During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $11,458,300 from all sources for Program Development. This is a 0.9 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $0 from the General/Education Funds, a reduction of 100 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.
In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:
The Planning Division is dedicated to developing the statewide transportation vision in a strategic, proactive and responsive way. They collaborate with local officials, the public and other transportation planning entities including the Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO's) in developing a unified long range plan. Careful planning is essential to apply available revenue to the highest priority highways.
The Asset Management Division provides a systematic process for maintaining, upgrading, and operating physical assets cost-effectively. It combines engineering, economic principles, and sound business practices to support decision-making at the network, project, and field/operational level.
The Programming Division compiles, develops and prioritizes recommended projects and programs to the Transportation Commission for approval to be included in the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). They assure the integrity and facilitation of financial authorizations for the funds programmed on these projects and programs
The Research Division functions within Program Development to identify and implement new products and techniques to improve the transportation goals of the Department. The mission of the Research Division is to be at the forefront of transportation innovation, providing information, tools and resources for better planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of Utah highways.
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.