United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1993-11-08 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:RCED-94-4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-4 P0b002ee180378b60 f:rc94004 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-4 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-4 RCED-94-4 Fishery legislation Wildlife management Marine policies Marine resources conservation Funds management State-administered programs Federal aid to states Fishing industry Federal/state relations Oceanographic research California Florida North Carolina Texas Washington FWS Sport Fish Program Dept. of the Interior Take Pride in America Program Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Fund Aquatic Resources Trust Fund Wildlife Refuge Fund Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund North American Wetlands Conservation Fund Chapter Report RCED The long-term decline in the quality of sport fishing in the United States prompted the creation in 1950 of the Sport Fish Restoration Program, which seeks to restore, conserve, and enhance the nation's sport fishery resources. During fiscal years 1998-92, the program received nearly $1 billion in federal funding. In response to congressional concerns about the program's rapid expansion and about whether program money was being used for its intended purposes, this report determines (1) the extent to which the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) used these funds to run the program, (2) whether FWS' use of program funds for special investigations helped the agency to achieve the program's goals, (3) whether the states allocated the required amount of funds to freshwater and marine projects, and (4) the extent to which the states programmed funds to enhance fish habitat. GAO limited its review to five coastal states--California, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington--that historically have either received the largest apportionments of program funds or have underwritten a diverse range of sport fish projects. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-4/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-4.htm GAO/RCED-94-4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-94-4 Chapter Report GAO/RCED-94-4; Fisheries Management: Administration of the Sport Fish Restoration Program; Fishery legislation Wildlife management Marine policies Marine resources conservation Funds management State-administered programs Federal aid to states Fishing industry Federal/state relations Oceanographic research California Florida North Carolina Texas Washington FWS Sport Fish Program Dept. of the Interior Take Pride in America Program Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Fund Aquatic Resources Trust Fund Wildlife Refuge Fund Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund North American Wetlands Conservation Fund