The Surface program administers the surface uses of the trust lands. Surface activities include: telecommunication sites, industrial and commercial enterprises, residential leases, agriculture leases, as well as easements, permits, rights-of-entry and sales.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $1,876,400 from all sources for Surface. This is a 3.2 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.
In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:
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.