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Legislative Audit Bureau finds DNR spending consistent with statute; board, staff say challenge is long-term revenue
Summary
A Legislative Audit Bureau review found 89% of fish-and-wildlife-account expenditures benefited hunters and anglers (or hunters/anglers and other users) and that federal grant spending met eligibility. The DNR and board members said the audit supports the need for long-term revenue solutions to maintain program capacity.
A Legislative Audit Bureau audit released this month reviewed how the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources used revenue in the Fish and Wildlife Account and certain federal grants.
The audit covered state fish-and-wildlife-account spending and selected federal grants (Pittman-Robertson wildlife-restoration and Dingell-Johnson sport-fish restoration). The audit concluded that 89.3% of DNR expenditures (roughly $83 million in the audit sample) benefited hunters and anglers, or hunters/anglers and other users; 0.3% were expenditures that did not directly benefit hunters and anglers but…
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