Compendium of Budget Information for the 2012 General Session

Natural Resources, Agriculture, & Environmental Quality
Appropriations Subcommittee

Agency: School & Institutional Trust Lands

Function

The School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) was established under UCA 53C-1-201 as a quasi-governmental independent state agency to manage all school and institutional trust lands and associated assets. A seven-member Board of Trustees establishes the agency's policies.

Utah is divided into townships that are six miles square. Each of these township squares is divided into 36 sections, each being one mile square. Under the terms of the Enabling Act, as part of Congress' granting Utah statehood, the federal government awarded sections 2, 16, 32, and 36 in each thirty-six section township of Utah for the support of the common schools. The state was also given 1.6 million acres to fund higher and special education needs within the state (click on the link http://trustlands.utah.gov/home/index.html to go to the website).

It is important to understand that these lands are not like other state lands but are granted to the state in trust for the benefit of the various beneficiaries (primarily public education). State law says that 'As trustee, the state must manage the lands and revenues generated from the lands in the most prudent and profitable manner possible, and not for any purpose inconsistent with the best interests of the trust beneficiaries� the beneficiaries do not include other governmental institutions or agencies, the public at large, or the general welfare of this state' (UCA 53C-1-102).

Administrative expenditures are funded from the various beneficiary land use revenues as allocated based on the beneficiary's pro-rata share of mineral, surface, and miscellaneous income.

Performance

The chart represents SITLA revenue goals (as set by the Board of Trustees) and the actual revenues collected over time. The board did not set a revenue goal for the last two years.

As in the past, the largest portion of revenues in FY 2011 came from oil and gas explorations.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Land Grant Mgt Fund	$19,791,000	$26,471,900	$22,348,600	$18,262,400	$17,919,700
Land Grant Mgt Fund, One-time	$0	$0	$0	$4,511,300	$721,300
Lapsing Balance	($605,400)	($2,231,000)	($1,475,200)	($11,595,100)	$0
Total	$19,185,600	$24,240,900	$20,873,400	$11,178,600	$18,641,000

Line Items	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
School & Inst Trust Lands	$9,050,400	$9,385,200	$8,586,100	$9,204,800	$9,841,000
SITLA Capital	$10,135,200	$14,855,700	$12,287,300	$1,973,800	$8,800,000
Total	$19,185,600	$24,240,900	$20,873,400	$11,178,600	$18,641,000

Categories of Expenditure	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Personnel Services	$6,251,900	$6,963,600	$6,397,700	$6,424,600	$6,500,400
In-state Travel	$113,600	$85,300	$88,100	$59,300	$130,800
Out-of-state Travel	$63,900	$79,500	$59,700	$56,900	$76,900
Current Expense	$2,882,800	$2,566,700	$2,022,600	$2,008,300	$2,554,500
DP Current Expense	$226,600	$242,200	$192,600	$809,300	$556,500
DP Capital Outlay	$63,300	$0	$35,400	$48,600	$2,900
Capital Outlay	$5,600,400	$10,889,000	$11,008,000	$1,278,000	$5,849,000
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$3,983,100	$3,414,600	$1,069,300	$493,600	$2,970,000
Total	$19,185,600	$24,240,900	$20,873,400	$11,178,600	$18,641,000

Other Indicators	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Budgeted FTE	71.3	69.8	67.5	77.1	75.0
Actual FTE	0.0	0.0	73.0	71.4	0.0
Vehicles	18	17	19	18	19

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