COBI 2015 - Plant Industry

Overview
Issues
Performance
Background
Financials

Sources Uses

FY 2016 Appropriation

The Plant Industry program performs a wide scope of inspection, regulatory and enforcement activities, including: pesticide product registration; fertilizer product registration and sampling; nursery licensing and inspection; inspection and grading of fresh fruits and vegetables; USDA Restricted Use pesticide record auditing; Utah Noxious Weed Act enforcement; animal feed product registration and sampling; and seed inspection and sampling. District compliance specialists perform inspections and regulatory functions throughout the state. Seasonal personnel are employed as needed. Office personnel are utilized to handle the registrations and licensing for the division.

The pesticide program includes applicator certification, pesticide enforcement, worker protection standards, endangered species protection, and groundwater protection.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $2,538,000 from all sources for Plant Industry. This is a 10.1 percent reduction from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $700,900 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 113.9 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Enforcement Violation Rate for Fertilizer, Animal Feed, Seed, and Pesticide

Staff inspectors sample fertilizer, animal feed, seed, and conducts pesticide enforcement to determine truth in labeling and assure consumer protection. The goal is to reduce the amount of violations and to assure consumer protection.

Statute

The following chapters of UCA 4 govern operation of this program:

Chapter 12, Utah Commercial Feed Act
Chapter 13, Utah Fertilizer Act
Chapter 14, Utah Pesticide Control Act
Chapter 15, Utah Nursery Act
Chapter 16, Utah Seed Act
Chapter 17, Utah Noxious Weed Act

The 2013 Legislature removed the Plant Industry Program from the Administration line item and included it in the Plant Industry line item.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 123

Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the General Administration line item in Item 28, Chapter 5, Laws of Utah 2014, shall not lapse at the close of FY 2015. Expenditures of these funds are limited to: Capital Equipment or Improvements $100,000; Computer Equipment/Software $50,000; Employee Training/Incentives $60,000; Equipment/Supplies $100,000; Vehicles $40,000; Special Projects/Studies $600,000.

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	0	0	0	30,300	48,000	0	48,000	651,900	699,900
General Fund, One-time	0	0	0	(30,200)	200	279,500	279,700	(278,700)	1,000
Federal Funds	0	0	0	900	461,000	(67,900)	393,100	(346,500)	46,600
Dedicated Credits Revenue	0	0	0	24,200	1,724,500	(3,000)	1,721,500	65,900	1,787,400
Pass-through	0	0	0	0	3,100	0	3,100	0	3,100
Beginning Nonlapsing	0	0	0	0	0	377,100	377,100	(377,100)	0
Total	$0	$0	$0	$25,200	$2,236,800	$585,700	$2,822,500	($284,500)	$2,538,000

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	0	0	0	0	1,884,000	208,600	2,092,600	128,000	2,220,600
In-state Travel	0	0	0	0	20,600	0	20,600	0	20,600
Out-of-state Travel	0	0	0	0	21,100	0	21,100	0	21,100
Current Expense	0	0	0	0	200,100	377,100	577,200	(414,100)	163,100
DP Current Expense	0	0	0	0	41,000	0	41,000	1,600	42,600
Capital Outlay	0	0	0	25,200	0	0	0	0	0
Other Charges/Pass Thru	0	0	0	0	70,000	0	70,000	0	70,000
Total	$0	$0	$0	$25,200	$2,236,800	$585,700	$2,822,500	($284,500)	$2,538,000

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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	0	0	0	0	28	0	28	0	28
Vehicles	0	0	0	0	15	0	15	0	15

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.