Agency: Attorney General

Line Item: State Settlement Agreements

Function

The State Settlements Agreements line item was created to track settlement payments made by the State separately from other appropriations in the Attorney General's budget.

Background

Prior to using the State Settlement Agreements line item, settlement payments by the State were included in the Contract Attorneys line item of the Attorney Generals budget. Where settlement payments are pass-through funds to whomever the recipient is, this method of tracking settlement payments created the appearance of a larger operations budget in the Attorney General's office than was actually appropriated.

Funding Detail

The $2,995,000 appropriation in FY 2014 was made during the 2013 First Special Session on July 17, 2013. SB1001, "Deep Creek Case Appropriation," of this session appropriated the total, one-time, from the General Fund Budget Reserve Account to pay for the settlement of the Deep Creek Ranch LLC v. Utah State Armory Board case.