The next time you hear that we should be paying for a saltwater license, remember the following $ come from you and I in the form of a 10% tax on everything we buy for fishing, amo, and Boat Fuel. Do we need to be taxed again for the same thing?
Sportsmen and Sportswomen Generate Nearly $1 Billion in Conservation Funding
Sportsmen and Sportswomen Generate Nearly $1 Billion in Conservation Funding
| State | FY 2020 Sportfish Restoration Grant Amount | FY2020 Wildlife Restoration Grant Amount | Total Amount of Grants Issued |
| Alabama | $6,265,821 | $14,178,844 | $20,444,665 |
| Alaska | $18,486,258 | $24,970,580 | $43,456,838 |
| American Somoa | $1,232,417 | $1,002,785 | $2,235,202 |
| Arizona | $7,585,390 | $16,781,416 | $24,366,806 |
| Arkansas | $5,402,877 | $9,550,317 | $14,953,194 |
| Califormia | $17,703,209 | $19,541,968 | $37,245,177 |
| Colorado | $9,968,319 | $15,125,584 | $25,093,903 |
| Connecticut | $3,697,251 | $4,538,381 | $8,235,632 |
| Delaware | $3,697,251 | $3,647,470 | $7,344,721 |
| District of Columbia | $1,232,417 | $0 | $1,232,417 |
| Florida | $12,949,384 | $10,977,121 | $23,926,505 |
| Georgia | $8,556,437 | $17,471,530 | $26,027,967 |
| Guam | $1,232,417 | $1,002,785 | $2,235,202 |
| Hawaii | $3,697,251 | $3,678,793 | $7,376,044 |
| Idaho | $6,812,860 | $11,763,645 | $18,576,505 |
| Illinois | $6,864,057 | $12,392,851 | $19,256,908 |
| Indiana | $4,949,917 | $10,259,479 | $15,209,396 |
| Iowa | $4,830,208 | $8,678,088 | $13,508,296 |
| Kansas | $5,097,399 | $11,040,454 | $16,137,853 |
| Kentucky | $5,458,137 | $10,566,545 | $16,024,682 |
| Louisiana | $7,079,688 | $12,135,141 | $19,214,829 |
| Maine | $3,697,251 | $6,021,040 | $9,718,291 |
| Maryland | $3,697,251 | $6,038,257 | $9,735,508 |
| Massachusetts | $3,697,251 | $6,203,940 | $9,901,191 |
| Michigan | $11,455,775 | $17,997,307 | $29,453,082 |
| Minnesota | $13,330,473 | $17,592,212 | $30,922,685 |
| Mississippi | $4,138,531 | $9,092,443 | $13,230,974 |
| Missouri | $8,094,466 | $15,970,622 | $24,065,088 |
| Montana | $8,958,521 | $15,485,949 | $24,444,470 |
| N. Mariana Islands | $1,232,417 | $1,002,785 | $2,235,202 |
| Nebraska | $4,797,046 | $9,717,933 | $14,514,979 |
| Nevada | $5,266,576 | $10,502,549 | $15,769,125 |
| New Hampshire | $3,697,251 | $3,647,470 | $7,344,721 |
| New Jersey | $3,697,251 | $6,203,940 | $9,901,191 |
| New Mexico | $6,694,815 | $11,912,627 | $18,607,442 |
| New York | $8,201,051 | $15,687,703 | $23,888,754 |
| North Carolina | $11,146,945 | $16,626,074 | $27,773,019 |
| North Dakota | $4,347,341 | $8,460,411 | $12,807,752 |
| Ohio | $7,465,712 | $12,234,327 | $19,700,039 |
| Oklahoma | $8,236,479 | $15,668,006 | $23,904,485 |
| Oregon | $7,777,008 | $14,373,165 | $22,150,173 |
| Pennsylvania | $8,916,666 | $20,931,244 | $29,847,910 |
| Puerto Rico | $3,697,251 | $2,582,275 | $6,279,526 |
| Rhode Island | $3,697,251 | $3,647,470 | $7,344,721 |
| South Carolina | $4,863,676 | $7,812,139 | $12,675,815 |
| South Dakota | $4,741,945 | $10,145,967 | $14,887,912 |
| Tennessee | $7,524,049 | $17,067,040 | $24,591,089 |
| Texas | $18,486,258 | $27,527,049 | $46,013,307 |
| Utah | $6,826,986 | $11,246,261 | $18,073,247 |
| Vermont | $3,697,251 | $3,647,470 | $7,344,721 |
| Virgin Islands | $1,232,417 | $1,002,785 | $2,235,202 |
| Virginia | $5,352,890 | $10,715,423 | $16,068,313 |
| Washington | $7,234,683 | $11,466,414 | $18,701,097 |
| West Virginia | $3,697,251 | $6,173,284 | $9,870,535 |
| Wisconsin | $11,719,682 | $17,654,380 | $29,374,062 |
| Wyoming | $5,608,532 | $10,465,276 | $16,073,808 |
| Total | $369,725,164 | $601,827,014 | $971,552,178 |
