Compendium of Budget Information for the 2012 General Session

Natural Resources, Agriculture, & Environmental Quality
Appropriations Subcommittee
Subcommittee Table of Contents

Agency: Agriculture

Line Item: Rangeland Improvement

Function

The Rangeland Improvement line item accounts for the funding from the Rangeland Improvement restricted account, which provides the funding for the projects administered by the Grazing Improvement Program (GIP). The Rangeland Improvement funding is to be used for:

  • range improvement and maintenance;
  • control of predatory animals;
  • management or extermination of noxious weeds;
  • purchase or lease of lands for the benefit of a grazing district;
  • watershed protection and improvement; and
  • the general welfare of livestock grazing within a grazing district.

Statutory Authority

UCA 4-20-2 creates the Rangeland Improvement Account.

Intent Language

    Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for Rangeland Improvement in Item 194, Chapter 2, Laws of Utah 2010, shall not lapse at the close of FY 2011. Expenditures of these funds are limited to rangeland improvement projects $1,346,000.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
GFR - Rangeland Improvement $0 $0 $4,046,300 $1,241,700 $1,428,700
Beginning Nonlapsing $0 $0 $0 $1,346,000 $0
Closing Nonlapsing $0 $0 ($1,346,000) ($1,085,300) $0
Lapsing Balance $0 $0 ($1,333,900) $0 $0
Total
$0
$0
$1,366,400
$1,502,400
$1,428,700
 
Programs:
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Rangeland Improvement $0 $0 $1,366,400 $1,502,400 $1,428,700
Total
$0
$0
$1,366,400
$1,502,400
$1,428,700
 
Categories of Expenditure
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Personnel Services $0 $0 $2,500 $6,000 $0
In-state Travel $0 $0 $1,000 $100 $0
Current Expense $0 $0 $21,500 $1,300 $0
DP Current Expense $0 $0 $6,300 $0 $0
Other Charges/Pass Thru $0 $0 $1,335,100 $1,495,000 $1,428,700
Total
$0
$0
$1,366,400
$1,502,400
$1,428,700
 
Other Indicators
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Actual FTE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0






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