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DNR seeks range of capital and program funding in amended FY26 request
Summary
Commissioner Rayburn told the Appropriations subcommittee the Department of Natural Resources seeks multiple capital investments and reported results from prior-year programs, including a 4,000+ hog-entry control contest and expanded venison distribution to food banks; funding requests include database replacement, erosion control, Sapelo Island paving and a helicopter replacement.
Commissioner Rayburn of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources told the Appropriations General Government Subcommittee that the agency's amended fiscal-year 2026 budget includes multiple capital requests and program updates intended to strengthen parks, wildlife management and emergency response.
Rayburn said the department's wildlife resources division has enrolled more than "4,000 hogs" in a new "hog down awards" program that offers quarterly prizes to hunters who document feral-hog removals. He also reported the Hunters for the Hungry program has distributed about 106,000 pounds of venison to 99 food banks statewide, short of a 140,000-pound goal.
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