COBI 2013 - Natural Resources, Agriculture, & Environmental Quality

Compendium of Budget Information for the 2013 General Session

Natural Resources, Agriculture, & Environmental Quality
Appropriations Subcommittee

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Subcommittee Summary

Function

The Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Appropriations Subcommittee considers and discusses budgetary issues related to Utah's natural resources, agriculture, and environment. These budget issues often provide the framework for policy decisions for best use and preservation of air, land, and water in Utah.

The subcommittee reviews and approves the budgets for the following agencies:

Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
Department of Agriculture and Food (DAF)
School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA)
Public Lands Policy Coordination Office (PLPCO)
Office of Energy Development (OED).

Some key issues addressed in the subcommittee include: wildlife, fire suppression, parks, food safety, invasive species, endangered species, air quality, water quality, radiation control, public lands, school trust lands, and energy development.

Funding Detail

For more detail about a particular source of finance or organizational unit, click a linked entry in the left column of the table(s) below.

Table 1: Operating and Capital Budget Including Expendable Funds and Accounts

Sources of Finance (click linked fund name for more info)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
General Fund	$68,360,600	$62,552,300	$60,466,500	$54,617,800	$56,696,900
General Fund, One-time	$10,740,900	($2,603,000)	($1,235,000)	$1,746,700	$998,800
Federal Funds	$60,218,400	$59,924,000	$61,811,400	$57,626,700	$71,711,200
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act	$0	$4,190,500	$25,322,800	$15,969,400	$525,000
Dedicated Credits Revenue	$31,637,200	$29,837,400	$33,912,400	$37,273,500	$31,587,700
Federal Mineral Lease	$3,664,100	$2,743,300	$2,936,200	$3,280,400	$3,044,500
GFR - Boating	$4,374,900	$4,340,700	$5,325,800	$4,755,300	$4,795,400
GFR - Cat & Dog Spay & Neuter	$0	$0	$0	$80,000	$80,000
GFR - Constitutional Defense	$2,368,900	$2,366,100	$1,366,000	$1,366,000	$1,383,100
GFR - Environmental Quality	$6,515,300	$6,475,800	$6,521,400	$6,510,000	$7,019,400
GFR - Horse Racing	$50,000	$50,000	$30,000	$20,000	$20,000
GFR - Invasive Species Mitigation	$0	$1,100,000	$0	$0	$1,000,000
GFR - Land Exchange Distribution Account	$1,648,800	$1,782,100	$682,100	$682,700	$694,700
GFR - Livestock Brand	$935,700	$925,100	$932,500	$931,400	$952,300
GFR - Off-highway Vehicle	$5,383,700	$3,749,400	$4,984,300	$4,531,600	$5,930,100
GFR - Oil & Gas Conservation Account	$3,508,500	$3,497,600	$3,526,200	$3,614,600	$3,809,000
GFR - Petroleum Storage Tank	$19,100	$50,000	$50,000	$50,000	$50,000
GFR - Rangeland Improvement	$0	$4,046,300	$1,241,700	$1,428,700	$1,346,300
GFR - Off-highway Access & Education	$0	$0	$17,400	$17,500	$17,500
GFR - Zion National Park Support Programs	$0	$0	$4,000	$4,000	$4,000
GFR - Sovereign Lands Mgt	$4,348,200	$6,484,200	$5,163,000	$6,847,900	$8,346,200
GFR - Species Protection	$1,199,400	$1,063,400	$601,800	$650,100	$606,200
GFR - State Fish Hatch Maint	$1,205,000	$1,205,000	$1,955,000	$1,205,000	$1,205,000
GFR - State Park Fees	$12,223,900	$11,967,300	$11,905,100	$11,750,500	$14,216,700
GFR - Underground Wastewater System	$75,700	$76,000	$76,000	$76,000	$76,000
GFR - Used Oil Administration	$744,300	$742,300	$747,000	$901,700	$749,200
GFR - Voluntary Cleanup	$622,000	$619,400	$624,000	$623,200	$627,100
WDSF - Drinking Water Loan Program	$138,700	$138,700	$142,200	$142,200	$140,500
WDSF - Drinking Water Origination Fee	$77,200	$76,200	$74,900	$199,300	$202,300
WDSF - Utah Wastewater Loan Program	$1,003,200	$976,500	$995,800	$1,307,800	$1,307,800
WDSF - Water Quality Origination Fee	$66,300	$85,700	$79,300	$75,600	$92,500
GFR - Wildlife Damage Prev	$608,800	$600,900	$641,600	$379,000	$656,800
GFR - Wildlife Habitat	$2,758,900	$2,700,000	$2,900,000	$2,900,000	$2,900,000
GFR - Wildlife Resources	$26,925,700	$28,290,100	$29,538,900	$30,186,800	$30,752,200
GFR - Mule Deer Protection Account	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500,000
Petroleum Storage Tank Trust	$1,306,800	$1,298,000	$1,310,800	$1,306,000	$1,334,500
Waste Tire Recycling Fund	$129,800	$129,200	$130,700	$130,300	$131,800
Agri Resource Development	$561,100	$561,100	$561,100	$561,200	$565,700
GFR - Predator Control	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600,000
Clean Fuel Conversion Fund	$109,400	$108,800	$110,000	$109,900	$110,400
Land Grant Management Fund	$26,471,900	$22,348,600	$18,262,400	$17,919,700	$18,172,600
Land Grant Mgt Fund, One-time	$0	$0	$4,511,300	$721,300	$346,300
Petroleum Storage Tank Loan	$146,800	$160,500	$163,300	$162,700	$165,200
Utah Rural Rehab Loan State Fund	($200)	$0	$0	$122,700	$0
Water Resources C&D	$2,808,100	$2,793,400	$2,818,600	$2,811,300	$2,853,200
Water Res Construction	$150,000	$150,000	$150,000	$0	$0
Transfers	$6,112,200	$12,254,600	$7,847,600	$8,475,400	$9,799,000
Transfers - Within Agency	$141,700	$1,076,600	$1,300,200	$976,700	$385,800
Pass-through	$906,100	$191,500	$192,300	$224,200	$56,900
Beginning Nonlapsing	$22,414,900	$20,450,800	$18,812,700	$15,630,600	$1,166,600
Closing Nonlapsing	($20,450,800)	($18,812,700)	($15,385,700)	($16,394,800)	($1,252,600)
Lapsing Balance	($8,575,500)	($17,304,600)	($19,682,800)	($15,921,800)	($257,700)
Beginning Fund Balance	$22,745,200	$20,330,800	$18,803,600	$18,349,000	$0
Ending Fund Balance	($20,330,800)	($18,803,600)	($18,349,000)	($21,221,000)	$0
Total	$286,070,100	$266,986,300	$284,897,400	$265,714,800	$288,222,100

