Do States have to maintain a base level of funding?
Each State must maintain a base level of State funding for its sport fish program that is at least equal to the level of funds allocated with the enactment of the Wallop-Breaux amendments. A. The Regional Director will ensure that the State complies with the maintenance of funding provision. If the Regional Director finds that the current funding levels for the State fishery program are less than the base level, he/she will request the State to provide an explanation. (1) If, in the judgment of the Regional Director, the explanation provides a rationale that indicates essential compliance with the requirement, no further action is required. The program components included in the originally established base calculations constitute the State fishery program. (2) If the Regional Director decides that the State has not complied with the requirement, he/she will request the State to add funds to its fishery program to bring the funding level up to the base level. If the State does not add f
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