COBI 2015 - Resource Conservation

Overview
Issues
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The Resource Conservation program channels funds (pass-through) by direct payment of contracts to individual Conservation Districts (CD) and/or Utah Association of Conservation Districts to fulfill CD statutory duties relative to soil and water conservation (see UCA 17A-3-805). CDs have no taxing authority. They depend on the Conservation Commission for their board of directors, elections, and accountability.

Funding History

Funding Issues

Conservation Commission Employees

This is funding that may be needed to hire current UACD employees, as part of the restructuring of how the Conservation Commission funds the Conservation Districts. A Legislative Audit recommended changes in how the state is funding the 38 Conservation Districts. The plan is to no longer send the funds to the Utah Association of Conservation Districts (UACD), a nonprofit organization, but to hire the staff and use the Conservation Commission to distribute the funding.

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $3,233,500 from all sources for Resource Conservation. This is a 199 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $1,828,100 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 93.2 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 Conservation Commission Employees$100,000$1,520,000

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$100,000$0General Fund

$0$600,000General Fund, One-time

$0$500,000Federal Funds

$0$80,000Agri Resource Development

$0$340,000Transfers

Conservation Commission Equipment & Supplies$0$182,000

OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source

$0$182,000General Fund, One-time

Additional funding for equipment and supplies for the new staff from the UACD.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 127

Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for Resource Conservation in Item 32, 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 $30,000; Computer Equipment/Software $25,000; Employee Training/Incentives $20,000; Equipment/Supplies $20,000; Vehicles $25,000; Special Projects/Studies $80,000.

HB0003: Item 127

The Legislature intends that Department of Agriculture and Food purchase seven new vehicles in FY 2015 for the Resource Conservation line item.

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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	951,300	961,900	954,600	869,900	946,000	0	946,000	100,000	1,046,000
General Fund, One-time	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	782,100	782,100
Federal Funds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	500,000	500,000
Dedicated Credits Revenue	700	400	300	400	0	0	0	0	0
Agri Resource Development	380,400	380,400	380,400	335,400	335,400	0	335,400	80,000	415,400
Transfers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	340,000	340,000
Beginning Nonlapsing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	200,000	200,000
Closing Nonlapsing	28,600	34,300	(17,300)	168,500	0	(200,000)	(200,000)	150,000	(50,000)
Lapsing Balance	0	0	(6,700)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$1,361,000	$1,377,000	$1,311,300	$1,374,200	$1,281,400	($200,000)	$1,081,400	$2,152,100	$3,233,500

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	83,100	82,600	97,600	89,300	67,600	0	67,600	100	67,700
In-state Travel	45,500	59,500	58,400	77,600	58,500	0	58,500	0	58,500
Current Expense	6,300	8,500	10,600	11,300	10,600	0	10,600	1,502,000	1,512,600
DP Current Expense	0	0	300	800	300	0	300	0	300
Other Charges/Pass Thru	1,226,100	1,226,400	1,144,400	1,195,200	1,144,400	(200,000)	944,400	350,000	1,294,400
Total	$1,361,000	$1,377,000	$1,311,300	$1,374,200	$1,281,400	($200,000)	$1,081,400	$1,852,100	$2,933,500

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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	0	0	0	35	35

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.