COBI 2014 - Public Lands Litigation

Compendium of Budget Information for the 2014 General Session

Executive Offices and Criminal Justice
Appropriations Subcommittee

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Agency: Governor's Office

Line Item: Public Lands Litigation

Function

The purpose of the Public Lands Litigation line item is to provide funds for challenging ownership of certain lands by the federal government.

Background

During the 2010 General Session, the Legislature passed House Bill 324, "Public Lands Litigation." The bill appropriates money from the Land Exchange Distribution Restricted Account to the Constitutional Defense Restricted Account for legal services. Appropriations began in FY 2011 and are ongoing. Provisions of the bill directed the Attorney General to file certain eminent domain and quiet title actions on property possessed by the federal government.

Statutory Authority

Land Exchange Distribution Restricted Account - UCA 53C-3-203

Constitutional Defense Council - UCA 63C-4a-203

Constitutional Defense Restricted Account - UCA 63C-4a-402

UCA 67-5-29 requires the Attorney General to file certain eminent domain and quiet title actions on property possessed by the federal government.

Intent Language

Under section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the Governor's Office-Public Land Litigation in Item 2 Chapter 11 Laws of Utah 2012 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2013.

Performance

The Governor's Office declined to submit performance measures for this line item.

Funding Detail

For more detail about a particular source of finance or organizational unit, click a linked entry in the left column of the table(s) below.

Sources of Finance (click linked fund name for more info)
GFR - Constitutional Defense
Beginning Nonlapsing
Closing Nonlapsing
Total

2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Actual	2014 Approp	2014 Change	2014 Revised	2015 Change	2015 Approp
$0	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$1,012,600	$0	$1,012,600	($12,600)	$1,000,000
$0	$0	$1,000,000	$1,045,300	$0	$1,608,600	$1,608,600	$0	$1,608,600
$0	($1,000,000)	($1,045,300)	($1,608,600)	$0	($1,608,600)	($1,608,600)	$1,608,600	$0
$0	$0	$954,700	$436,700	$1,012,600	$0	$1,012,600	$1,596,000	$2,608,600

Programs: (click linked program name to drill-down)
Public Lands Litigation
Total

2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Actual	2014 Approp	2014 Change	2014 Revised	2015 Change	2015 Approp
$0	$0	$954,700	$436,700	$1,012,600	$0	$1,012,600	$1,596,000	$2,608,600
$0	$0	$954,700	$436,700	$1,012,600	$0	$1,012,600	$1,596,000	$2,608,600

Categories of Expenditure (mouse-over category name for definition)
Personnel Services
In-state Travel
Out-of-state Travel
Current Expense
DP Current Expense
Other Charges/Pass Thru
Total

2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Actual	2014 Approp	2014 Change	2014 Revised	2015 Change	2015 Approp
$0	$0	$578,500	$418,000	$1,012,400	($556,000)	$456,400	($12,600)	$443,800
$0	$0	$1,700	$7,600	$0	$7,600	$7,600	$0	$7,600
$0	$0	$0	$3,000	$0	$3,000	$3,000	$0	$3,000
$0	$0	$74,500	$1,500	$200	$538,700	$538,900	$608,600	$1,147,500
$0	$0	$0	$6,600	$0	$6,700	$6,700	$0	$6,700
$0	$0	$300,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000,000	$1,000,000
$0	$0	$954,700	$436,700	$1,012,600	$0	$1,012,600	$1,596,000	$2,608,600

Other Indicators
Budgeted FTE
Actual FTE

2010 Actual	2011 Actual	2012 Actual	2013 Actual	2014 Approp	2014 Change	2014 Revised	2015 Change	2015 Approp
0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	6.0	(6.0)	0.0
0.0	0.0	0.0	5.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.