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As opposed to the state of Fla. for instance, where all moneys generated from lisences has to go back into fisheries by law, RI insisted all moneys go into the general fund. Therefore this money can be used to balance the budget, fund unrelated projects or even plow the streets of Providence, how ever they see fit. I was at the meeting between RISAA and Jan Reitsma when he was the director and he told us up front that even if the present administration commited these moneys to salwater related projects, the next administration could overturn it immediatly upon taking over.
Catch'em up,
ThomCat
BTW If it weren't for the efforts of RISAA, Rhode Island would already have had a SW liscense for several years now.
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