Potential closing of tailwater fish hatcheries.

[billhouk]

I too did a little searching in the budget proposal from the White House andthe review of the budget by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The FWS budget proposal for 2012 is $1695 million compared to actual expenditures of $1651 million in 2010. The Sport Fishing Restoration line item in the outlays spreadsheet (from The White House and reviewed by OMB) is an increase of $15million in the 2012 proposal compared to 2010 actual. I do not doubt FWS is maneuvering to share costs with other agencies. The 2012 Presidential Budget emphasizes "The 2012 Budget le­verages and integrates efforts of the Fish andWildlife Service, the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, andthe U.S. For­est Service, along with States, Tribes and others, to conserve themost critical landscapes." Page 101, TheBudget for Fiscal Year 2012, The White House.