The Wildlife Resources Capital line item keeps large structural projects or habitat improvements. 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.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $3,628,800 from all sources for Wildlife Resources Capital. This is a 49.2 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $649,400 from the General/Education Funds, a change of 0 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.
Fish Hatchery Data
Information on Hatcheries : The second measure tracks the number of hatcheries in operation, the number of species raised, and the average cost per pound of fish raised by DWR each year.
Ponds of Fish Stocked
Amount of Fish Stocked: DWR's goal is to increase fish production and reduce the costs. The first measure tracks how much fish was raised in DWR's hatcheries each year.
Two dollars of each fishing license fee or combination license fee are deposited into the State Fish Hatchery Maintenance Restricted Account, which together with the earned interest, constitute the revenue source for this restricted fund. The federal funds generally come from the Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Dingell/Johnson program, designed to maintain all fisheries at a standard to meet the public needs.
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.