Agencies (click linked agency name to drill-down)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Natural Resources	$175,155,200	$164,127,400	$193,318,900	$158,392,500	$183,143,400
Environmental Quality	$53,239,600	$51,178,200	$49,521,400	$47,320,300	$52,179,000
Public Lands Office	$2,013,000	$1,587,500	$1,414,800	$1,587,600	$2,711,600
Office of Energy Development	$0	$0	$0	$16,357,800	$1,386,800
Agriculture	$31,421,400	$29,219,800	$29,463,700	$29,834,900	$30,282,400
School & Inst Trust Lands	$24,240,900	$20,873,400	$11,178,600	$12,221,700	$18,518,900
Total	$286,070,100	$266,986,300	$284,897,400	$265,714,800	$288,222,100

Categories of Expenditure (mouse-over category name for definition)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Personnel Services	$144,728,200	$140,461,400	$143,455,400	$138,788,300	$146,760,670
In-state Travel	$1,447,100	$1,305,500	$1,317,900	$1,385,500	$1,476,200
Out-of-state Travel	$724,900	$561,900	$722,000	$783,100	$833,700
Current Expense	$64,302,900	$60,452,100	$65,793,300	$59,944,600	$69,263,330
DP Current Expense	$8,546,700	$8,026,700	$8,707,300	$7,850,200	$8,288,200
DP Capital Outlay	$25,800	$44,000	$86,900	$57,700	$407,100
Capital Outlay	$19,536,100	$17,779,100	$6,565,200	$7,652,800	$15,759,900
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$46,756,100	$38,350,200	$58,245,100	$49,133,900	$45,033,000
Cost Accounts	$2,300	$5,400	$4,300	$118,700	$0
Transfers	$0	$0	$0	$0	$400,000
Total	$286,070,100	$266,986,300	$284,897,400	$265,714,800	$288,222,100

Other Indicators	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Budgeted FTE	2,013.2	2,009.6	1,977.6	2,009.9	1,982.0
Actual FTE	2,006.9	1,993.5	1,993.1	1,954.5	0.0
Vehicles	980	995	962	960	957
Change in Fund Balance	(2,414,400)	(1,527,200)	(454,500)	2,871,900	0

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Table 2: Operating and Capital Budgets

