FWF 250 1st Edition Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture I. History of Conservation: PeopleOutline of Current Lecture I. Billy Minser’s Funding and Budgeting for Conservation AgenciesA. Tennessee FundingsB. TN Conservation Funding InitiativeC. Bottom Line Current Lecture Funding and Budgeting for Conservation Agencies- Tennessee Fundingso Tennessee was originally a partial prairie state.o From 1905 to 1930’s, states established state agencies and state park systems.o Hunting and fishing licenses are the only funding for state wildlife agencies. The prices for these licenses are decreasing, which decreases funds for this agency.o General appropriation is used to fund state park in TN. During the last few years, there has been around 5% cuts to this funding.o Fisheries and Wildlife = $1.5 billiono Hunting and Fishing = $2.9 billiono Forest Resources = $22.8 billiono Outdoor Recreation = $4 billiono Tourism = $14 billion- TN Conservation Funding Initiativeo Billy Minser has been a part of this organization for six years. It included 6 societies at first, but then increased to 12.o Mission: To provide dedicated funding for all three state agencies.o **Dedicated fund means that the government cannot take away these funds anduse them somewhere else.o Step 1: They send out two questionnaires asking if these agencies had enough money to cover their expenses. They were sent back with the answer no.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is bestused as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Step 2: They included other groups for this committee so that the government wouldn’t think that the few self-employed people were trying to place money in their own pockets.o Step 3: The committee created two public opinion surveys. One survey was in 2009, while the other was in January 2015, which was about two weeks ago. Results: In 2009, 55-97% of people taking the survey said they placed a high value of importance on environmental issues. In 2015, 85-98% placed a high value of importance on environmental issues.o The committee is hoping to hold a vote for an add-on state tax in 2018.o Missouri and Arkansas have done something very simple to what this committee is trying to accomplish. They each took about 13 years each for the law to be passed. - Bottom Lineo The bottom line is to come up with an add-on state tax for the three state agencies that is dedicated and placed in the constitution.o The number one sport in the U.S. is birth watching.o In 2005, TN Heritage Conservation Trust Fund Act was passed, but no money was given towards it. o State park systems do not have a commission system; therefore, there is no access to public input.o 80,000 acres of land per year are lost to asphalt and roofs.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a