Wetland Program 3 



Program Type 

 State 



Name of Program 

 Administering Agency- 

 Implementation Method 



Legal Authority 



Resources (Funds and Staff) 



Lands Covered 



Inventory and Classification 

 Activities Regulated 



Compliance 

 Education 



Problems 



Success 

 EPA Role 



Needed from EPA 



Acquisition Programs 



Idaho 



Idaho Fish and Game Acquisition Program 



Department of Fish and Game 



Fee simple acquisition 



Purchase only from willing sellers 



Idaho Code 36-104 (b) 7 



Idaho Code 36-107 (c) 



Hunting license fees 



Federal Aid Programs: Pittman-Robertson and 



Dingle- Johns on 



MARSH program through Ducks Unlimited 



Endangered species habitat 



wildlife lands within borders of existing 



holdings 



Other types of land 



Have inventories of lands and resources currently 



owned and lists of land they would like to 



purchase 



Approximately 100,000 acres of land owned in fee 



title 



Approximately 100,000 acres controlled through 



easements, licenses, and coop agreement 



Compliance monitoring conducted on stated owned 



properties 



All lands are open to public use, and use is 



encouraged via: 1) writeups in wildlife 



magazines, 2) TV programs, 3) news media releases 



and printed regulations, and 4) areas posted and 



signed for public use 



Lack of funding 



Counties sometimes oppose state acquisition of 



properties because of reduction in tax base. Fine 



money collected from state enforcement of game 



laws goes for statewide school programs 



Successful 



EPA sometimes serves in an advisory role on 



permit applications 



Provide additional funding 



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