Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program

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United States federal program conservation funding program

The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program is a U.S. conservation funding initiative that supports the restoration, management, and enhancement of wildlife habitats and sport fisheries, largely through excise taxes on hunting and fishing equipment.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Dingell–Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act	0	1
Pittman–Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act	0	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal program → conservation funding program →
administeredBy	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → surface form: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program office
allocationCriterion	land area → number of paid fishing license holders → number of paid hunting license holders →
allocationMethod	formula-based apportionment to states and territories →
basedOn	Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program self-linksurface differs → surface form: Dingell–Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program self-linksurface differs → surface form: Pittman–Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act
beneficiary	District of Columbia fish and wildlife agency → state fish and wildlife agencies → territorial fish and wildlife agencies →
benefits	anglers → boaters → general public → hunters → wildlife watchers →
country	United States of America → surface form: United States
fundingSource	federal excise taxes on ammunition → federal excise taxes on archery equipment → federal excise taxes on firearms → federal excise taxes on fishing equipment → federal excise taxes on motorboat fuels → federal excise taxes on small engine fuels →
partOf	United States Department of the Interior → surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
policyType	user-pay, public-benefit system →
purpose	enhance sport fisheries → enhance wildlife habitats → manage wildlife resources → restore sport fish populations → restore wildlife populations → support aquatic education → support hunter education → support shooting range development →
relatedTo	North American Model of Wildlife Conservation →
requires	state matching funds →
supportsActivity	angler education programs → boat access facility construction → boating infrastructure maintenance → fish hatchery operations → hunter safety training → research on sport fish populations → research on wildlife populations → shooting range construction → shooting range enhancement → wetlands conservation → wildlife habitat acquisition → wildlife habitat restoration →

Referenced by (3)

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Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program → basedOn → Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Pittman–Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program → basedOn → Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Dingell–Johnson Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service → oversees → Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program →