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Fish & Game

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY24 Gov$38,555,563$38,555,563
FY23 Current$40,500,225$38,173,215
FY22$39,042,538$35,273,283
FY21$39,101,496$32,965,057
FY20$40,952,873$33,753,276
FY19$37,564,367$30,478,766
FY18$37,139,351$29,521,886
FY17$35,393,462$27,517,239
FY16$37,143,960$28,350,752
FY15$35,274,113$26,745,854
FY14$31,571,209$23,768,138
FY13$28,632,629$21,225,591
FY12$25,760,759$18,780,130
FY11$24,601,158$17,423,070
FY10$25,087,852$17,422,146
FY09$27,868,217$19,164,331
FY08$29,446,916$19,970,285
FY07$29,402,800$19,227,094
FY06$27,442,918$17,490,915
FY05$26,512,911$16,283,057
FY04$23,591,772$14,066,392
FY03$24,371,226$14,217,523
FY02$31,229,262$17,825,621
FY01$31,280,583$17,544,250

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

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Funding for Fish & Game
37.5%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY24 Gov$38,555,563$38,555,563
FY23 Current$40,500,225$38,173,215
FY23 GAA$40,500,225$38,173,215
FY23 Leg$40,606,321$38,273,215
FY23 Sen$39,927,307$37,633,215
FY23 SWM$38,993,663$36,753,215
FY23 Hou$39,407,437$37,143,215
FY23 HWM$38,728,423$36,503,215
FY23 Gov$37,828,356$35,654,863
FY22 GAA$39,137,610$35,359,176

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Active Line Items
  • All Line Items
FY21FY22FY23 CurrentFY24 Gov
Department of Fish and Game Administration$1,244,558$1,161,364$1,230,054$1,365,820
Riverways Protection Restoration and Public Access Promotion$3,083,990$3,091,456$4,562,125$3,751,281
Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Administration$19,075,348$17,910,896$16,987,959$17,069,681
Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program$593,075$1,106,859$1,087,483$1,308,352
Hunter Safety Program$598,685$563,661$559,515$528,229
Wildlife Habitat Purchase$1,779,225$1,660,288$1,591,439$1,500,000
Waterfowl Management Program$77,100$71,946$68,962$65,000
Fishing and Boating Access$736,673$784,600$807,903$814,433
Division of Marine Fisheries Administration$8,119,790$9,170,322$10,104,377$8,585,230
Marine Recreational Fisheries Enhancement$958,449$933,270$956,857$907,826
Marine Recreational Fishing Fee Retained Revenue$258,568$241,283$231,277$217,989
Newburyport Clam Plant Retained Revenue$88,961$83,014$79,572$75,000
Ventless Trap$296,537$276,715$265,240$250,000
Saltwater Sportfish Licensing$2,190,538$1,986,866$1,967,461$2,116,722
FY21FY22FY23 CurrentFY24 Gov
Marine Fisheries Survey$0$0$0$0
Aquaculture$0$0$0$0
Department of Fish and Game Administration$1,244,558$1,161,364$1,230,054$1,365,820
Riverways Protection Restoration and Public Access Promotion$3,083,990$3,091,456$4,562,125$3,751,281
Fisheries Conservation$0$0$0$0
Domestic Groundfish Conservation$0$0$0$0
Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Field Headquarters$0$0$0$0
Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Administration$19,075,348$17,910,896$16,987,959$17,069,681
Rodent Control Program$0$0$0$0
Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program$593,075$1,106,859$1,087,483$1,308,352
Heritage and Species Program$0$0$0$0
Hunter Safety Program$598,685$563,661$559,515$528,229
Wildlife Habitat Purchase$1,779,225$1,660,288$1,591,439$1,500,000
Waterfowl Management Program$77,100$71,946$68,962$65,000
Natural Heritage/Endangered$0$0$0$0
Non-Game Management$0$0$0$0
Fishing and Boating Access$736,673$784,600$807,903$814,433
Public Access Construction$0$0$0$0
Division of Marine Fisheries Administration$8,119,790$9,170,322$10,104,377$8,585,230
Environmental Affairs Comprehensive Vessel Buyback$0$0$0$0
Marine Recreational Fisheries Enhancement$958,449$933,270$956,857$907,826
Marine Recreational Fishing Fee Retained Revenue$258,568$241,283$231,277$217,989
Newburyport Clam Plant Retained Revenue$88,961$83,014$79,572$75,000
Ventless Trap$296,537$276,715$265,240$250,000
Saltwater Sportfish Licensing$2,190,538$1,986,866$1,967,461$2,116,722
Hunter Safety Training Program$0$0$0$0
Environmental Police Patrols$0$0$0$0

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