Compendium of Budget Information for the 2012 General Session
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Line Item: Wildlife Resources Capital Function Large structural projects or habitat improvements are included in the Wildlife Resources - Capital budget. They include projects such as fish hatchery reconstruction, shooting centers, or related structures. Currently there is only one active program in this line item: the Fisheries Program. Intent Language
Funding Detail Two dollars of each fishing license fee or combination license fee are deposited into the State Fish Hatchery Maintenance Restricted Funds, which together with the earned interest, constitute the revenue source for this restricted fund.
Function This is the only program currently used in this line item. It is used to improve fisheries access, enhance motorboat access and facilities, improve fish hatcheries, and enhance fish habitat. The Division operates 10 hatcheries in Bicknell, Hatch, Fountain Green, Mantua, Glenwood, Kamas, Springville, Loa, Midway and Whiterocks. The Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission (URMCC) has committed funds to DWR for ongoing coverage of additional costs associated with the additional fish production from these state-of-the-art facilities. Funding Detail In FY 2007 this program received a large amount of federal funds through the Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Section 6 program, designed to protect endangered species in Washington County. In order to receive the federal funding the division had to provide a 10 percent state match, for which the division used lands donated by the Division of Parks and Recreation (valued at $2,118,200). The funding was used to make three purchases to help preserve land used for the desert tortoise and other wildlife bio-diversity species. The first purchase was for 320 acres from the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) at a cost of $13,166,600. The other two purchases were from private land owners, allowing the division to acquire 124 acres at a cost of $8,015,000. In FY 2010 this program received funding for motorboat access, as well as hatchery maintenance through the Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Dingell/Johnson program, designed to maintain all fisheries at a standard to meet the public needs.
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