This bill appropriates additional funds to the Department of Fish and Game for fiscal years 2025 and 2026, including specific allocations for personnel costs, operating expenditures, and capital outlay across various programs such as administration, enforcement, fisheries, wildlife, and communications. Notably, the bill includes new appropriations from the Fish and Game (Federal) Fund, with amounts specified for both fiscal years, and it also provides reappropriation authority for unexpended balances related to deferred maintenance projects and depredation funds.

Furthermore, the bill allows for the reappropriation of up to $1,800,000 from the Expendable Big Game Depredation Fund for nonrecurring expenditures related to depredation claims. An additional appropriation of $270,000 from the Fish and Game Expendable Trust Fund is designated for operating expenditures in the Wildlife Program for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. The bill declares an emergency, making certain sections effective immediately upon passage, while others will take effect on July 1, 2025.