The Executive Management program includes the Director and Parks Board. UCA 79-4-202 provides that "the Director shall have the responsibility for: acquisition, planning, protection, development, operation, use, and maintenance of park areas and facilities in such manner as may be established by the policies and rules and regulations of the board." The board includes nine members appointed from each judicial district and one from the public at-large, no more than five of which may be from the same political party.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $805,700 from all sources for Executive Management. This is a 3.3 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $16,500 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 3.8 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.
UCA 79-4-301 specifies the function of the Board.
UCA 79-4-202 provides that "the Director shall have the responsibility for: acquisition, planning, protection, development, operation, use, and maintenance of park areas and facilities in such manner as may be established by the policies and rules and regulations of the board."
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.