FY 2016 Appropriation
Funding History

Funding Issues

Federal Grants

Requests for approval to apply for additional federal grants with details included in the Issue Brief, "Agencies' Requests for Federal Funds."
Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $2,592,700 from all sources for Office of Energy Development. This is a 0.4 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $1,510,500 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 16.3 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Appropriation Adjustments

In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:

DescriptionOngoingOne-Time Attorney General Dedicated Credit Adjustments$1,500$0
OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source
$1,500$0General Fund
This item designates additional funding appropriated to an agency to pay higher costs for Attorney General services, due to statewide and AG-specific compensation increases.
Energy Development Partial FTE ($27,400)$0
OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source
($27,400)$0General Fund
Eliminate funding for 0.25 FTE for the Office of Energy Development.
Energy Research Triangle$0$200,000
OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source
$0$200,000General Fund, One-time
The Energy Research Triangle will also support collaborative, interdisciplinary research through the creation of partnerships between Brigham Young University, the University of Utah, and Utah State University.
Federal Grants$117,500$125,900
OngoingOne-TimeFinancing Source
$117,500$125,900Federal Funds
Requests for approval to apply for additional federal grants with details included in the Issue Brief, "Agencies' Requests for Federal Funds."

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 120

Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the Office of Energy Development in Item 25, Chapter 5, Laws of Utah 2014, shall not lapse at the close of FY 2015. Expenditures of these funds are limited to commercial and industrial energy efficiency and renewable energy programs involving building improvements, infrastructure, transportation and agriculture: $620,900; and, programs aimed at accomplishing the Governor’s 10-year strategic energy plan: $150,200.


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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.