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TWRA seeks $30M one-time appropriation, continuation of invasive-species and disease positions; committee advances budget 9-0
Summary
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency asked the Senate Energy, Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee on Oct. 12 for a one-time $30 million general fund appropriation to address deferred maintenance, capital projects and shooting-range upgrades, and to continue staffing for invasive carp and chronic wasting disease response.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency asked the Senate Energy, Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee on Oct. 12 for a one-time $30 million general fund appropriation to address deferred maintenance, capital projects and shooting-range upgrades, and to continue staffing for invasive carp and chronic wasting disease (CWD) response.
Why it matters: TWRA officials said the agency's traditional funding mix ' hunting and fishing license sales, boat registrations, and federal apportionment ' is no longer keeping pace with costs and that the agency faced a roughly $15 million deficit after statewide salary adjustments were funded with general funds for other agencies. The agency said the one-time appropriation would address maintenance backlogs and several facility projects.
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