COBI 2013 - Office of Consumer Services Professional and Technical Services

Compendium of Budget Information for the 2013 General Session

Business, Economic Development, & Labor
Appropriations Subcommittee

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Agency: Commerce

Line Item: Office of Consumer Services Professional and Technical Services

Function

The Office of Consumer Services hires expert witnesses to perform special studies and appear in rate cases to represent the public consumer utility user perspective. These hearings are cyclical in nature based on requests for increases in rates by Utility Firms. These funds have traditionally been non-lapsing and have been appropriated in a separate line item.

Intent Language

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the Professional and Technical Services Fund of the Office of Consumer Services in Item 30 of Chapter 1 Laws of Utah 2011, not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2012.

Funding Detail

Funding for the Office of Consumer Services Professional and Technical Services program comes from the Public Utilities Regulatory Fund.

Sources of Finance (click linked fund name for more info)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
GFR - Commerce Service	$0	$500,100	$500,100	$0	$0
GFR - CSA - PURF	$500,000	$0	$0	$500,100	$500,100
Beginning Nonlapsing	$1,201,700	$1,738,000	$2,045,500	$1,395,400	$500,100
Closing Nonlapsing	($1,355,600)	($1,657,500)	($1,050,800)	($1,475,900)	$0
Lapsing Balance	$0	$0	($1,000,000)	$0	$0
Total	$346,100	$580,600	$494,800	$419,600	$1,000,200

Programs: (click linked program name to drill-down)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Professional & Technical Services	$346,100	$580,600	$494,800	$419,600	$1,000,200
Total	$346,100	$580,600	$494,800	$419,600	$1,000,200

Categories of Expenditure (mouse-over category name for definition)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
In-state Travel	$0	$200	$0	$0	$0
Out-of-state Travel	$3,300	$7,000	$1,900	$4,300	$50,000
Current Expense	$342,800	$573,400	$492,900	$415,300	$950,200
Total	$346,100	$580,600	$494,800	$419,600	$1,000,200

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COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.