Compendium of Budget Information for the 2013 General Session

Natural Resources, Agriculture, & Environmental Quality
Appropriations Subcommittee
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Agency: Natural Resources

Line Item: Utah Geological Survey

Function

The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) provides timely, scientific information about Utah's geologic environment, resources, and hazards (click on the link http://naturalresources.utah.gov/divisions/geological-survey.html to go to the website).

The Survey does not have regulatory power except in areas concerning paleontology. Otherwise, the agency must "assist," "advise," and "cooperate with" other groups.

UGS is organized in two areas: Support and Technical programs. The two support programs for the five technical programs are Technical Assistance and Administration. The Technical programs include:

  • Geological Hazards
  • Mapping Geology
  • Energy and Mineral Resources
  • Ground Water & Paleontology
  • Geologic Information and Outreach

Statutory Authority

The following laws govern operation of the division:

  • UCA 79-3-301 creates the Board of Utah Geological Survey. It consists of seven members with various backgrounds. The director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration sits as an ex officio member.
  • UCA 79-3-301 and 302 allow survey employees to trespass on any lands while on official business.
  • UCA 79-3-502 prohibits anyone from excavating for critical paleontological resources on state/locally controlled land without first getting a permit from the survey.
  • UCA 79-3-509 creates a special revenue fund known as the "Utah Geological Survey Sample Library Fund" consisting of donations and interest. The director administers the fund. The division may only spend up to the amount of interest generated in the previous fiscal year.

Intent Language

    Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the Utah Geological Survey in Item 15, Chapter 9, Laws of Utah 2011, shall not lapse at the close of FY 2012. Expenditures of these funds are limited to: Mineral Lease Projects $1,500,000; Computer Equipment/Software $60,000; Equipment/Supplies $40,000; Employee Training/Incentives $30,000.

Performance

The following are the top measures chosen by division management to gauge the success of its programs.

Publications: Statute requires the Utah Geological Survey to prepare, publish and distribute maps and reports of the geology of the state. This measure keeps track of UGS' publications, which include geologic maps, books, and reports.

Publications

Hazardous Events: The second measure keeps track of the geologic emergencies division staff has responded to over time.

GeoHazards

Division management hopes that the number of geologic emergencies will be low, which would mean that Utah had few hazardous events. However, these events are driven more by nature than by division personnel. Rising trend indicates higher number of events over last two years, especially after the high precipitation year of FY 2011.

Spending on Assessing Energy and Mineral Resources: The third measure tracks the division expenditures while identifying, inventorying, assessing, and encouraging the prudent development of Utah's minerals and energy.

Mineral Resources $

Funding Detail

Statute (UCA 59-21-1, 2) allocates 2.25% of the state's share of federal mineral lease royalties to the survey. These receipts are a crucial part of the division's revenue, and in recent years have ranged between 20% and 40% of the total budget, depending on current energy prices. Typically mineral lease revenues follow a combination of natural gas and oil prices with a two-month lag, but are difficult to predict due to variable production reporting systems.

Statute (UCA 53C-3-203) allocates 1.66% of all distributions made to the Land Exchange Distribution Account (established through H.B. 134 by the 2007 Legislature) to be made to the Utah Geological Survey, to be used for natural resources development in the state. Prior to that legislation, this funding was allocated to the Utah Geological Survey as part of its federal Mineral Lease royalties. Beginning with FY 2010, 1% of the deposits remaining in the account (after the appropriation is made in accordance with Subsection (4)(a) to UGS) is to be used for test wells, other hydrological studies, and air quality monitoring in the West Desert.

