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Senators debate language to require Fish and Wildlife to submit future walleye funding requests
Summary
A conference committee member proposed legislative intent language directing the Department of Fish and Wildlife to initiate future capital funding requests for walleye propagation; several senators debated whether the program’s funding should remain routed through a private association or be formalized within the state budget process.
A member of the conference committee reading proposed legislative intent language told colleagues on May 8 that 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 capital budget request.” The language was presented to change the process by which prior walleye program funding has appeared in the capital bill.
The proponent of the language said the change is intended to bring future requests into the department’s budget process because the program has evolved into what the sponsor described as a state‑sanctioned activity. “To me, it appears that…
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