COBI 2015 - Grazing Improvement Program

Overview
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Performance
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Financials

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FY 2016 Appropriation

The goal of the Grazing Improvement Program (GIP) is to incorporate the most effective use of federal, state, and private land. Staff works with landowners to identify what activities would allow the land to be profitable and still remain environmentally strong.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $715,300 from all sources for Grazing Improvement Program. This is a 3.7 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $431,800 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 5.5 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

The following are the top measures chosen by the agency management to gauge the success of this program.

AUM Affected by GIP: This measure tracks the sum of Animal Unit Months (AUMs) affected by the implementation of GIP projects to measure program effectiveness. An AUM is defined as the amount of forage it takes to feed a 1,000-pound cow for 31 days (or approximately 800 pounds of dry forage).

Statute

UCA 4-20 creates the Grazing Improvement Program.

The 2013 Legislature removed the Grazing Improvement Program from the Administration line item and included it in the Plant Industry line item.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 123

Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the General Administration line item in Item 28, Chapter 5, Laws of Utah 2014, shall not lapse at the close of FY 2015. Expenditures of these funds are limited to: Capital Equipment or Improvements $100,000; Computer Equipment/Software $50,000; Employee Training/Incentives $60,000; Equipment/Supplies $100,000; Vehicles $40,000; Special Projects/Studies $600,000.

The Grazing Improvement Program budget, as found in the Plant Industry line item, represents the administrative costs of the program's operation, covering personnel, travel, current expense, and other general operating expenditures.

In a separate line item, called the Rangeland Improvement line item, the Legislature has appropriated the funding for the GIP projects. That funding is not used for administrative costs related to the creation of the projects.

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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	537,700	507,100	0	507,100	(77,700)	429,400
General Fund, One-time	0	0	0	(537,700)	2,700	(100,400)	(97,700)	100,100	2,400
Federal Funds	0	0	0	0	97,300	(2,300)	95,000	(3,700)	91,300
Agri Resource Development	0	0	0	0	185,300	0	185,300	6,900	192,200
Total	$0	$0	$0	$0	$792,400	($102,700)	$689,700	$25,600	$715,300

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	608,300	(102,700)	505,600	(12,100)	493,500
In-state Travel	0	0	0	0	43,100	0	43,100	0	43,100
Out-of-state Travel	0	0	0	0	12,300	0	12,300	0	12,300
Current Expense	0	0	0	0	63,600	0	63,600	37,600	101,200
DP Current Expense	0	0	0	0	2,300	0	2,300	100	2,400
Other Charges/Pass Thru	0	0	0	0	62,800	0	62,800	0	62,800
Total	$0	$0	$0	$0	$792,400	($102,700)	$689,700	$25,600	$715,300

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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	8	0	8	0	8
Vehicles	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	2

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.