Compendium of Budget Information for the 2011 General Session

Business, Economic Development, & Labor
Appropriations Subcommittee
Subcommittee Table of Contents

Agency: Tax Commission

Line Item: Liquor Profit Distribution

Function

This line item accounts for a portion of revenue generated by the beer tax, collected by the Tax Commission and distributed to local governments.

In FY 2010, funds were utilized by:

  • 92 local communities for DUI law enforcement;
  • 94 local communities for General alcohol-related law enforcement;
  • 52 local communities for prosecution costs of alcohol-related offenses;
  • 5 local communities for treatment of alcohol-related problems; and
  • 71 local communities for confinement of alcohol-related offenders.

Statutory Authority

Utah Code 32A-1-115 specifies the distribution formula for these funds as follows:

  • 25 percent to cities, counties and towns based on population;
  • 30 percent to cities, counties and towns based on alcohol related convictions;
  • 20 percent to cities, counties and towns based on the number of liquor stores;
  • 25 percent to counties for facilities based on population.

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Approp
GFR - Alc Bev Enf & Treatment $4,350,000 $4,984,800 $5,425,600 $5,622,600 $5,597,200
Total
$4,350,000
$4,984,800
$5,425,600
$5,622,600
$5,597,200
 
Programs:
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Approp
Liquor Profit Distribution $4,350,000 $4,984,800 $5,425,600 $5,622,600 $5,597,200
Total
$4,350,000
$4,984,800
$5,425,600
$5,622,600
$5,597,200
 
Categories of Expenditure
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Approp
Other Charges/Pass Thru $4,350,000 $4,984,800 $5,425,600 $5,622,600 $5,597,200
Total
$4,350,000
$4,984,800
$5,425,600
$5,622,600
$5,597,200
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