Sources of Finance (click linked fund name for more info)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
General Fund	$68,360,600	$62,552,300	$60,466,500	$54,617,800	$56,696,900
General Fund, One-time	$10,740,900	($2,603,000)	($1,235,000)	$1,746,700	$998,800
Federal Funds	$60,218,400	$59,924,000	$61,811,400	$57,626,700	$71,711,200
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act	$0	$4,190,500	$25,322,800	$15,969,400	$525,000
Dedicated Credits Revenue	$30,125,200	$29,631,300	$33,510,600	$33,825,900	$31,587,700
Federal Mineral Lease	$3,664,100	$2,743,300	$2,936,200	$3,280,400	$3,044,500
GFR - Boating	$4,374,900	$4,340,700	$5,325,800	$4,755,300	$4,795,400
GFR - Cat & Dog Spay & Neuter	$0	$0	$0	$80,000	$80,000
GFR - Constitutional Defense	$2,368,900	$2,366,100	$1,366,000	$1,366,000	$1,383,100
GFR - Environmental Quality	$6,515,300	$6,475,800	$6,521,400	$6,510,000	$6,619,400
GFR - Horse Racing	$50,000	$50,000	$30,000	$20,000	$20,000
GFR - Invasive Species Mitigation	$0	$1,100,000	$0	$0	$1,000,000
GFR - Land Exchange Distribution Account	$1,648,800	$1,782,100	$682,100	$682,700	$694,700
GFR - Livestock Brand	$935,700	$925,100	$932,500	$931,400	$952,300
GFR - Off-highway Vehicle	$5,383,700	$3,749,400	$4,984,300	$4,531,600	$5,930,100
GFR - Oil & Gas Conservation Account	$3,508,500	$3,497,600	$3,526,200	$3,614,600	$3,809,000
GFR - Petroleum Storage Tank	$19,100	$50,000	$50,000	$50,000	$50,000
GFR - Rangeland Improvement	$0	$4,046,300	$1,241,700	$1,428,700	$1,346,300
GFR - Off-highway Access & Education	$0	$0	$17,400	$17,500	$17,500
GFR - Zion National Park Support Programs	$0	$0	$4,000	$4,000	$4,000
GFR - Sovereign Lands Mgt	$4,348,200	$6,484,200	$5,163,000	$6,847,900	$8,346,200
GFR - Species Protection	$1,199,400	$1,063,400	$601,800	$650,100	$606,200
GFR - State Fish Hatch Maint	$1,205,000	$1,205,000	$1,955,000	$1,205,000	$1,205,000
GFR - State Park Fees	$12,223,900	$11,967,300	$11,905,100	$11,750,500	$14,216,700
GFR - Underground Wastewater System	$75,700	$76,000	$76,000	$76,000	$76,000
GFR - Used Oil Administration	$744,300	$742,300	$747,000	$901,700	$749,200
GFR - Voluntary Cleanup	$622,000	$619,400	$624,000	$623,200	$627,100
WDSF - Drinking Water Loan Program	$138,700	$138,700	$142,200	$142,200	$140,500
WDSF - Drinking Water Origination Fee	$77,200	$76,200	$74,900	$199,300	$202,300
WDSF - Utah Wastewater Loan Program	$1,003,200	$976,500	$995,800	$1,307,800	$1,307,800
WDSF - Water Quality Origination Fee	$66,300	$85,700	$79,300	$75,600	$92,500
GFR - Wildlife Damage Prev	$608,800	$600,900	$641,600	$379,000	$656,800
GFR - Wildlife Habitat	$2,758,900	$2,700,000	$2,900,000	$2,900,000	$2,900,000
GFR - Wildlife Resources	$26,925,700	$28,290,100	$29,538,900	$30,186,800	$30,752,200
GFR - Mule Deer Protection Account	$0	$0	$0	$0	$500,000
Petroleum Storage Tank Trust	$1,306,800	$1,298,000	$1,310,800	$1,306,000	$1,334,500
Waste Tire Recycling Fund	$129,800	$129,200	$130,700	$130,300	$131,800
Agri Resource Development	$561,100	$561,100	$561,100	$561,200	$565,700
GFR - Predator Control	$0	$0	$0	$0	$600,000
Clean Fuel Conversion Fund	$109,400	$108,800	$110,000	$109,900	$110,400
Land Grant Management Fund	$26,471,900	$22,348,600	$18,262,400	$17,919,700	$18,172,600
Land Grant Mgt Fund, One-time	$0	$0	$4,511,300	$721,300	$346,300
Petroleum Storage Tank Loan	$146,800	$160,500	$163,300	$162,700	$165,200
Utah Rural Rehab Loan State Fund	($200)	$0	$0	$122,700	$0
Water Resources C&D	$2,808,100	$2,793,400	$2,818,600	$2,811,300	$2,853,200
Water Res Construction	$150,000	$150,000	$150,000	$0	$0
Transfers	$6,112,200	$12,254,600	$7,847,600	$8,475,400	$9,799,000
Transfers - Within Agency	$141,700	$1,076,600	$1,300,200	$976,700	$385,800
Pass-through	$906,100	$191,500	$192,300	$224,200	$56,900
Beginning Nonlapsing	$22,414,900	$20,450,800	$18,812,700	$15,630,600	$1,166,600
Closing Nonlapsing	($20,450,800)	($18,812,700)	($15,385,700)	($16,394,800)	($1,252,600)
Lapsing Balance	($8,575,500)	($17,304,600)	($19,682,800)	($15,921,800)	($257,700)
Total	$282,143,700	$265,253,000	$284,041,000	$265,139,200	$287,822,100

