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Fish & Boat Commission presents 2024 report, outlines federal funding and reserve policy
Summary
At a House Game and Fisheries Committee hearing, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Executive Director Tim Schafer summarized the agency's 2024 annual report, explained federal funding from the Dingell-Johnson program, and described the commission's 70% reserve rule and current fund balances.
Tim Schafer, executive director of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, told the House Game and Fisheries Committee that the commission's 2024 annual report summarizes major initiatives and that roughly 25% of the commission's revenue comes from federal sources under the Dingell-Johnson excise-tax program.
The report, delivered to the committee as required by statute, also summarized the commission's reserve policy. Schafer said the board imposed an internal "70% rule" to keep roughly 70% of annual revenues in reserve to…
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