Compendium of Budget Information for the 2012 General Session

Natural Resources, Agriculture, & Environmental Quality
Appropriations Subcommittee
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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
 
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
 
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
 
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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