SB 5295-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

     Declares an intent to protect and enhance the wildlife conservation capabilities of the state, to increase the abundance of wildlife, and to ensure the stability of wildlife populations through private benefactors contributing to a nonprofit wildlife conservation foundation.

     Finds that it is in the public interest to create a nonprofit foundation for the purpose of increasing funds available for the preservation, protection, and management of the state's wildlife.