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House committee backs Senate Bill 800 to let Fish and Boat Commission shift funds; amendment to elect commissioners fails
Summary
The House Game and Fisheries Committee agreed to report Senate Bill 800, which would let Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission revenues from the fish and boat funds be used for expenditures benefiting both anglers and boaters, after members rejected an amendment that would have changed commissioner selection.
The House Game and Fisheries Committee on Monday agreed to report Senate Bill 800, which would allow revenue in the Pennsylvania Fish Fund to be used for programs benefiting boaters and for revenue in the Boat Fund to be used for programs benefiting anglers so long as the expenditures "benefit the original intent of the respective funds." The committee rejected an amendment that would have altered how commissioners are selected for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
Chair Kulick convened the committee and called up Senate Bill 800, sponsored by Senator Rothman, which would amend Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to permit limited cross-use of the fish and boat funds. "If we could use boat fund dollars to benefit the…
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