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
General Fund $2,899,300 $2,665,800 $2,543,600 $2,525,500 $2,509,700
General Fund, One-time ($944,600) ($28,800) $0 ($61,500) $0
Federal Funds $1,274,400 $1,089,800 $1,495,000 $965,500 $505,600
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act $0 $2,227,900 $23,364,200 $0 $0
Dedicated Credits Revenue $1,066,200 $902,400 $1,274,600 $1,794,600 $1,691,000
Federal Mineral Lease $3,664,100 $2,743,300 $2,936,200 $3,280,400 $3,044,500
GFR - Land Exchange Distribution Account $1,648,800 $1,782,100 $682,100 $682,700 $694,700
Beginning Nonlapsing $1,890,400 $1,535,400 $1,500,000 $771,000 $975,400
Closing Nonlapsing ($1,535,400) ($1,500,000) ($771,000) ($1,029,600) ($967,500)
Lapsing Balance ($137,500) ($1,394,300) ($323,900) ($425,300) ($257,700)
Total
$9,825,700
$10,023,600
$32,700,800
$8,503,300
$8,195,700
Programs:
(click linked program name to drill-down)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Administration $762,900 $709,700 $796,300 $882,900 $732,400
Technical Services $793,300 $791,600 $756,600 $747,800 $706,500
Geologic Hazards $1,111,200 $1,097,600 $1,308,100 $1,263,000 $1,358,500
Board $2,700 $3,400 $3,900 $5,400 $4,000
Geologic Mapping $972,300 $939,500 $1,173,600 $1,055,800 $1,052,700
Energy and Minerals $1,867,000 $1,750,700 $2,133,500 $2,159,200 $1,956,800
Ground Water and Paleontology $2,697,200 $1,415,000 $1,969,300 $1,599,500 $1,594,500
Information and Outreach $779,500 $752,100 $722,500 $789,700 $790,300
Utah State Energy Program $839,600 $2,564,000 $23,837,000 $0 $0
Total
$9,825,700
$10,023,600
$32,700,800
$8,503,300
$8,195,700
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Personnel Services $6,745,000 $6,718,300 $7,306,600 $6,674,900 $7,128,400
In-state Travel $59,600 $47,000 $70,500 $66,200 $67,500
Out-of-state Travel $34,000 $26,200 $51,400 $34,700 $46,000
Current Expense $707,500 $693,200 $1,140,200 $583,100 $656,300
DP Current Expense $349,800 $371,000 $335,500 $301,100 $305,400
DP Capital Outlay $5,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
Capital Outlay $95,000 $123,300 $205,900 $0 $0
Other Charges/Pass Thru $1,829,800 $2,044,600 $23,590,700 $843,300 ($7,900)
Total
$9,825,700
$10,023,600
$32,700,800
$8,503,300
$8,195,700
Other Indicators
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Budgeted FTE 85.5 85.0 86.0 83.0 87.2
Actual FTE 85.7 87.0 93.4 82.4 0.0
Vehicles 0 4 2 2 2






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Program: Administration

Function

UGS Administration provides management, secretarial, and general administrative support to the UGS staff and board. The Director, as the State Geologist, provides geologic information to DNR, other state and local government agencies, state educational institutions, industry, and the general public.

This program also manages the general building needs of the Utah Core Research Center.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
General Fund $806,000 $722,700 $765,700 $728,100 $730,900
General Fund, One-time ($44,600) ($28,800) $0 $0 $0
Dedicated Credits Revenue $1,500 $15,800 $30,600 $154,800 $1,500
Total
$762,900
$709,700
$796,300
$882,900
$732,400
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Personnel Services $642,000 $625,300 $644,500 $638,200 $608,300
In-state Travel $400 $300 $100 $500 $1,000
Out-of-state Travel $2,700 $2,700 $5,700 $4,400 $4,800
Current Expense $116,200 $80,000 $139,500 $97,200 $115,000
DP Current Expense $1,600 $1,400 $3,300 $2,400 $3,300
Other Charges/Pass Thru $0 $0 $3,200 $140,200 $0
Total
$762,900
$709,700
$796,300
$882,900
$732,400
Other Indicators
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Budgeted FTE 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
Actual FTE 7.1 7.0 7.0 6.8 0.0






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Program: Technical Services

Function

The Technical Services program includes the Editorial section, Technical Reviews, and Information Support. The Editorial section prepares reports and maps for publication, and maintains a variety of databases.

Funding Detail

Dedicated Credits come from sales of publications.

