FEDERAL AID: A Federal Aid program that benefits the 
great Texas outdoors� ahead on Passport to Texas.
 
This is Passport to Texas

If you're an angler or boater, you will be interested to 
know that every time you purchase fishing tackle or 
motor boat fuel, you contribute to a trust fund that helps 
support quality sport fishing and boating access in Texas. 

It�s the Dingell-Johnson Act. Also called the Federal Aid in 
Sportfish Restoration Act; it is a national program.

It began as an excise tax on rods, reels, creels, and 
fishing lures; the tax money was used to help fund US 
efforts during World War II. In 1950 it was redirected, 
thanks to the efforts of Congressman John Dingell of 
Michigan and Senator Edwin Johnson of Colorado.

Texas receives a 5% maximum apportionment of all of 
these federal taxes, and it is matched on a 3 to 1 basis 
with the sale of state fishing licenses.

In Texas, a little over one-third of the funds support 
fisheries management. One-fifth, hatchery operations; 
followed by boating access, aquatic education, habitat 
protection, sport fishery research and public outreach.

These funds help make fishing and boating better in 
Texas for everyone�from urban neighborhood fishin� 
lakes to...well�this show.

Sport fishing is good for the Texas economy as anglers 
and boaters spend billions of dollars annually for goods 
and services. Besides, they get to go fishing. I call that 
win-win.

The sport fish restoration program supports our series.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife�I�m Cecilia Nasti.



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