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Fish & Game

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY25 Gov$42,335,023$42,335,023
FY24$41,854,353$42,224,359
FY23$40,895,583$38,830,215
FY22$38,700,414$35,273,283
FY21$38,758,856$32,965,057
FY20$40,594,009$33,753,276
FY19$37,235,196$30,478,766
FY18$36,813,904$29,521,886
FY17$35,083,314$27,517,239
FY16$36,818,473$28,350,752
FY15$34,965,011$26,745,854
FY14$31,294,555$23,768,138
FY13$28,381,726$21,225,591
FY12$25,535,021$18,780,130
FY11$24,385,581$17,423,070
FY10$24,868,011$17,422,146
FY09$27,624,012$19,164,331
FY08$29,188,877$19,970,285
FY07$29,145,148$19,227,094
FY06$27,202,439$17,490,915
FY05$26,280,582$16,283,057
FY04$23,385,040$14,066,392
FY03$24,157,664$14,217,523
FY02$30,955,604$17,825,621
FY01$31,006,476$17,544,250

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

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Funding for Fish & Game
45.0%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY24 Leg$40,813,554$41,174,359
FY24 Sen$40,339,742$40,696,358
FY24 SWM$39,670,657$40,021,358
FY24 Hou$38,459,002$38,798,992
FY24 HWM$37,993,121$38,328,992
FY24 Gov$38,217,706$38,555,563
FY23 GAA$40,203,638$38,173,215
FY23 SWM$38,708,108$36,753,215
FY23 Hou$39,118,852$37,143,215
FY23 HWM$38,444,811$36,503,215
FY23 Gov$37,551,335$35,654,863
FY22 GAA$38,794,653$35,359,176

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Active Line Items
  • All Line Items
FY23 GovFY24 GovFY25 Gov
Department of Fish and Game Administration$1,221,046$1,353,852$1,997,635
Riverways Protection Restoration and Public Access Promotion$3,335,072$3,718,409$5,146,475
Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Administration$16,863,555$16,920,102$17,641,649
Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program$1,053,190$1,296,887$1,576,191
Hunter Safety Program$555,418$523,600$540,861
Wildlife Habitat Purchase$1,579,785$1,486,856$1,500,000
Waterfowl Management Program$68,457$64,430$65,000
Fishing and Boating Access$786,200$807,296$894,003
Division of Marine Fisheries Administration$8,613,841$8,509,999$9,266,449
Marine Recreational Fisheries Development and Enhancement$949,850$899,871$981,753
Marine Recreational Fishing Fee Retained Revenue$229,584$216,079$217,989
Shellfish Purification Plant RR$78,989$74,343$75,000
Ventless Trap$263,297$247,809$250,000
Saltwater Sportfish Licensing$1,953,053$2,098,173$2,182,018
FY23 GovFY24 GovFY25 Gov
Marine Fisheries Survey$0$0$0
Aquaculture$0$0$0
Department of Fish and Game Administration$1,221,046$1,353,852$1,997,635
Riverways Protection Restoration and Public Access Promotion$3,335,072$3,718,409$5,146,475
Fisheries Conservation$0$0$0
Domestic Groundfish Conservation$0$0$0
Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Field Headquarters$0$0$0
Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Administration$16,863,555$16,920,102$17,641,649
Rodent Control Program$0$0$0
Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program$1,053,190$1,296,887$1,576,191
Heritage and Species Program$0$0$0
Hunter Safety Program$555,418$523,600$540,861
Wildlife Habitat Purchase$1,579,785$1,486,856$1,500,000
Waterfowl Management Program$68,457$64,430$65,000
Natural Heritage/Endangered$0$0$0
Non-Game Management$0$0$0
Fishing and Boating Access$786,200$807,296$894,003
Public Access Construction$0$0$0
Division of Marine Fisheries Administration$8,613,841$8,509,999$9,266,449
Environmental Affairs Comprehensive Vessel Buyback Program$0$0$0
Marine Recreational Fisheries Development and Enhancement$949,850$899,871$981,753
Marine Recreational Fishing Fee Retained Revenue$229,584$216,079$217,989
Shellfish Purification Plant RR$78,989$74,343$75,000
Ventless Trap$263,297$247,809$250,000
Saltwater Sportfish Licensing$1,953,053$2,098,173$2,182,018
Hunter Safety Training Program$0$0$0
Environmental Police Patrols$0$0$0
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