Agency: Natural Resources Line Item: Species Protection Function The purpose of the Species Protection line item is to prevent any plant or animal species from being added to the Endangered Species List and to pursue actions that will allow the delisting of threatened or endangered species in Utah.
Statutory Authority UCA 79-2-303 establishes and governs the operation of the Species Protection. 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 | 2008 Actual | 2009 Actual | 2010 Actual | 2011 Actual | 2012 Approp | General Fund, One-time | $0 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | Dedicated Credits Revenue | $2,450,000 | $2,450,000 | $2,450,000 | $2,450,000 | $2,450,000 | GFR - Species Protection | $584,600 | $1,199,400 | $1,063,400 | $601,800 | $600,100 | Beginning Nonlapsing | $0 | $0 | $800,000 | $0 | $0 | Closing Nonlapsing | $0 | ($800,000) | $0 | $0 | $0 | Lapsing Balance | ($362,500) | ($238,800) | ($180,500) | ($156,400) | $0 | Total | $2,672,100 | $4,610,600 | $4,132,900 | $2,895,400 | $3,050,100 |
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  | Programs: | 2008 Actual | 2009 Actual | 2010 Actual | 2011 Actual | 2012 Approp | Species Protection | $2,672,100 | $4,610,600 | $4,132,900 | $2,895,400 | $3,050,100 | Total | $2,672,100 | $4,610,600 | $4,132,900 | $2,895,400 | $3,050,100 |
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  | Categories of Expenditure | 2008 Actual | 2009 Actual | 2010 Actual | 2011 Actual | 2012 Approp | Personnel Services | $271,900 | $311,000 | $306,400 | $311,900 | $303,800 | In-state Travel | $10,100 | $10,400 | $7,600 | $10,400 | $7,500 | Out-of-state Travel | $2,700 | $7,600 | $1,500 | $700 | $2,400 | Current Expense | $2,379,200 | $4,275,500 | $3,810,000 | $2,564,000 | $2,730,000 | DP Current Expense | $8,200 | $6,100 | $7,400 | $8,400 | $6,400 | Total | $2,672,100 | $4,610,600 | $4,132,900 | $2,895,400 | $3,050,100 |
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  | Other Indicators | 2008 Actual | 2009 Actual | 2010 Actual | 2011 Actual | 2012 Approp | Budgeted FTE | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | Actual FTE | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | Vehicles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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