Compendium of Budget Information for the 2012 General Session

Executive Appropriations Committee

Function

The Executive Appropriations Committee (EAC) serves as the "hub" committee for subcommittees of the Joint Appropriations Committee. Under Joint Rule 3-2-402, EAC coordinates the activities of the eight appropriations subcommittees and formulates a state-wide budget for consideration of the Joint Appropriations Committee. The Joint Appropriations Committee - consisting of all members of the Legislature - then debates, modifies, approves, or disapproves the budget on the House and Senate floors.

Graphic showing structure of appropriations committees

EAC meets each December to:

adopt revenue estimates;
set-aside amounts for fiscal notes and other costs;
allocate revenue to appropriations subcommittees;
adopt an overall budget figure; and,
authorize a base budget bill.

Appropriations subcommittees then convene during the first half of the General Session. They authorize expenditures within the General and Education Funds allocation made by EAC. They also appropriate amounts from restricted funds within their jurisdiction. Finally, they may prioritize items for further funding and/or reduction.

After appropriations subcommittees have completed their work in February of each year, EAC accepts and reviews subcommittee reports. It then considers the requests of subcommittees relative to one another and relative to total available revenue. By rule, EAC must make decisions necessary to draft final appropriations bills by the 38th day of the General Session.

In addition to its role as a budget clearinghouse, EAC hears and considers directly the budget requests of the following entities:

Funding Detail

Sources of Finance	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
General Fund	$28,951,800	$27,862,900	$26,114,200	$27,243,100	$27,892,500
General Fund, One-time	$2,832,220	$2,055,700	$3,402,000	$2,465,200	$1,748,800
Federal Funds	$36,112,300	$42,601,600	$34,755,400	$30,735,000	$32,282,200
Dedicated Credits Revenue	$871,900	$2,040,500	$980,500	$980,600	$948,200
Restricted Revenue	$6,700	$0	$11,200	$9,400	$0
GFR - Alzheimer's State Plan Task Force	$0	$0	$0	$4,000	$0
Transfers	($79,000)	$41,900	($114,100)	($138,900)	($140,100)
Transfers - Intergovernmental	$59,900	$10,700	$0	$3,500	$0
Beginning Nonlapsing	$4,745,700	$5,398,300	$6,246,400	$6,989,400	$1,454,000
Closing Nonlapsing	($5,398,700)	($6,246,400)	($6,995,400)	($7,329,800)	($1,453,900)
Lapsing Balance	$0	($70,600)	$0	($4,000)	$0
Total	$68,102,820	$73,694,600	$64,400,200	$60,957,500	$62,731,700

Agencies	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Utah National Guard	$42,071,800	$48,805,200	$40,070,600	$36,114,700	$37,557,000
Veterans' Affairs	$1,064,100	$1,179,600	$1,679,400	$1,331,500	$1,364,000
Capitol Preservation Board	$5,504,200	$4,211,600	$4,041,800	$3,861,400	$4,615,900
Legislature	$19,462,720	$19,498,200	$18,608,400	$19,649,900	$19,194,800
Total	$68,102,820	$73,694,600	$64,400,200	$60,957,500	$62,731,700

Categories of Expenditure	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Personnel Services	$31,280,680	$32,199,700	$30,851,000	$32,441,700	$33,077,300
In-state Travel	$459,400	$579,800	$383,300	$427,500	$318,700
Out-of-state Travel	$628,860	$441,400	$463,400	$370,900	$435,200
Current Expense	$16,931,200	$18,723,400	$19,407,900	$18,683,400	$18,659,200
DP Current Expense	$937,980	$845,100	$647,000	$1,237,300	$848,500
DP Capital Outlay	$182,400	$64,700	$61,400	$62,500	$60,400
Capital Outlay	$17,431,500	$20,649,000	$12,353,900	$7,650,800	$9,184,400
Other Charges/Pass Thru	$250,800	$191,500	$232,300	$119,900	$148,000
Operating Transfers	$0	$0	$0	($36,500)	$0
Total	$68,102,820	$73,694,600	$64,400,200	$60,957,500	$62,731,700

Other Indicators	2008 Actual	2009 Actual	2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Approp
Budgeted FTE	287.0	285.0	287.0	301.0	300.5
Actual FTE	140.5	136.9	344.0	355.0	0.0
Vehicles	34	34	40	41	40

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