Agencies (click linked agency name to drill-down)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Natural Resources	$175,155,200	$164,127,400	$193,318,900	$158,392,500	$183,143,400
Environmental Quality	$49,313,200	$49,444,900	$48,665,000	$46,744,700	$51,779,000
Public Lands Office	$2,013,000	$1,587,500	$1,414,800	$1,587,600	$2,711,600
Office of Energy Development	$0	$0	$0	$16,357,800	$1,386,800
Agriculture	$31,421,400	$29,219,800	$29,463,700	$29,834,900	$30,282,400
School & Inst Trust Lands	$24,240,900	$20,873,400	$11,178,600	$12,221,700	$18,518,900
Total	$282,143,700	$265,253,000	$284,041,000	$265,139,200	$287,822,100

Categories of Expenditure (mouse-over category name for definition)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Personnel Services	$144,703,600	$140,424,200	$143,430,800	$138,748,400	$146,760,670
In-state Travel	$1,447,100	$1,305,500	$1,317,900	$1,385,300	$1,476,200
Out-of-state Travel	$724,900	$561,900	$722,000	$783,100	$833,700
Current Expense	$63,194,900	$58,763,100	$64,966,300	$59,417,100	$69,263,330
DP Current Expense	$8,546,100	$8,025,700	$8,706,700	$7,849,200	$8,288,200
DP Capital Outlay	$25,800	$44,000	$86,900	$57,700	$407,100
Capital Outlay	$19,536,100	$17,779,100	$6,565,200	$7,652,800	$15,759,900
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$43,967,100	$38,350,200	$58,245,100	$49,133,900	$45,033,000
Cost Accounts	($1,900)	($700)	$100	$111,700	$0
Total	$282,143,700	$265,253,000	$284,041,000	$265,139,200	$287,822,100

Other Indicators	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Budgeted FTE	2,013.2	2,009.6	1,977.6	2,009.9	1,982.0
Actual FTE	2,006.9	1,993.5	1,993.1	1,954.5	0.0
Vehicles	980	995	962	960	957

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Table 3: Expendable Funds and Accounts

Sources of Finance (click linked fund name for more info)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Dedicated Credits Revenue	$1,512,000	$206,100	$401,800	$3,447,600	$0
GFR - Environmental Quality	$0	$0	$0	$0	$400,000
Beginning Fund Balance	$22,745,200	$20,330,800	$18,803,600	$18,349,000	$0
Ending Fund Balance	($20,330,800)	($18,803,600)	($18,349,000)	($21,221,000)	$0
Total	$3,926,400	$1,733,300	$856,400	$575,600	$400,000

Agencies (click linked agency name to drill-down)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Environmental Quality	$3,926,400	$1,733,300	$856,400	$575,600	$400,000
Total	$3,926,400	$1,733,300	$856,400	$575,600	$400,000

Categories of Expenditure (mouse-over category name for definition)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Personnel Services	$24,600	$37,200	$24,600	$39,900	$0
In-state Travel	$0	$0	$0	$200	$0
Current Expense	$1,108,000	$1,689,000	$827,000	$527,500	$0
DP Current Expense	$600	$1,000	$600	$1,000	$0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$2,789,000	$0	$0	$0	$0
Cost Accounts	$4,200	$6,100	$4,200	$7,000	$0
Transfers	$0	$0	$0	$0	$400,000
Total	$3,926,400	$1,733,300	$856,400	$575,600	$400,000

Other Indicators	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Change in Fund Balance	(2,414,400)	(1,527,200)	(454,500)	2,871,900	0

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Table 4: Business-like Activities

