Fiscal Highlights - November 2015

Phragmites Control on the Great Salt Lake - Ivan D. Djambov ( PDF)

The Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands is continuing to work on phragmites control on sovereign lands in Utah. In FY 2015, they spent $300,000 on the Great Salt Lake and their efforts included treating (aerial spraying) over 2,500 acres. This was the first of their three-year treatment plan that includes:
  • Year 1 - aerial spraying;
  • Year 2 - trample or burn; and
  • Year 3 - re-spraying.
The benefits of the treatment include:
  • reducing the risk of accidents by opening airboat channels;
  • opening access points along the shoreline;
  • increasing native vegetation;
  • reducing fire risk; and
  • restoring wildlife habitat.

The division staff maintains a webpage with current data on the phargmites project for the Great Salt Lake, Bear Lake, Utah Lake, and theBear River: http://arcg.is/1HioDet.
November 2015 Content ( PDF)
A Look at the Change in Utah's 2015 Unemployment Rate Compared to Other States - Thomas E. Young
The unemployment rate in Utah is one of the lowest in the country at 3.6%.  Based on the most ...
Corrections' Populations Status November 2016 - Gary R. Syphus
The main cost drivers of the Department of Corrections are the (1) prison population and (2) adult ...
Division of Fleet Operations General Fund Borrowing - Brian Wikle
The Division of Fleet Operations was established as an internal service fund (ISF) in FY 1997. ...
Fall Enrollment on the Upswing in Higher Education - Spencer C. Pratt
The Utah System of Higher Education experienced an increase of 2,775 Budget-Related FTE students fo...
Medicaid Costs Projected to Rise - Russell T. Frandsen
Medicaid - What is Included in Consensus for Mandatory Costs?    The Medicaid forecast te...
Performance Note Improvements in Six Easy Steps - Steven M. Allred
Most of us have become familiar with performance notes since a rule change in the 2011 General Sess...
Phragmites Control on the Great Salt Lake - Ivan D. Djambov
The Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands is continuing to work on phragmites control on sove...
Taking the Game Out of Salary and Related Benefit Budget Estimates - Stephen C. Jardine
Prior to 2012 the possibility existed that an agency could estimate the salary and related benefi...
USTAR's Proposed Budget Changes - Clare Tobin Lence
The Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR) Initiative has undergone budget reorganizations ...

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