# 2026-00675: Bureaucrats Trim Red Tape for Wildlife Restoration Funding Acts

2026-00675, Implementation of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Acts, is a Federal Register rule from Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service published 2026-01-15, effective 2026-03-16 (as of 2026-06-11).

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- As of: 2026-06-11
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-00675
- Title: Implementation of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Acts
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service
- Citation: 91 FR 1721
- Published: 2026-01-15
- Effective: 2026-03-16
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 1018-BI83
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

Bureaucrats Trim Red Tape for Wildlife Restoration Funding Acts

## Summary

The Fish and Wildlife Service is cleaning up rules tied to the Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson Acts to make things simpler and faster for wildlife and fishing programs. This change helps states and groups get money more easily to protect animals and fish. The new rules kick in on March 16, 2026, unless people send in big objections by February 17, 2026.

## Abstract

This direct final rule (DFR) rescinds portions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (Service) regulations containing general provisions related to requirements for programs and subprograms authorized under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act. This DFR removes redundancies and eliminates superfluous sections. These recissions will result in regulations that better serve the American public, streamline government operations, and increase efficiencies for recipients of our financial assistance programs.

## Effects PRIA read

- State Grant Eligibility Clarified: benefit, low. The rule revises 50 CFR 80.10 to state that States, acting through their fish and wildlife agencies, are eligible for benefits of the Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson Acts only if they pass and maintain legislation described in the Acts and maintain control of revenue from hunting and fishing…
- Redundant Rules Removed; Grants Streamlined: benefit, low. The rule removes multiple CFR sections that the Service says duplicate language found in the Acts, in 2 CFR part 200, or in the annual notice of funding opportunities (NOFO) — including sections 80.10(a-c), 80.11, 80.12, 80.66, 80.80, 80.90, 80.121, and 80.123. The preamble states these rescissions…

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## Sources
- [2026-00675 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/15/2026-00675/implementation-of-the-pittman-robertson-wildlife-restoration-and-dingell-johnson-sport-fish)
- [2026-00675 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00675.pdf)

## Related
- [Previous: 2026-00653, Hazard Communication Standard](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00653)
- [Next: 2026-00676, Administrative Requirements; Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00676)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00675 (as of 2026-06-11).