restoration and $15,900,000 for game restoration. Virginia’s share amounted to $93,326 for fisheries projects and $296,692 for game projects. These monies when matched with 25% state funds may be used for various research and development projects to improve hunting and fishing in the state. The monies are derived from excise taxes on guns, ammunition and fishing tackle purchased by sportsmen. They are distributed from the federal treasury on the basis of the state’s land area and the. number ofc fipensed hunters tad fishermen. 'They have been and will continue to be an important source of funds for state game agencies.
In Virginia, federal aid monies have been used to finance the purchase and development of many hunting areas and public fishing lakes throughout the state. They also finance a great deal of the research now going on in both the fisheries and game management fields. Most of the data upon which seasons, bag and creel limits and fish size limits are based, comes from this research. With the exception of a small amount received from the sale of timber , it is theG am e Commission’s only source of revenue other than that received from hunting and fishing license sales and boat registrations.
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