Compendium of Budget Information for the 2011 General Session

Natural Resources, Agriculture, & Environmental Quality
Appropriations Subcommittee
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Group: Natural Resources, Agriculture, & Environment

Agency: Natural Resources

Line Item: Species Protection

Function

The purpose of this program is to take action to prevent the listing of any plant or animal species and to pursue actions that will allow the delisting of threatened or endangered species in Utah (click here to go to the website).

Statutory Authority

UCA 79-2-303 establishes and governs the operation of the Species Protection.

Intent Language

    The Legislature intends that the Department of Natural Resources report to the Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Interim Committee and the Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee on or before their November, 2010 meeting, providing detailed information on how funds are expended for the Colorado River, June Sucker, and Virgin River plans, including detailed information on contracts issued, deliverables required, and deliverables accomplished.

Funding Detail

This program is funded through revenues from the brine shrimp royalty tax and dedicated sales tax revenues (UCA 59-12-103 directs 14% or $2,450,000 of $17,500,000 to this program, see Sales Tax Distribution Chart).

Sources of Finance
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Approp
General Fund, One-time $0 $0 $2,000,000 $0 $0
Dedicated Credits Revenue $2,450,000 $2,450,000 $2,450,000 $2,450,000 $2,450,000
GFR - Species Protection $983,000 $584,600 $1,199,400 $1,063,400 $601,800
Beginning Nonlapsing $0 $0 $0 $800,000 $0
Closing Nonlapsing $0 $0 ($800,000) $0 $0
Lapsing Balance ($106,300) ($362,500) ($238,800) ($180,500) $0
Total
$3,326,700
$2,672,100
$4,610,600
$4,132,900
$3,051,800
 
Programs:
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Approp
Species Protection $3,326,700 $2,672,100 $4,610,600 $4,132,900 $3,051,800
Total
$3,326,700
$2,672,100
$4,610,600
$4,132,900
$3,051,800
 
Categories of Expenditure
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Approp
Personnel Services $238,600 $271,900 $311,000 $306,400 $319,600
In-state Travel $9,800 $10,100 $10,400 $7,600 $10,600
Out-of-state Travel $3,400 $2,700 $7,600 $1,500 $6,700
Current Expense $3,064,300 $2,379,200 $4,275,500 $3,810,000 $2,708,600
DP Current Expense $10,600 $8,200 $6,100 $7,400 $6,300
Total
$3,326,700
$2,672,100
$4,610,600
$4,132,900
$3,051,800
 
Other Indicators
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Approp
Budgeted FTE 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Vehicles 0 0 0 1 0






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