The Internal Service Fund (ISF) provides specific services to multiple agencies, allowing for maximization of service and minimization of costs. Each agency that uses ISF services pays its "fair share" of costs. This is an exception to the Budgetary Procedures Act, which requires that funds not be moved between line items of appropriations.
DNR used to have three ISF (Warehouse, Motor Pool, and Data Processing), but during the 2007 General Session the Motor Pool and Data Processing ISF were transferred to the Department of Administrative Services and currently DNR operates only the Warehouse ISF. The Warehouse ISF provides purchasing services. It buys specialized items used by the DNR divisions (e.g. Ranger uniforms). The program stores the articles until requisitioned by the divisions.
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $733,300 from all sources for ISF - DNR Internal Service Fund. This is a 3.2 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.
ISF Retained Earnings
Retained Earnings: The ISF operation is not intended to make a profit beyond what is needed for working capital operations. The goal is to maintain approximately $40,000 in retained earnings for working capital operations.
63J-1-410 governs internal service funds. To guard against abuse, the law does not allow an ISF to bill another agency unless the Legislature has:
- Reviewed and approved the ISF agency's budget request
- Reviewed and approved the ISF's rates, fees, and other charge
- Included those rates, fees and charges in an appropriations act
- Approved the number of employees
- Appropriated the estimated revenue based on the rates and fee structure
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.