Subcommittee Summary Background The Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee (NRAS) reviews and approves the budgets for the following agencies:
- Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
- Department of Agriculture and Food (DAF)
- School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA)
- Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office
Funding Detail The two major funding sources for the Subcommittee budget have been General Fund and Restricted Funds. On average, during the last five years, approximately 70% of the funding for the agencies in NRAS has come from these two sources. Sources of Finance | 2005 Actual | 2006 Actual | 2007 Actual | 2008 Actual | 2009 Approp | General Fund | $44,353,300 | $48,197,200 | $53,801,300 | $61,333,400 | $62,486,700 | General Fund, One-time | $3,574,300 | $7,450,500 | $14,067,000 | $16,935,100 | $6,337,700 | Uniform School Fund, One-time | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000,000 | $0 | Federal Funds | $32,639,900 | $38,351,400 | $57,034,600 | $43,204,800 | $46,849,600 | Dedicated Credits Revenue | $14,982,700 | $16,503,400 | $18,650,900 | $18,741,400 | $17,783,100 | Federal Mineral Lease | $1,685,800 | $2,849,300 | $2,746,100 | $2,725,800 | $4,181,600 | Restricted Revenue | $268,300 | $5,700 | $0 | $0 | $0 | GFR - Boating | $3,716,500 | $3,887,200 | $4,730,300 | $4,340,600 | $4,374,300 | GFR - Constitutional Defense | $251,100 | $2,013,700 | $2,030,500 | $2,037,100 | $2,368,900 | GFR - Horse Racing | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | GFR - Land Exchange Distribution Account | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,148,100 | $2,998,800 | GFR - Livestock Brand | $816,700 | $931,000 | $916,200 | $877,000 | $935,700 | GFR - Off-highway Vehicle | $2,392,400 | $3,013,100 | $3,466,800 | $4,307,500 | $5,382,400 | GFR - Oil & Gas Conservation Account | $1,760,900 | $2,434,800 | $3,240,400 | $3,382,200 | $3,508,500 | GFR - Sovereign Land Mgt | $4,096,500 | $6,306,400 | $4,866,600 | $3,482,900 | $4,101,300 | GFR - Species Protection | $1,105,000 | $550,000 | $983,000 | $584,600 | $1,199,400 | GFR - State Fish Hatch Maint | $1,205,000 | $1,955,000 | $1,205,000 | $1,205,000 | $1,205,000 | GFR - State Park Fees | $9,447,900 | $9,940,400 | $10,455,100 | $11,309,200 | $11,215,900 | GFR - Wildlife Damage Prev | $554,700 | $582,900 | $611,800 | $634,000 | $608,700 | GFR - Wildlife Habitat | $1,738,100 | $1,323,200 | $1,652,600 | $2,006,200 | $2,400,000 | GFR - Wildlife Resources | $24,789,200 | $25,891,600 | $26,449,800 | $29,277,900 | $28,852,800 | Agri Resource Development | $629,400 | $623,700 | $629,400 | $804,400 | $812,000 | Land Grant Mgt Fund | $12,453,200 | $15,300,400 | $17,586,800 | $19,791,000 | $26,471,900 | OGM Abandoned Mine Reclamation | $0 | $75,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Oil Overchg - Exxon | $1,261,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Oil Overchg - Stripper Well | $411,300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Utah Rural Rehab Loan | $18,000 | $18,000 | $18,000 | $63,000 | $62,800 | Water Resources C&D | $5,757,400 | $5,871,700 | $6,281,100 | $6,479,400 | $6,608,100 | Water Res Construction | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Transfers | $2,411,100 | $4,808,000 | $16,482,100 | $11,101,000 | $1,675,600 | Transfers - Fed Pass-thru | $0 | $35,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Pass-through | $29,200 | $38,100 | $155,300 | $170,800 | $0 | Beginning Nonlapsing | $15,105,200 | $16,224,300 | $18,260,700 | $21,946,300 | $1,319,200 | Closing Nonlapsing | ($14,745,300) | ($18,260,700) | ($22,017,400) | ($21,067,000) | ($924,700) | Lapsing Balance | ($6,289,600) | ($7,184,600) | ($7,630,700) | ($8,944,600) | ($150,000) | Total | $166,619,200 | $189,936,600 | $236,873,300 | $244,077,100 | $242,865,300 |
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  | Agencies | 2005 Actual | 2006 Actual | 2007 Actual | 2008 Actual | 2009 Approp | Natural Resources | $131,222,800 | $148,923,600 | $189,351,300 | $183,583,900 | $180,942,400 | Public Lands Office | $288,300 | $2,083,500 | $2,641,100 | $2,481,800 | $2,791,300 | Agriculture | $22,654,900 | $25,007,700 | $27,327,600 | $31,825,800 | $27,386,400 | School & Institutional Trust Lands | $12,453,200 | $13,921,800 | $17,553,300 | $19,185,600 | $26,471,900 | Restricted Revenue - NRAS | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000,000 | $5,273,300 | Total | $166,619,200 | $189,936,600 | $236,873,300 | $244,077,100 | $242,865,300 |
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  | Categories of Expenditure | 2005 Actual | 2006 Actual | 2007 Actual | 2008 Actual | 2009 Approp | Personal Services | $83,281,500 | $89,449,300 | $95,476,900 | $104,200,800 | $111,649,900 | In-State Travel | $1,255,500 | $1,347,500 | $1,353,900 | $1,530,900 | $1,595,100 | Out of State Travel | $511,400 | $561,100 | $647,400 | $692,200 | $767,500 | Current Expense | $42,646,300 | $48,210,200 | $53,236,900 | $63,787,000 | $55,176,200 | DP Current Expense | $2,639,900 | $2,454,400 | $4,918,000 | $4,610,400 | $4,344,000 | DP Capital Outlay | $134,700 | $80,000 | $140,900 | $338,300 | $139,700 | Capital Outlay | $8,617,000 | $9,543,700 | $45,309,500 | $15,312,600 | $29,780,600 | Other Charges/Pass Thru | $27,483,900 | $38,283,800 | $35,456,600 | $53,637,900 | $39,392,000 | Cost Accounts | $0 | $6,600 | ($600) | ($61,900) | $20,300 | Operating Transfers | $49,000 | $0 | $333,800 | $0 | $0 | Transfers | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28,900 | $0 | Total | $166,619,200 | $189,936,600 | $236,873,300 | $244,077,100 | $242,865,300 |
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  | Other Indicators | 2005 Actual | 2006 Actual | 2007 Actual | 2008 Actual | 2009 Approp | Budgeted FTE | 1,533.2 | 1,564.0 | 1,602.7 | 1,600.4 | 1,646.5 | Actual FTE | 37.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Vehicles | 887 | 896 | 927 | 921 | 929 |
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