FY 2016 Appropriation

This line item tracks revenues and expenditures from the National Guard Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund, an expendable special revenue fund. The fund was created as a result of House Bill 59, 2014 G.S., "National Guard Program Amendments." The bill:

  • authorized the establishment of a state Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Program for the Utah National Guard
  • required the adjutant general to set requirements and parameters for the program
  • allowed the use of State Armory Board properties for the program, and
  • created an expendable special revenue fund for money generated by the program

The bill required the adjutant general to set requirements and parameters for the program. The National Guard expects the program to begin functioning on about January 1, 2015.

Funding History
Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $1,538,000 from all sources for National Guard MWR Fund. This is a 119.7 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.

Statute

The Morale, Welfare, and Recreation program is established in UCA 39-9-101 et seq.

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