Support of license

[jchar]

Hi everyone,
I don't post much, because I don't get to fish enough to say anything worthwhile, but thought I'd jump in on this one. This quote from the providence journal says the money would already be earmarked for the state's general fund. In my opinion, the license would be of absoulutely positively no benefit to anyone on this board. Here's the quote:
"But the proposal is drawing criticism from more than just recreational fishermen. The director of the state Department of Environmental Management, Jan Reitsma, has warned budget writers that the move runs counter to both the governor and department's positions.

Reitsma says one key problem is that the money raised would go into the state's general fund, rather than a dedicated account to pay for fishing habitat improvements, as freshwater license fees do. "It may be a good thing if it can pay for better fisheries management," Reitsma says, "but we're not going to support it if it's going elsewhere."

This is from the director of the DEM