<P> In 2000, when evidence surfaced that the Pittman - Robertson Act sportsman ` s conservation trust funds were being mismanaged, NRA board member and sportsman, U.S. Representative Don Young (R - Alaska) introduced the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act . The act passed the House 423--2 and became law on Nov. 1, 2000 and defines in what manner the money can be spent . </P> <P> On November 21, 2013, Rep. Robert E. Latta (R, OH - 5) introduced an omnibus bill called the Sportsmen's Heritage And Recreational Enhancement Act of 2013 (H.R. 3590; 113th Congress). Title II of that bill, the Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act, would amend the Pittman - Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to: (1) authorize a state to pay up to 90% of the costs of acquiring land for, expanding, or constructing a public target range; (2) authorize a state to elect to allocate 10% of a specified amount apportioned to it from the federal aid to wildlife restoration fund for such costs; (3) limit the federal share of such costs under such Act to 90%; and (4) require amounts provided for such costs under such Act to remain available for expenditure and obligation for five fiscal years . The bill passed the House of Representatives on February 5, 2014 . </P> <P> For a comprehensive list of taxable items, see Appendix A (pages 73--74) of "Financial Returns to Industry from the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Program ." </P> <P> For more detailed information about the recovery of certain species since 1937, see Appendices E and F (pages 80--86) of "Financial Returns to Industry from the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Program ." </P>

Where does funding for the federal aid in wildlife restoration act come from