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
General Fund $534,000 $791,600 $756,600 $674,800 $706,500
Dedicated Credits Revenue $259,300 $0 $0 $3,100 $0
Federal Mineral Lease $0 $0 $0 $69,900 $0
Total
$793,300
$791,600
$756,600
$747,800
$706,500
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Personnel Services $449,000 $440,400 $456,900 $445,500 $441,100
In-state Travel $0 $300 $0 $400 $0
Current Expense $19,800 $15,400 $19,100 $30,800 $17,600
DP Current Expense $319,500 $335,500 $280,600 $271,100 $247,800
DP Capital Outlay $5,000 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total
$793,300
$791,600
$756,600
$747,800
$706,500
Other Indicators
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Budgeted FTE 6.3 6.0 6.0 9.0 8.0
Actual FTE 6.3 6.0 6.4 6.7 0.0






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Program: Geologic Hazards

Function

The purpose of the Geologic Hazards program is to help protect Utah citizens by reducing losses from geologic hazards. This is done by characterizing significant landslide and earthquake risks, completing detailed hazard maps (1:24,000) for major urban areas, helping state and local government agencies responsibly address hazards, and promoting hazard reduction through education.

This program's objective is to improve the geologic safety of essential public facilities and proposed development, to improve understanding of geologic hazards, to minimize adverse interaction between human activities and the geologic environment, and to respond to geologic-hazard emergencies.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
General Fund $474,000 $67,900 $91,100 $40,000 $86,300
General Fund, One-time ($400,000) $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $165,000 $98,000 $205,200 $307,200 $227,500
Dedicated Credits Revenue $0 $63,100 $51,700 $57,500 $164,000
Federal Mineral Lease $872,200 $868,600 $851,000 $858,300 $880,700
Beginning Nonlapsing $0 $254,700 $109,100 $0 $0
Closing Nonlapsing $0 ($254,700) $0 $0 $0
Total
$1,111,200
$1,097,600
$1,308,100
$1,263,000
$1,358,500
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Personnel Services $1,023,000 $975,800 $1,096,300 $1,122,600 $1,210,900
In-state Travel $6,700 $3,500 $8,600 $7,200 $8,600
Out-of-state Travel $5,400 $600 $10,200 $6,900 $10,200
Current Expense $74,800 $62,900 $114,400 $72,200 $115,100
DP Current Expense $1,300 $2,800 $13,700 $1,900 $13,700
Capital Outlay $0 $52,000 $64,900 $0 $0
Other Charges/Pass Thru $0 $0 $0 $52,200 $0
Total
$1,111,200
$1,097,600
$1,308,100
$1,263,000
$1,358,500
Other Indicators
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Budgeted FTE 12.5 13.0 13.0 12.5 16.0
Actual FTE 12.5 12.0 13.5 13.8 0.0
Vehicles 0 1 1 1 1






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Program: Board

Function

UCA 79-3-301 establishes a seven-member policy board for the division. The director of the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration is a non-voting member of this board. Duties of the board are to: establish and review policies, programs and priorities; review and recommend budgets; assess the needs of the community with regard to development and use of geologic resources; and keep the director advised concerning survey policies.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
General Fund $2,700 $3,400 $3,900 $5,400 $4,000
Total
$2,700
$3,400
$3,900
$5,400
$4,000
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Personnel Services $800 $0 $0 $0 $0
In-state Travel $1,200 $1,900 $1,000 $2,400 $1,100
Current Expense $700 $1,500 $2,900 $3,000 $2,900
Total
$2,700
$3,400
$3,900
$5,400
$4,000
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Program: Geologic Mapping

