FY 2016 Appropriation

The Executive Director's Office sets department policies and procedures. The office provides information to the part-time Liquor Control Commission on where to locate liquor stores, issuance of licenses and permits, and other direction in keeping with state statute.

Within this budget is funding for licensing and liquor compliance specialists. Specialists train licensees to comply with Utah's liquor laws and make recommendations regarding license applications, suspensions, and revocations. The Department of Public Safety also has liquor enforcement officers who police the licensees. They are funded through the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee.

Funding History
Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $1,760,300 from all sources for Executive Director. This is a 9.5 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 65

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that any remaining amount from the $2,050,000 one-time bond payment savings appropriation provided by Item 19, Chapter 10, Laws of Utah 2014 for the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control - DABC Operations not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015. These funds will be used for completion of the warehouse management software project.


The Executive Director's Office draws the majority of its funding from the Liquor Control Fund.

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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.