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shall apportion 57 percent of the balance of each such annual appropriation among the several States in the following manner: 40 percent in the ratio which the area of each State including coastal and Great Lakes waters (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) bears to the total area of all the States, and 60 percent in the ratio which the number of persons holding paid licenses to fish for sport or recreation in the State in the second fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which such apportionment is made, as certified to said Secretary by the State fish and game departments, bears to the number of such persons in all the States. Such apportionments shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall receive less than 1 percent nor more than 5 percent of the total amount apportioned.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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• Administration of the Sport Fish Restoration Program - Fixed approximately $8 million W/CPI adjustment annually
• Multistate Conservation Grant Program - $3 million
• Atlantic, Gulf, Pacific and Great Lakes States Fisheries Commissions - $800,000 ($200,000 each)
• Sport Fish and Boating Partnership Council - $400,000

The remaining funds are allocated to the following programs according to the Act:

•Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) - 18.5%
•Boating Safety - 18.5% (Administered by U.S. Coast Guard)
•Clean Vessel Act - 2%
•Boating Infrastructure Grants- 2%
•Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation - 2%
•Sport Fish Restoration - 57% apportioned to states/DC/insular areas (includes funding for Aquatic Resources Education and Boating Access

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May an agency finance an activity from more than one annual apportionment?
A State fish and wildlife agency may use funds from more than one annual apportionment to finance high-cost projects, such as construction or acquisition of lands or interests in lands, including water rights.

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