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Show Sportsmen Reap $5 Million Program Windfall Sportsmen's programs thru-out thru-out the United States will be enhanced by $5 million following follow-ing signing of the Dingell-Hart bill by President Nixon October 23. Passage of the bill culminates culmin-ates a four year battle in Congress Con-gress to divert about $5 million form general revenues to support sup-port sportsmen's programs, including hunter safety and rifle range construction. Source of the funds is the 10 percent excise tax sportsmen have been paying on handguns since 1937. Prior to passage of this bill, funds received from the tax were placed in the general gen-eral revenue fund. Under provisions pro-visions of the new law, states are eligible to receive 75 per cent reimbursement on approved appro-ved projects. Lonnie Williamson of the Wildlife Management Institute said, regarding the passage of the bill, "With this new law the sportsman again has put his money where his mouth is and will substantially augment his role as America's number one conservationist. ' ' |