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31	31	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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33	33	1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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35	35	HOUSE
36	36	RESOLUTION 1023 By: Archer
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41	41	AS INTRODUCED
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43	43	A Resolution commemorating the 75 th anniversary of
44	44	the Sport Fish Restoration Program ; and directing
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51	51	WHEREAS, more than a century ago, hunters and anglers were among
52	52	the first conservationists who realized America’s natural resources
53	53	were in peril and could not sustain unregulated harvest and habitat
54	54	destruction; and
55	55	WHEREAS, sportsmen and women took it upon themselves to support
56	56	laws that stopped excessive harvest of fish and wildlife,
57	57	established state ag encies to protect fish, wildlife, and their
58	58	habitats, and supported special fishing and hunting license fees to
59	59	help fund the new agencies’ efforts to provide healthy natural
60	60	resources for future generations; and
61	61	WHEREAS, the Oklahoma House of Representatives then and now
62	62	recognizes that the primary authority to protect and manage fish
63	63	within their state waters resides with the state agencies; and
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91	91	WHEREAS, upon realizing that license fees alone were
92	92	insufficient to restore and sustain healthy fish populatio ns,
93	93	anglers supported excise taxes on fishing equipment to raise
94	94	additional funds to support restoration and enhanc ement efforts of
95	95	the state agencies; and
96	96	WHEREAS, the Sport Fish Restoration Program, which began 75
97	97	years ago with the passage of the Federal Aid in Sport Fish
98	98	Restoration Act in 1950 (further expanded with the Wallop -Breaux
99	99	amendment to the Sport Fish Re storation Act in 1984) is a vital part
100	100	of conservation funding in the United States; and
101	101	WHEREAS, a manufacturer's excise tax on fishing equi pment, along
102	102	with an excise tax on motorboat and small engine fuels, is mostly
103	103	distributed back to the states throu gh the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
104	104	Service for fisheries conservation, management, and angler and
105	105	boater access; and
106	106	WHEREAS, this cooperative partnership between the sportfishing
107	107	industry, anglers, boaters, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and
108	108	state natural resource agencies has resulted in the most successful
109	109	model of fisheries management in the world, restoring and enhancing
110	110	populations across the United States and its territories; and
111	111	WHEREAS, since 1939, the combined contribution of the Sport Fish
112	112	Restoration Program and license fees to state fish and wildlife
113	113	agencies exceeds $78 Billion – more than any other single
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141	141	conservation effort in American history - which constitute,
142	142	collectively, the American System of Conservation Funding .
143	143	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
144	144	OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:
145	145	THAT the Oklahoma House of Representatives recognizes America’s
146	146	anglers, boaters, the sportfishing industry, state fish and wildlife
147	147	agencies, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for their leading
148	148	role in restoring healthy populations of fish and aquatic resources,
149	149	both game and non-game, to the abundance we see today with the help
150	150	of the Sport Fish Restoration Program, in this the 75th anniversary
151	151	year of the program’s establishment as part of the American System
152	152	of Conservation Funding .
153	153	THAT an official copy of this resolution be provided to the
154	154	Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission, all Oklahoma
155	155	Congressional offices, and local, regional , and national media
156	156	sources so that all may know and appreciate the foresight and
157	157	contributions from anglers, the sportfishing industry, state fish
158	158	and wildlife agencies, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on
159	159	behalf of our nation’s fisheries and aquatic resources.
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161	161	DIRECT TO CALENDAR.