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Fish and Game outlines website overhaul, fire rehabilitation and staffing needs; seeks one‑time and ongoing funding
Summary
Director Jim Fredericks and agency staff told the Joint Finance Corporation Committee the Department of Fish and Game relies on dedicated and federal funds and is requesting primarily one‑time enhancements for FY2026, including a website redesign, hatchery and equipment replacement, and fire rehabilitation work.
Director Jim Fredericks and agency staff briefed the committee on the Department of Fish and Game’s FY2026 requests, emphasizing that the department receives no state general fund support and depends on licenses, tags, federal grants and set‑aside revenues that are often statutorily restricted.
The presentation matters because these revenue restrictions shape what the agency can spend and when; a recent pattern of large federal or one‑time appropriations for projects has produced multiyear work that shows as unexpended appropriations in any single fiscal year.
Janet Jessup noted the agency is allocated about 550 FTP and operates 19 state hatcheries. She said personnel and operating costs make up a large share of typical expenditures; Jessup reported roughly 46% of FY2024 expenditures were for personnel and that the department has averaged a high fill rate for FTP over five…
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