FY 2016 Appropriation

The Governor's Emergency Fund is a separate line item in the Governor's Office. The Legislature appropriates funds with which the Governor may address a crisis or disaster without calling a special session. If funds are not used in a given fiscal year, they carry forward into the next fiscal year.

Funding History
Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $0 from all sources for Emergency Fund. This is a 0 percent change from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.

The Governor's Office declined to submit performance measures for this line item.

Statute

UCA 63J-1-217(4) authorizes the governor to allocate emergency funds to state agencies to cover costs that exceed revenues in a fiscal year.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 3

Under section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided to the Governor's Office - Emergency Fund in Item 16, Chapter 14, Laws of Utah 2014 not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015.


Unexpended funds carry forward in the line item.

FY 2013 - Clean up of Davis County wind storm

FY 2012 - On the 9th and 10th of June 2011, eight National Guard personnel were put on State Active Duty (SAD) orders to assist the helicopter operation in setting sandbags for the Weber River Floods. This was a State Activation of personnel and the National Guard requested funding from the Governor's Office in the amount of $1,500 to pay for personnel costs. This emergency was also supported and funded through federal funding and final payment for the total cost of the helicopter operation is pending. After receiving federal funding for the operation, the National Guard has set aside $1,500 to reimburse the emergency fund, thus, restoring it to $100,000.

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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.