Financial Report
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is
predominately funded by user pay – 86 percent
of the 2015 revenues include permits and stamps.
Approximately 14 percent of the 2015 funding came
from the State General Fund.
The 16 additional cash/federal funds established
for agency use are: Game Fund, Park Fund, Federal
Funds, VPA Federal Fund, Habitat Fund, Nebraska
Outdoor Recreational Development Act (NORDA)
Fund, Recreational Trails Federal Fund, Aquatic
Habitat Fund, Wildlife Conservation Fund, Game
Law Investigation Fund, Cowboy Trail Fund, Youth
Conservation Program Fund, Hunters Helping the
Hungry Fund, Nebraska Snowmobile Trail Fund, State
Park Improvement and Maintenance Fund, and Game
and Parks Capital Maintenance Fund.
General Fund is supported by money collected
by the State Department of Revenue, deposited
with the State Treasurer and appropriated by the
Legislature. General Fund money is appropriated to
the Commission for those operating activities that are
not self-supporting (primarily operations of the state
park system and nongame and endangered species
activities); administrative activities that are general in
nature, applicable to the entire agency and difficult
to prorate among the various other funding sources;
and activities that extend beyond the statutory use of
the various cash funds.
Game Fund derives its revenues from a variety of
sources, including hunting and fishing permit sales,
Federal Aid reimbursements and interest earnings.
This fund is the agency's largest source of funding
and is the primary funding source for fish and
wildlife activities.
Park Fund is the agency's second largest source of
Parks
$24.4 M (29%)
Wildlife
$18.8 M (22%)
2015 Calendar Year Revenue Sources
(total = $92.3 million)
2015 Calendar Year Expenditures
(total = $85.2 million)
Hunting Permits and
Stamps
$13.7 M (15%)
General Fund Appropriation
$11.5 M (13%)
Federal and State Grant
Reimbursements
$11.8 M (13%)
Camping
Lodging
$11.3 M (12%)
