COBI 2015 - Aeronautics

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Financials

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FY 2016 Appropriation

The Division of Aeronautics is responsible for overseeing aviation issues in Utah and works closely with airport sponsors and managers to ensure that each airport functions as an integral part of the statewide transportation system. The Division is divided into five separate functions:

Administration
Airport Construction
Flight Operations
Aid to Local Airports
Civil Air Patrol

Revenue for the Division of Aeronautics is from four sources: Aviation Fuel Taxes, Aircraft Rental Rates, Aircraft Registration Fees, and Federal Grants.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $7,400,900 from all sources for Aeronautics. This is a 40.4 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $0 from the General/Education Funds, a reduction of 100 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Statute

The Utah Department of Transportation is governed by the Transportation Code, Title 72 of the Utah Code.

UCA 72-10 is known as the "Uniform Aeronautical Regulatory Act".

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 36

Under terms of Section 63J-1-603(3)(a) Utah Code Annotated, the Legislature intends that the one-time appropriation of $5,000,000 from the Aeronautics Restricted Account to Airport Construction in Item 22, Chapter 282, Laws of Utah 2014, not lapse at the end of FY 2015.

SB0002: Item 28

The Legislature intends that the Division of Aeronautics use funds from the Aeronautics Restricted Account to conduct an audit of the Utah Based Aircraft Database and Aircraft Registration program to evaluate the existing process for collecting aircraft data, accuracy of information, and to make recommendations for improvement.

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Programs	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Administration	514,300	478,900	574,700	651,300	570,200	0	570,200	(32,800)	537,400
Airport Construction	53,764,600	24,579,200	60,419,900	2,793,200	28,536,100	(20,000,000)	8,536,100	(5,000,000)	3,536,100
Civil Air Patrol	75,200	74,700	77,400	80,300	80,000	0	80,000	100	80,100
Aid to Local Airports	2,642,000	2,588,900	2,518,800	2,554,900	2,240,000	0	2,240,000	0	2,240,000
Airplane Operations	842,200	728,600	1,721,500	838,300	990,700	0	990,700	16,600	1,007,300
Total	$57,838,300	$28,450,300	$65,312,300	$6,918,000	$32,417,000	($20,000,000)	$12,417,000	($5,016,100)	$7,400,900

Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund, One-time	0	0	25,000	100,000	50,000	0	50,000	(50,000)	0
Federal Funds	51,191,400	23,001,200	57,858,000	0	20,000,000	(20,000,000)	0	0	0
Dedicated Credits Revenue	376,500	350,500	368,200	373,300	383,600	0	383,600	0	383,600
Aeronautics Restricted Account	7,306,800	7,247,700	7,191,300	7,261,900	11,983,400	0	11,983,400	(4,966,100)	7,017,300
Lapsing Balance	(1,036,400)	(2,149,100)	(130,200)	(817,200)	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$57,838,300	$28,450,300	$65,312,300	$6,918,000	$32,417,000	($20,000,000)	$12,417,000	($5,016,100)	$7,400,900

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	962,300	883,500	894,300	939,700	1,049,600	83,000	1,132,600	36,000	1,168,600
In-state Travel	28,500	21,500	21,500	14,700	17,500	3,500	21,000	0	21,000
Out-of-state Travel	13,400	10,200	9,300	9,300	9,300	(300)	9,000	0	9,000
Current Expense	513,600	410,500	573,200	486,900	556,900	(37,800)	519,100	(2,700)	516,400
DP Current Expense	4,400	5,500	6,600	7,300	6,600	(1,600)	5,000	600	5,600
Capital Outlay	2,670,700	1,741,500	3,411,600	2,805,200	1,741,500	6,698,800	8,440,300	(5,000,000)	3,440,300
Other Charges/Pass Thru	53,645,400	25,377,600	60,395,800	2,654,900	29,035,600	(26,745,600)	2,290,000	(50,000)	2,240,000
Total	$57,838,300	$28,450,300	$65,312,300	$6,918,000	$32,417,000	($20,000,000)	$12,417,000	($5,016,100)	$7,400,900

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	11	11	11	11	11	0	11	0	11
Actual FTE	9.52	9	9.30	9.40	0	0	0	0	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.