2013-04-15 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes, April 15, 2013 Page 3 Tom Lodge whipped together an example of something of what we could possibly do, easy to read, any section could be on a particular thing that we are taking care of and update it as we need to and I think it is something good. We update if we need to and use it to go the legislature. We have something that everyone is on the same page, if I can't make it, Tom can't make it, or any other member, we all can be on the same page. That’s what this council presentation packet is all about. Under that issue, I have a page of things we need to cover. But for the minutes, we will need a motion. NEW BUSINESS: 1.Discuss the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus specifically the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation. C .Bailey : I move to organize this National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucus (NASC), seconded by P. Bueltmann. DISCUSSION : C. Bailey : I emailed everybody the literature on it [NASC]. So, you would have an opportunity to come up to speed to where we are at. Basically, it is a bipartisan Congressional Sportsman's Caucus and over the years it has grown into one of the largest most effective Caucus in the US Congress with 300 members in the House and Senate representing nearly every state. Ten states don't have Sportsmen’s Caucuses and Hawaii is one of them. But, there is also a Professional Congressional Sportsmen Foundation. They are the go between guys between public, caucus and the US Congress. Basically, after hearing press from the Hawaii hunters, fishers in and around my District 9 regarding the subject matter of how we the gatherers of Hawaii can protect and promote hunting, fishing and secure fish and wild life management through our state, specifically by and through Hawaii state law. And so, upon researching I came upon this Congressional Sportsmen's Caucuses that I just gave you a little summary about. And this Congressional Caucuses is a way for Hawaii sportsmen to secure legislation and funding for conservation wildlife management and access to other lands to replace lands taken away from sportsmen’s through Endangered Species Act.