The purpose for this line item is to provide funding for projects that rehabilitate or treat areas infested with or threatened by invasive species. In addition, funding can also be used for research projects related to invasive species.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $2,504,100 from all sources for Invasive Species Mitigation. This is a 78.1 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.
The department may use up to 10% of restricted account appropriation for administration or project planning, monitoring, and implementation expenses.
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.