Function

The Geologic Mapping program produces printed and digital geologic maps, most at 1:100,000 and 1:24,000 scales. Mapping priorities are set each year by a State Mapping Advisory Committee representing the main land management agencies in the state. Program goals are to complete 1:100,000 scale maps by 2018 and map selected areas at 1:24,000 in the rapid urban growth areas as priorities dictate. Maps provide detailed geologic information needed for proper land use decisions.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
General Fund $74,000 $192,400 $150,000 $49,600 $153,400
Federal Funds $38,300 $192,400 $499,100 $255,600 $191,800
Dedicated Credits Revenue $0 $0 $0 $44,500 $106,800
Federal Mineral Lease $860,000 $554,700 $524,500 $645,400 $600,700
GFR - Land Exchange Distribution Account $0 $0 $0 $60,700 $0
Beginning Nonlapsing $0 $174,200 $0 $0 $0
Closing Nonlapsing $0 ($174,200) $0 $0 $0
Total
$972,300
$939,500
$1,173,600
$1,055,800
$1,052,700
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Personnel Services $873,800 $832,100 $918,800 $942,300 $922,300
In-state Travel $11,300 $12,200 $15,500 $19,800 $15,500
Out-of-state Travel $3,200 $1,300 $2,100 $3,000 $2,100
Current Expense $64,400 $71,200 $208,400 $87,000 $66,400
DP Current Expense $5,600 $5,700 $1,800 $3,700 $1,800
Other Charges/Pass Thru $14,000 $17,000 $27,000 $0 $44,600
Total
$972,300
$939,500
$1,173,600
$1,055,800
$1,052,700
Other Indicators
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Budgeted FTE 10.2 10.0 9.0 10.0 10.6
Actual FTE 10.2 10.0 10.6 11.1 0.0
Vehicles 0 1 1 1 1






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Program: Energy and Minerals

Function

The Energy and Minerals program encourages energy and mineral resource development through a variety of studies to inventory and characterize the state's deposits. Many of these projects are funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Geological Survey, or the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and may include industry, academic, or consulting partners. The results of these projects help industry, the general public, and other governmental agencies make decisions about managing and developing resources in Utah. This program also maintains the Utah Core Research Center, which contains cuttings from wells and cores across the state.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
General Fund $575,800 $149,100 $0 $0 $0
General Fund, One-time ($500,000) $0 $0 $0 $0
Federal Funds $306,100 $298,000 $284,500 $199,700 $5,000
Dedicated Credits Revenue $303,100 $441,800 $671,700 $1,083,500 $790,300
Federal Mineral Lease $1,415,000 $861,700 $336,200 $1,291,200 $1,258,800
GFR - Land Exchange Distribution Account $298,800 $0 $250,000 $268,700 $152,500
Beginning Nonlapsing $1,028,500 $885,600 $1,390,900 $771,000 $975,400
Closing Nonlapsing ($1,535,400) ($885,500) ($771,000) ($1,029,600) ($967,500)
Lapsing Balance ($24,900) $0 ($28,800) ($425,300) ($257,700)
Total
$1,867,000
$1,750,700
$2,133,500
$2,159,200
$1,956,800
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Personnel Services $1,520,000 $1,390,200 $1,479,900 $1,554,900 $1,596,000
In-state Travel $7,500 $5,800 $10,200 $10,700 $10,200
Out-of-state Travel $15,400 $15,100 $17,700 $15,200 $17,700
Current Expense $94,700 $127,000 $172,800 $79,600 $65,600
DP Current Expense $19,900 $10,000 $28,200 $18,600 $28,200
Capital Outlay $0 $61,400 $46,000 $0 $0
Other Charges/Pass Thru $209,500 $141,200 $378,700 $480,200 $239,100
Total
$1,867,000
$1,750,700
$2,133,500
$2,159,200
$1,956,800
Other Indicators
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Budgeted FTE 18.6 18.0 17.0 18.5 19.0
Actual FTE 18.6 18.0 18.7 18.5 0.0






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Program: Ground Water and Paleontology

