It’s no secret that outgoing Commission Chairman Anne Marie Doramus is passionate about angling and public access in The Natural State, so it’s only fitting that in her final meeting with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission held Thursday in Little Rock, the Commission authorized more than $5.5 million in boating and fishing access improvements within the next year using Arkansas Marine Fuel Tax funds.
The MFT projects approved include construction that will be conducted by AGFC contractors as well as joint projects that the AGFC will fund for partnering agencies to complete. The money comes from taxes collected by the Arkansas Department of Transportation and is allocated by the AGFC to ensure boating fuel is properly represented in fuel tax money collected and the users of that fuel benefit from their contributions.
According to the budget report, the following partner projects are slated for funding in the coming fiscal year:
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