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TESTIMONY OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FISH AND 



WILDLIFE AGENCIES ON THE REAUTHORIZATION OF 



THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHMENT ACT 



PRESENTED BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON 

 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 



Presented by 



Gary T. Myers, Executive Director 



Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency 



P.O. Box 40747 



Ellington Agricultural Center 



Nashville, Tennessee 37204 



July 13, 1993 



Thank you Mr. Chairman for the opportunity to appear before 

 the Subcommittee to discuss the reauthorization of the National 

 Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act. First, I am Gary 

 Myers, Director, Tennessee Department of Fish and Wildlife. I am 

 here representing the International Association of Fish and 

 Wildlife Agencies. The International Association was founded in 

 1902 and is a quasi -governmental organization of public agencies 

 charged with the protection and management of North America's fish 

 and wildlife resources. The Association's governmental members 

 include the fish and wildlife agencies of the states, provinces, 

 and federal governments of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. All fifty 

 states are members. The Association has been a key organization in 

 promoting sound resource management and strengthening federal, 

 state and private cooperation in protecting and managing fish and 

 wildlife and their habitats in the public interest. 



It is for these reasons that the International Association has 

 a great deal of interest in appearing before you today to discuss 



