COBI 2015 - Constitutional Defense Council

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FY 2016 Appropriation

This line item was created during the 2012 General Session to track a $1.8 million appropriation to the Constitutional Defense Council (CDC) from the Constitutional Defense Restricted Account.

This appropriation was made to ensure funding is available for public land litigation cases currently in process. Some of these cases include RS2477 roads, title transfer of public lands from the United States to the State of Utah, state water rights, etc.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $0 from all sources for Constitutional Defense Council. This is a 100 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.

Additional detail about the CDC and the Constitutional Defense Restricted Account can be found in the Public Lands Litigation line item and also the Commission on Federalism section of this compendium of budget information. The Commission on Federalism is a program found under the Governor's Office line item.

During the 2013 General Session, the Legislature passed H.B. 131, "Constitutional and Federalism Defense Act," which carried a one-time appropriation of ($79,800) from the Constitutional Defense Council line item to the General Fund. This appropriation brought the total balance in this line item to about $1.76 million.

The CDC must approve spending from the Constitutional Defense Restricted account prior to the usage of any funds.

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Programs	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Constitutional Defense Council	0	0	286,100	767,300	0	705,200	705,200	(705,200)	0
Total	$0	$0	$286,100	$767,300	$0	$705,200	$705,200	($705,200)	$0

Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
GFR - Constitutional Defense	0	0	1,758,600	0	0	0	0	0	0
Beginning Nonlapsing	0	0	0	1,472,500	0	705,200	705,200	(705,200)	0
Closing Nonlapsing	0	0	(1,472,500)	(705,200)	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$0	$0	$286,100	$767,300	$0	$705,200	$705,200	($705,200)	$0

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Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
In-state Travel	0	0	2,200	2,400	0	0	0	0	0
Current Expense	0	0	207,500	739,800	0	705,200	705,200	(705,200)	0
DP Current Expense	0	0	0	100	0	0	0	0	0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	0	0	76,400	25,000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$0	$0	$286,100	$767,300	$0	$705,200	$705,200	($705,200)	$0

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.