Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

Arkansas House Bill HR1045 Compare Versions

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3	3	State of Arkansas 1
4	4	95th General Assembly 2
5	5	Regular Session, 2025 HR 1045 3
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7	7	By: Representatives Wardlaw, Pearce 5
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10	10	HOUSE RESOLUTION 8
11	11	TO COMMEMORATE THE SEVENTY -FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 9
12	12	SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAM AS PART OF THE 10
13	13	AMERICAN SYSTEM OF CONSERVATION FUNDING. 11
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17	17	TO COMMEMORATE THE SEVENTY -FIFTH 15
18	18	ANNIVERSARY OF THE SPORT FISH 16
19	19	RESTORATION PROGRAM AS PART OF THE 17
20	20	AMERICAN SYSTEM OF CONSERVATION FUNDING. 18
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22	22	WHEREAS, more than a century ago, hunters and anglers were among the 20
23	23	first conservationists who realized America’s natural resources were in peril 21
24	24	and could not sustain unregulated harvesting and habitat destruction; and 22
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26	26	WHEREAS, sportsmen and sportswomen took it upon themselves to support 24
27	27	laws that stopped excessive harvesting of fish and wildlife, established 25
28	28	state agencies to protect fish, wildlife, and their habitats, and supported 26
29	29	special fishing and hunting license fees to help fund the new agencies’ 27
30	30	efforts to provide healthy natural resources for future generations; and 28
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32	32	WHEREAS, the House of Representatives then and now recognizes that the 30
33	33	primary authority to protect and manage fish within Arkansas's waters resides 31
34	34	in the state agencies; and 32
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36	36	WHEREAS, upon realizing that license fees alone were insufficient to 34
37	37	restore and sustain healthy fish populations, anglers supported excise taxes 35
38	38	on fishing equipment to raise additional funds to support restoration and 36 HR1045
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41	41	enhancement efforts of the state agencies; and 1
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43	43	WHEREAS, the Sport Fish Restoration Program, which began seventy -five 3
44	44	(75) years ago with the passage of the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration 4
45	45	Act in 1950 is a vital part of conservation funding in the United States; and 5
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47	47	WHEREAS, the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act was further 7
48	48	expanded with the Wallop -Breaux amendment in 1984; and 8
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50	50	WHEREAS, a manufacturers excise tax on fishing equipment, along with an 10
51	51	excise tax on motorboat and small engine fuels, is mostly distributed back to 11
52	52	the states through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for fisheries 12
53	53	conservation, management, and angler and boater access; and 13
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55	55	WHEREAS, this cooperative partnership between the sportfishing 15
56	56	industry, anglers, boaters, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and 16
57	57	state natural resource agencies has resulted in the most successful model of 17
58	58	fisheries management in the world, restoring and enhancing populations across 18
59	59	the United States and its territories; and 19
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61	61	WHEREAS, since 1939, the combined contribution of the Wildlife and 21
62	62	Sport Fish Restoration Program, and license fees to state fish and wildlife 22
63	63	agencies exceeds seventy -eight billion dollars ($78,000,000,000) and this is 23
64	64	more than any other single conservation effort in American history, 24
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66	66	NOW THEREFORE, 26
67	67	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL 27
68	68	ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 28
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70	70	THAT the House of Representatives recognize America’s anglers, boaters, 30
71	71	the sportfishing industry, state fish and wildlife agencies, and the United 31
72	72	States Fish and Wildlife Service for their leading role in restoring healthy 32
73	73	populations of fish and aquatic resources, both game and nongame, to the 33
74	74	abundance we see today with the help of the Sport Fish Restoration Program, 34
75	75	in this the seventy-fifth (75th) anniversary year of the program’s 35
76	76	establishment as part of the American System of Conservation Funding. 36 HR1045
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79	79	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution shall be 1
80	80	provided by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives to the Arkansas 2
81	81	State Game and Fish Commission, all Arkansas congressional offices, and 3
82	82	local, regional and national media sources so that all may know and 4
83	83	appreciate the foresight and contributions from anglers, the sportfishing 5
84	84	industry, state fish and wildlife agencies, and the United States Fish and 6
85	85	Wildlife Service on behalf of our nation’s fisheries and aquatic resources. 7
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