Agency: Public Lands Office Function Utah Code Section 63J-4-601 created the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office (PLPCO) and the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Council in 2005. The new office also assumed administration and funding for the Public Roads (RS-2477) program. The Office is charged to: - Provide a single voice representing the interest of Utah in discussions with federal land management agencies.
- Preserve access to public lands.
- Protect archaeological resources.
The current PLPCO objectives and initiatives include: - Develop and maintain a statewide land-use plan that is based on cooperation and in conjunction with local governments.
- Represent the State as a cooperating agency with BLM, Forest Service, National Park Service and other federal land management agencies.
- Represent the state in other environmental studies for public lands.
- Produce original research, documents, maps, studies, analysis, or other information that supports the State's participation in the development of public lands policy.
- Assist the counties in identifying the public roads within each county.
- Seek recognition by the BLM for rights-of-way on public roads.
- Prepare litigation on disputed roads.
- Provide for responsible use and preservation of archaeological resources.
- Oversee the issuance and management of archaeological survey and excavation permits.
The Public Lands Policy Coordinating Council is charged with providing advice and recommendations concerning the development of public lands policies to the PLPCO, the state planning coordinator, and the Governor. Statutory Authority UCA Title 63J-4-601: creation of the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office and the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Council. Intent Language Under the terms of UCA 63-38-8, the Legislature intends that up to $2,000,000 appropriated to the Public Lands Policy Coordination Office, provided by item 194, Chapter 1, Laws of Utah 2007, not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2008. The use of the non-lapsing funds is limited to mitigation, litigation, and studies related to sage grouse and preservation of access to and development of energy from public lands. Under the terms of UCA 63-38-8, the Legislature intends that up to $2,000,000 appropriated to the Public Lands Policy Coordination Office, provided by item 201 of Senate Bill 1, 2008 General Session, not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2009. The use of the non-lapsing funds is limited to mitigation, litigation, and studies related to sage grouse and preservation of access to and development of energy from public lands. The Legislature intends that any budget reductions to the Public Lands Policy Coordination Office may not impact the funding for the ongoing RS2477 projects nor the present and future RS2477 quiet title law suits the State and counties are or will be involved. Funding Detail UCA Title 63C-4-103 allows the Legislature to appropriate monies from the Constitutional Defense Restricted Account to the Office and to the Council. The Constitutional Defense Restricted Account, which is the main funding source for the Public Lands Office, receives 7.5 % of all revenue to the Land Exchange Distribution Account created in UC Title 53C-3-203, with a two million dollar cap on the Account. | Sources of Finance | 2005
Actual | 2006
Actual | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Approp | | General Fund | $52,500 | $677,700 | $703,900 | $714,000 | $382,400 | | General Fund, One-time | $0 | ($230,000) | $99,000 | $50,000 | $40,000 | | GFR - Constitutional Defense | $251,100 | $2,013,700 | $2,030,500 | $2,037,100 | $2,368,900 | | Beginning Nonlapsing | $0 | $1,479,000 | $1,179,300 | $371,600 | $0 | | Closing Nonlapsing | $0 | ($1,179,300) | ($371,600) | ($690,900) | $0 | | Lapsing Balance | ($15,300) | ($677,600) | ($1,000,000) | $0 | $0 | | Total | $288,300 | $2,083,500 | $2,641,100 | $2,481,800 | $2,791,300 |
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| | Line Items | 2005
Actual | 2006
Actual | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Approp | | Office of Public Lands | $288,300 | $2,083,500 | $2,641,100 | $2,481,800 | $2,791,300 | | Total | $288,300 | $2,083,500 | $2,641,100 | $2,481,800 | $2,791,300 |
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| | Categories of Expenditure | 2005
Actual | 2006
Actual | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Approp | | Personal Services | $68,000 | $621,300 | $770,800 | $710,900 | $784,300 | | In-State Travel | $5,000 | $48,300 | $44,700 | $22,800 | $30,000 | | Out of State Travel | $3,400 | $13,900 | $11,500 | $6,000 | $6,000 | | Current Expense | $162,900 | $992,900 | $731,500 | $1,001,400 | $834,000 | | DP Current Expense | $49,000 | $313,900 | $637,600 | $556,400 | $555,700 | | Capital Outlay | $0 | $0 | $0 | $20,300 | $0 | | Other Charges/Pass Thru | $0 | $93,200 | $445,000 | $164,000 | $581,300 | | Total | $288,300 | $2,083,500 | $2,641,100 | $2,481,800 | $2,791,300 |
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| | Other Indicators | 2005
Actual | 2006
Actual | 2007
Actual | 2008
Actual | 2009
Approp | | Budgeted FTE | 0.8 | 6.7 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | | Vehicles | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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