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National Boating Issues- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Division of Federal Assistance Perspectives
Wallop-Breaux Reauthorization
• Three main strategies being brought forward by American League of Anglers and Boaters
a) Extension of existing TEA-21 Highway Bill
b) ALAB Consensus Positionc) Recapture of fuels taxes
Sport Fish Restoration Account Funding Sources
($ Millions)
$221
$69
$101
$37
$35 $2
Motorboat Fuels
Small Engine Fuels
FishingEquipment
Import Duties
InterestSonar
Sport Fish Restoration ProgramSport Fish Restoration Program
Aquatic Resource
s Trust Fund
Interest Aquatic Trust
Fund
Fuels Tax Highway Trust
Fund motor boat & small engine
fuels
Coast Guard Coast Guard Boating Safety Boating Safety
$64M/yr $64M/yr (permanent)(permanent)
Import Duties tackle, pleasure boats,
yachts
Excise Tax fishing
equipment
Clean Vessel ActClean Vessel ActPumpout grants Pumpout grants FY 1999 to 2003FY 1999 to 2003
$10 million/yr$10 million/yr
Sport Fish Sport Fish Restoration Restoration Account Account
Coastal Coastal Wetlands Wetlands Act (18%)Act (18%)
Excise Tax trolling motors
& flashers
Boating Boating Infrastructure Infrastructure
Grants $8M/year Grants $8M/year FY 2000-2003FY 2000-2003
Outreach Outreach $5-$10M$5-$10M
5yr5yr
$9M MAX for Admin
FY 2002 State
Apportionments$294.3M)
Federal Assistance
Sport Fish RestorationSport Fish Restoration55.3%55.3%
(includes boating access)(includes boating access)
AquaticResources
Trust Fund$$$$
I nterest Aquatic Trust
Fund
Fuels Tax Highway Trust Fund motor
boat & small engine f uels
Boating SafetyBoating Safety- -- - 18%18%
Import Duties tackle, pleasure boats, yachts
Excise Taxfi shing equipment
Clean Vessel ActClean Vessel ActPumpoutPumpout grants grants
1.9%1.9%
Coastal Wetlands Act Coastal Wetlands Act - -- - 18%18%
Excise Taxtrolling motors &
flashers
Boating Infrastructure Boating Infrastructure - -- - 1.9%1.9%
Aquatic Resources Trust FundAquatic Resources Trust Fund(ALAB proposal)(ALAB proposal)
Outreach Outreach - -- - 1.9%1.9%
Administration (includes dedicated accounts) - - 2.1%
Unappropriated Trust Fund
monies
Multi-state grants -- 0.9%
Boating Infrastructure Grant Program Tier-2 Awards
$0.00
$500,000.00
$1,000,000.00
$1,500,000.00
$2,000,000.00
$2,500,000.00
$3,000,000.00
CaliforniaFloridaIllinoisIowaLouisianaMaineMississippiNew JerseyNew YorkOhioOregonSouth CarolinaVirginiaWashington
Boating Infrastructure Grant Program
• Initial authorization expires at the end of Fiscal Year 2003.
• Initial Fiscal Years 2000, 2001 projects being completed or unobligated funds being recovered.
• Tier-2 funds are some of the Service’s most sought after grants. FWS received 60 proposals from 21 States requesting $28.7 million of funds from Tier-2 portion of BIG program in Fiscal Year 2003.
Clean Vessel Act Program
• Authorization expires at the end of Fiscal Year 2003.
• Proposal request exceed funds available.• ALAB consensus position proposes to remove the
coastal project scoring preference.• FWS is working to update regulations and prepare
a draft Service Manual to provide additional program guidance.
Program Funding Requests
0
5000000
10000000
15000000
20000000
25000000
1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
ProposedGranted
Regional Boating Access Allocations Status
• Joint Task Force on Federal Assistance Policy may consider the issue of motorized boat issue associated with Sport Fish Restoration funds.
• Some FWS regions are noticing increased amounts of unobligated boating access funds at the regional level.
Number of Numbered Boats(Millions)
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000