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National Boating Issues- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Federal Assistance Perspectives

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Page 1: National Boating Issues - USFWS

National Boating Issues- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Division of Federal Assistance Perspectives

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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

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Sport Fish Restoration Account Funding Sources

($ Millions)

$221

$69

$101

$37

$35 $2

Motorboat Fuels

Small Engine Fuels

FishingEquipment

Import Duties

InterestSonar

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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

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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%

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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

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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.

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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.

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Program Funding Requests

0

5000000

10000000

15000000

20000000

25000000

1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

ProposedGranted

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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.

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Number of Numbered Boats(Millions)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

1980 1985 1990 1995 2000

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