COBI 2015 - Military Affairs

Overview
Issues
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The functions of the military affairs program are to:

Advise the governor on matters pertaining to military affairs throughout Utah, including active duty service members, reserve duty service members and veterans
Identify military-related issues, challenges, and opportunities, and develop plans for addressing them
Develop, coordinate, and maintain relationships with military leaders of Utah military installations, including the Utah National Guard
Develop, coordinate, and maintain relationships with military-related organizations in Utah
Conduct forums and meetings with stakeholders to identify military issues and challenges and to develop solutions to them
Perform other related duties as requested by the Governor

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $1,293,200 from all sources for Military Affairs. This is a 39.2 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $1,143,200 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 5.9 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Appropriation Adjustments

In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA)$0$350,000

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$0$350,000General Fund, One-time

No Description

Western Regional Partnership$10,000$0

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$10,000$0General Fund

Utah is one of five states in the Western Regional Partnership (WRP). The WRP's mission (based on their website) is public policy issues, cooperation, and information exchange associated with defense issues including land use, test and training, and military missions. The WRP has been in existence since 2007. Until now the Department of Defense has paid all costs of the WRP; now DOD is asking each member state to pay $10,000 in dues. This should result in states paying approximately one-third of WRP costs, with the DOD continuing to pay two-thirds. From the website, "WRP develops solutions that support partners and protect natural resources, while promoting sustainability, homeland security and military readiness. In the West, there are significant military assets, infrastructure systems such as energy and transportation, and wildlife ecosystems. Leveraging resources and linking efforts help partners avoid duplication and share best practices. WRP partners benefit from interagency and cross-state collaboration and use of WRP tools."

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 133

Under terms of Section 63J-1-603(3)(a) Utah Code Annotated, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the Department of Veterans' and Military Affairs in item 2, Chapter 12, Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015.

HB0003: Item 133

Under terms of Section 63J-1-603(3)(a) Utah Code Annotated, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the Department of Veterans' and Military Affairs to develop a plan to move the Utah Air National Guard to Hill Air Force Base in item 139, Chapter 282, Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. The use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to the same purpose as the original appropriation.

SB0002: Item 179

The Legislature intends that the Department of Veterans' and Military Affairs be allowed to increase its vehicle fleet by two vehicles for nursing home operations if funding for the vehicles comes from nursing home per diem payments.

During the 2014 G.S. the Legislature identified $467,400 in the Nursing Home program that could be replaced with federal funds in the Veterans' Nursing Home Fund (Fund 2380). As a result, the Legislature reallocated the $467,400 as follows: $383,400 to Outreach Services (with $74,600 to be used to hire a Veterans' Services Coordinator for Southern Utah); and $84,000 to the Military Affairs program.

Fiscal Year 2015 appropriations to this program included two large pass-through amounts: $650,000 ongoing which used to be routed through the Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) to the Utah Defense Alliance (UDA) and now goes though this department for pass-through to UDA, and $300,000 one-time for special studies on Utah National Guard options / Hill Air Force Base planning.

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	0	0	0	0	779,000	0	779,000	13,500	792,500
General Fund, One-time	0	0	0	0	300,000	0	300,000	50,700	350,700
Beginning Nonlapsing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	150,000	150,000
Closing Nonlapsing	0	0	0	0	0	(150,000)	(150,000)	150,000	0
Total	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,079,000	($150,000)	$929,000	$364,200	$1,293,200

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	0	0	0	0	120,000	0	120,000	3,600	123,600
In-state Travel	0	0	0	0	6,000	(2,000)	4,000	0	4,000
Out-of-state Travel	0	0	0	0	0	4,000	4,000	0	4,000
Current Expense	0	0	0	0	303,000	(302,000)	1,000	10,600	11,600
Other Charges/Pass Thru	0	0	0	0	650,000	150,000	800,000	350,000	1,150,000
Total	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,079,000	($150,000)	$929,000	$364,200	$1,293,200

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1

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.