Sources of Finance (click linked fund name for more info)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
General Fund, One-time	$539,100	$0	$0	$0	$0
Federal Funds	$29,258,900	$42,787,200	$30,022,300	$17,816,400	$19,159,000
Dedicated Credits - Intragvt Rev	$746,400	$614,000	$568,900	$511,000	$616,600
Agri Resource Development	$250,900	$250,900	$251,000	$248,900	$255,300
Designated Sales Tax	$7,175,000	$7,175,000	$7,175,000	$7,175,000	$7,175,000
Utah Rural Rehab Loan State Fund	$63,000	$63,000	$140,300	$140,300	$140,300
Water Resources C&D	$3,800,000	$3,800,000	$3,800,000	$3,800,000	$3,800,000
Repayments	$19,589,700	$23,703,600	$36,970,000	$42,313,900	$24,087,420
Lapsing Balance	($500)	($100)	($16,900)	($14,500)	$0
Total	$61,422,500	$78,393,600	$78,910,600	$71,991,000	$55,233,620

Agencies (click linked agency name to drill-down)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Natural Resources	$5,085,500	$4,414,000	$4,368,900	$4,311,000	$4,416,600
Environmental Quality	$56,023,600	$73,665,800	$74,167,300	$67,305,300	$50,421,420
Agriculture	$313,400	$313,800	$374,400	$374,700	$395,600
Total	$61,422,500	$78,393,600	$78,910,600	$71,991,000	$55,233,620

Categories of Expenditure (mouse-over category name for definition)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Personnel Services	$379,200	$376,900	$478,500	$464,200	$491,400
In-state Travel	$1,400	$1,800	$1,500	$3,400	$1,500
Out-of-state Travel	$800	$1,300	$1,500	$2,300	$1,200
Current Expense	$579,800	$555,400	$457,400	$435,100	$519,900
DP Current Expense	$14,000	$14,000	$11,800	$11,500	$12,500
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$60,362,700	$77,465,800	$77,967,300	$71,105,300	$54,221,420
Total	$61,337,900	$78,415,200	$78,918,000	$72,021,800	$55,247,920

Other Indicators	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Budgeted FTE	6.3	6.0	6.0	7.0	7.0
Actual FTE	6.3	5.0	7.1	6.8	0.0
Retained Earnings	$70,200	$48,700	$41,300	$10,500	$36,800
Vehicles	0	1	1	1	1

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Table 5: Restricted Fund and Account Transfers

Sources of Finance (click linked fund name for more info)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
General Fund	$1,576,100	$1,241,700	$1,346,300	$1,346,300	$3,096,300
General Fund, One-time	$12,297,900	$7,104,600	$0	$0	$1,838,400
GFR - Land Exchange Distribution Account	$1,237,368	$1,306,700	$2,185,100	$2,049,600	$3,022,200
Agri Rural Dev Loan Fund	$0	$0	$2,000,000	$0	$0
Total	$15,111,368	$9,653,000	$5,531,400	$3,395,900	$7,956,900

Agencies (click linked agency name to drill-down)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Restricted Account Transfers - NRAE	$15,111,368	$9,653,000	$5,531,400	$3,395,900	$7,956,900
Total	$15,111,368	$9,653,000	$5,531,400	$3,395,900	$7,956,900

Categories of Expenditure (mouse-over category name for definition)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Transfers	$15,111,368	$9,653,000	$5,531,400	$3,395,900	$7,956,900
Total	$15,111,368	$9,653,000	$5,531,400	$3,395,900	$7,956,900

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Table 6: Transfers to Unrestricted Funds

Sources of Finance (click linked fund name for more info)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
GFR - Constitutional Defense	$250,000	$0	$0	$0	$0
GFR - Sovereign Lands Mgt	$1,000,000	$0	$0	$0	$0
GFR - Species Protection	$0	$0	$507,000	$207,000	$207,000
Agri Resource Development	$100,000	$0	$0	$0	$0
Energy Efficiency Fund	$1,936,400	$2,500,000	$0	$0	$0
Total	$3,286,400	$2,500,000	$507,000	$207,000	$207,000

Agencies (click linked agency name to drill-down)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Revenue Transfers - NRAE	$3,286,400	$2,500,000	$507,000	$207,000	$207,000
Total	$3,286,400	$2,500,000	$507,000	$207,000	$207,000

Categories of Expenditure (mouse-over category name for definition)	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Approp
Transfers	$3,286,400	$2,500,000	$507,000	$207,000	$207,000
Total	$3,286,400	$2,500,000	$507,000	$207,000	$207,000

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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.