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Teaming With Wildlife dollars would be administered through the existing 

 Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts collection framework and distributed by 

 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the state fish and wildlife agencies. This 

 would eliminate the need for any new bureaucracy and allow individual states to 

 use funds for priority conservation, recreation and education projects in their 

 states. Funds provided through Teaming With Wildlife will complement existing 

 funds. The user fee would never exceed five percent of the manufacturer's cost on 

 a product, which would add about 30 cents to a $10 field guide or $2.50 to a pair 

 of $100 binoculars. 



With public input, each state fish and wildlife agency will undertake local 

 projects to respond to the following needs: 



Conservation—Conserve a diverse array offish and wildlife and their 

 habitats, with an emphasis on preventing species from becoming endangered. 

 Learn about their needs and take action to prevent declines. Over 90% of the fish 

 and wildlife species in this country are neither game , sport fish or listed 

 threatened and endangered species. As a consequence, these species have not 

 received the same type of necessary conservation attention which has led to the 

 overall good health of game and sport fish, nor which is necessary because 

 species are threatened and endangered. Teaming With Wildlife would provide 

 funds to the states: 



• Conserve habitat for fish and wildlife, from songbirds to minnows and oak 

 forests to marshes. 



• Find out which animals are in trouble by taking inventories and tracking 

 populations. 



• Bring back native species, like Hawaiian geese and swift fox, to their 

 original ranges. 



Recreation— Enhancing the outdoor recreational experience. 



• Provide appropriate access for hikers, paddlers, photographers, bird- 

 watchers, mountain bikers and other outdoors enthusiasts through trails, 

 viewing blinds, observation towers and protection and enhancement of 