Function

The Ground Water and Paleontology program evaluates the quantity and quality of Utah's ground-water resources. It also helps identify, protect, and preserve Utah's fossil resources through public outreach programs and through inventory and recovery projects that reconcile preservation and development needs. A major initiative to install monitoring wells in the West Desert was funded in FY 2008 and FY 2009.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
General Fund $74,000 $133,500 $150,000 $364,000 $232,300
Federal Funds $7,000 $267,000 $351,800 $203,000 $81,300
Dedicated Credits Revenue $0 $133,100 $72,700 $263,600 $434,400
Federal Mineral Lease $516,900 $458,300 $1,224,500 $415,600 $304,300
GFR - Land Exchange Distribution Account $1,350,000 $1,782,100 $432,100 $353,300 $542,200
Beginning Nonlapsing $861,900 $220,900 $0 $0 $0
Closing Nonlapsing $0 ($185,600) $0 $0 $0
Lapsing Balance ($112,600) ($1,394,300) ($261,800) $0 $0
Total
$2,697,200
$1,415,000
$1,969,300
$1,599,500
$1,594,500
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Personnel Services $1,237,100 $1,174,400 $1,281,700 $1,303,600 $1,349,200
In-state Travel $30,600 $21,100 $30,100 $24,100 $26,700
Out-of-state Travel $4,300 $800 $5,100 $4,400 $5,100
Current Expense $188,500 $143,800 $290,700 $93,700 $116,400
DP Current Expense $400 $6,300 $0 $3,000 $0
Capital Outlay $95,000 $9,900 $95,000 $0 $0
Other Charges/Pass Thru $1,141,300 $58,700 $266,700 $170,700 $97,100
Total
$2,697,200
$1,415,000
$1,969,300
$1,599,500
$1,594,500
Other Indicators
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Budgeted FTE 16.1 16.0 15.0 16.0 17.0
Actual FTE 16.2 15.0 16.4 16.3 0.0
Vehicles 0 2 0 0 0






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Program: Information and Outreach

Function

This program answers public inquiries, performs public, teacher, and media outreach, prepares translated publications for a non-technical audience, manages the UGS web site (geology.utah.gov), manages the DNR Bookstore and its web site (mapstore.utah.gov) and the DNR Library. The program also prepares publications for non-technical users of UGS information.

Funding Detail

Dedicated Credits come mostly from sales at the DNR bookstore.

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
General Fund $277,200 $543,500 $564,600 $602,100 $596,300
Dedicated Credits Revenue $502,300 $208,600 $191,200 $187,600 $194,000
Lapsing Balance $0 $0 ($33,300) $0 $0
Total
$779,500
$752,100
$722,500
$789,700
$790,300
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Personnel Services $658,000 $627,500 $601,600 $667,800 $684,100
In-state Travel $1,000 $200 $400 $1,100 $500
Out-of-state Travel $0 $0 $300 $800 $0
Current Expense $119,700 $123,300 $118,700 $119,600 $103,500
DP Current Expense $800 $1,100 $1,500 $400 $2,200
Total
$779,500
$752,100
$722,500
$789,700
$790,300
Other Indicators
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Budgeted FTE 9.9 11.0 10.0 10.0 9.6
Actual FTE 9.9 9.0 8.6 9.2 0.0






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Program: Utah State Energy Program

Function

The Utah State Energy Program (USEP) was transferred during the 2012 General Session from UGS to the Office of Energy Development.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
(click linked fund name for more info)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
General Fund $81,600 $61,700 $61,700 $61,500 $0
General Fund, One-time $0 $0 $0 ($61,500) $0
Federal Funds $758,000 $234,400 $154,400 $0 $0
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act $0 $2,227,900 $23,364,200 $0 $0
Dedicated Credits Revenue $0 $40,000 $256,700 $0 $0
Total
$839,600
$2,564,000
$23,837,000
$0
$0
Categories of Expenditure
(mouse-over category name for definition)
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Personnel Services $341,300 $652,600 $826,900 $0 $316,500
In-state Travel $900 $1,700 $4,600 $0 $3,900
Out-of-state Travel $3,000 $5,700 $10,300 $0 $6,100
Current Expense $28,700 $68,100 $73,700 $0 $53,800
DP Current Expense $700 $8,200 $6,400 $0 $8,400
Other Charges/Pass Thru $465,000 $1,827,700 $22,915,100 $0 ($388,700)
Total
$839,600
$2,564,000
$23,837,000
$0
$0
Other Indicators
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Actual
2013
Approp
Budgeted FTE 4.9 4.0 9.0 0.0 0.0
Actual FTE 4.9 10.0 12.2 0.0 0.0






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