COBI 2015 - Office of Consumer Services Professional and Technical Services

Overview
Issues
Performance
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The Office of Consumer Services hires expert witnesses to perform special studies and appear in rate cases to represent the public consumer utility user perspective. These hearings are cyclical in nature based on requests for increases in rates by Utility Firms. These funds have traditionally been non-lapsing and have been appropriated in a separate line item.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $800,200 from all sources for Office of Consumer Services Professional and Technical Services. This is a 20 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 70

Under Section 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the Professional and Technical Services Fund of the Office of Consumer Services in Item 25 of Chapter 10, Laws of Utah 2014, shall not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2015.

Funding for the Office of Consumer Services Professional and Technical Services program comes from the Public Utilities Regulatory Fund.

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Programs	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Professional and Technical Services	494,800	419,600	304,600	413,000	1,000,200	0	1,000,200	(200,000)	800,200
Total	$494,800	$419,600	$304,600	$413,000	$1,000,200	$0	$1,000,200	($200,000)	$800,200

Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
GFR - Commerce Service	500,100	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFR - CSA - PURF	0	500,100	500,100	500,100	500,100	0	500,100	0	500,100
Beginning Nonlapsing	2,045,500	1,395,400	1,751,300	2,263,700	500,100	1,850,700	2,350,800	(500,100)	1,850,700
Closing Nonlapsing	(1,050,800)	(1,475,900)	(1,946,800)	(2,350,800)	0	(1,850,700)	(1,850,700)	300,100	(1,550,600)
Lapsing Balance	(1,000,000)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$494,800	$419,600	$304,600	$413,000	$1,000,200	$0	$1,000,200	($200,000)	$800,200

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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	300	0	0	0	0	0	0
Out-of-state Travel	1,900	4,300	3,800	2,100	0	0	0	0	0
Current Expense	492,900	415,300	300,500	410,900	1,000,200	0	1,000,200	(200,000)	800,200
Total	$494,800	$419,600	$304,600	$413,000	$1,000,200	$0	$1,000,200	($200,000)	$800,200

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.