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Committee debates inserting walleye program funding into Fish and Wildlife budget
Summary
Committee members debated legislative intent language to have the Department of Fish and Wildlife request future capital funding for walleye propagation; supporters said the program has become effectively a state program, opponents objected to changing longstanding arrangements and asked to see exact language before proceeding.
A conference committee on May 8 debated proposed legislative intent language that would direct the Department of Fish and Wildlife to include future capital requests for wildlife propagation, including funding for a walleye program, in its annual capital budget submissions.
Speaker 5, a committee member who read the proposed language, told colleagues, "It is the intent of the general assembly that the Department of Fish and Wildlife initiate and submit any future requests for capital funding to support the purpose of wildlife propagation and any associated infrastructure needs within the annual…
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