This program answers public inquiries, performs public, teacher, and media outreach, prepares translated publications for a non-technical audience, manages the UGS web site (geology.utah.gov), manages the DNR Bookstore and its web site (mapstore.utah.gov) and the UGS Library. The program also prepares publications for non-technical users of UGS information.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $853,100 from all sources for Information and Outreach. This is a 0.6 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $605,200 from the General/Education Funds, a reduction of 9.4 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.
Dedicated Credits come mostly from sales at the DNR bookstore.
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.