Fiscal Highlights - May 2016

New Buildings for FY 2017 - Angela J. Oh ( PDF)

During the 2016 General Session, the Legislature appropriated funding for 10 state-funded capital development projects (in H.B. 2, New Fiscal Year Supplemental Appropriations Act and in H.B. 3, Appropriations Adjustments) for FY 2017.
State Funded Capital Developments
  • Snow College Science Building (supplemental) -- $4,724,600 one-time;
  • Salt Lake Community College Career and Technology Education Center at Westpointe -- $42,590,500 one-time;
  • Ogden Weber Applied Technology College Business Depot Ogden Bay 2 Improvement Project -- $6,586,500 one-time;
  • Southern Utah University New Business Building and Repurposed Existing Building -- $8.0 million one-time;
  • Utah State University Biological Sciences Building -- $18.0 million one-time and $10.0 million ongoing;
  • Utah Valley University Performing Arts Building -- $12.0 million one-time and $10.0 million ongoing;
  • Division of Juvenile Justice Services Weber Valley Multi-use Youth Center -- $1.0 million one-time;
  • Archives Storage Vault Expansion -- $4,183,300 one-time;
  • Department of Environmental Quality Technical Support Center -- $6.0 million one-time; and
  • Utah State Developmental Center Admission Safe House Building Completion -- $2.1 million one-time.
For the two state-funded capital development projects that included ongoing funding, Utah State University and Utah Valley University, there was intent language that was approved by the Legislature to shift the ongoing appropriations to one-time appropriations in the FY 2018 base budget.  The total funding for Utah State University's Biological Sciences Building is $38.0 million between FY 2017 and FY 2018; and Utah Valley University's Performing Arts Building is $32.0 million between FY 2017 and FY 2018. 
In addition to the state-funded capital development projects mentioned above, the Legislature authorized $90,043,400 in non-state funded capital development projects (in H.B. 9, Revenue Bond Amendments) for FY 2017.
Non-State Funded Capital Developments
  • Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Syracuse Liquor Store -- $5,043,400 one-time;          
  • University of Utah David Eccles School of Business Executive Education Building --$50.0 million one-time;          
  • Utah State University Space Dynamics Lab Phase II -- $12.0 million one-time;          
  • Utah State University Apartment Building Purchase -- $20.0 million one-time; and          
  • Fourth District Provo Courthouse Parking Lot -- $3.0 million one-time.
May 2016 Content ( PDF)
2016 Second Special Session Public Education Appropriations - Jill L.Curry
Following the 2016 General Session, Governor Herbert vetoed Item 6 in Senate Bill (S.B.) 2, Public ...
Behind the Trends in State Expenditures - Clare Tobin Lence
Each month, LFA staff update the Expenditures section of the Fiscal Health Dashboard to help legi...
Budget of the State of Utah - 2016 General Session - Ben Leishman
Each year, the Fiscal Analyst's office produces an appropriations report. This year's report is a...
Budget Policy Changes Enacted in 2016 G.S. - Steven M. Allred
During the 2016 General Session, the Legislature passed several bills that had an impact on budgeta...
Dredging the Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake - Ivan D. Djambov
The low water levels at the Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake motivated the 2015 Legislature to appropr...
Higher Education Tuition Increases for 2016-17 - Spencer C. Pratt
During its regular meeting on April 1, 2016, the State Board of Regents approved a first-tier tui...
Legislature funds $57 million of new requests with TANF - Stephen C. Jardine
The Department of Workforce Services (DWS) administers the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy F...
Medicaid Used 25% of Available General Fund in FY 2015 - Russell T. Frandsen
Five State government entities (Departments of Health, Human Services, and Workforce Services as we...
New Buildings for FY 2017 - Angela J. Oh
During the 2016 General Session, the Legislature appropriated funding for 10 state-funded capital d...
Office of Administrative Rules - Brian Wikle
The 2016 Legislature passed and the Governor signed H.B. 103, "Department of Administrative Service...
Tourism and "The Mighty Five" - Andrea Wilko
Utah's travel and tourism industry is extremely diverse including natural, cultural, and historic...
Utah Communications Authority Process/Internal Controls Recommendations - Gary R. Syphus
On Tuesday May 17th, the Legislative Fiscal Analyst (LFA) briefed the Executive Appropr...
UtahFutures Adds a Couple New Features while Operating on One-Time Funding - Thomas E. Young
On May 12th, UtahFutures released two new features to their website, utahfutures.org. The new featu...

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