Posted by red on 8/12/2009, 4:41 pm
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Attached is the letter sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee indicating an "oppose unless amended" position by the Bay Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp committee, CalTrout, CSPA and the Allied Fishing Groups regarding the reauthorization of the Bay Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp program with Assembly Bill 1052.
For the past year I have been working with the BDSFES committee members to sponsor legislation that would address the issue of DFG not spending the vast majority of funds collected under this program and their fiscal misdealings sited by two separate audits.
Assembly member Caballero embraced the effort earlier this year and introduced AB1052 . Unfortunately the resulting legislation does not represent the best interest of the fishing community, nor provide the tools necessary to assure DFG spend the remaining or future BDSFES funds properly.
The bill will be heard by the Senate Appropriations committee on August 17. It is here that the fishing community will make their final stand to influence corrective amendments in cooperation with the author or kill the bill. Without the proper language in the bill there is no assurance DFG will correct the audits findings or spend the money on projects other then boat ramps and cleaning stations or a creel senses. Besides, these programs will be useless if there are no fish in the system to fish for.
Allowing DFG to continue using the BDSFES program as a revenue stream to subsidize their department budget is unacceptable!
On behalf of the BDSFES committee I am asking this issue be reviewed for support by your organizations with FAXes and phone calls to the contacts listed below.
As usual, time is of the essence. All communications should be made so it is received well in advance of August 17.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
John Ryzanych
Vice-Chair BDSFES
ICON Products
2490 McLoud Ave
Castro Valley , CA. 94546
510-881-8210
FAX 5588
Chair Senate Appropriations Committee
Senator Christine Kehoe Assembly Member Anna Caballero
State Capitol, Room 5050 State Capitol
Sacramento , CA 95814 P.O. Box 942849
Phone: (916) 651-4039 Sacramento , CA 94249-0028
Fax: (916) 327-2188 (916) 319-2028
(916) 319-2128 Fax
Bob Franzoia, Staff Director
Senate Appropriations Committee
State Capitol, Room 2206
Sacramento , CA 95814
(916) 651-4101
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