Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Base Budget

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Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental Quality Base Budget
2026 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Chief Sponsor: Stewart E. Barlow
Senate Sponsor: David P. Hinkins
LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill supplements or reduces appropriations otherwise provided for the support and
operation of state government for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30,
2026 and appropriates funds for the support and operation of state government for the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
provides appropriations for the use and support of certain state agencies;
provides appropriations for other purposes as described;
provides intent language.
Money Appropriated in this Bill:
This bill appropriates
($158,942,600)
in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2026,
including:
($1,500)
from Income Tax Fund; and
($158,941,100)
from various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates
($130,677,100)
in expendable funds and accounts for fiscal year 2026,
all of which is from the various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates
$28,249,000
in business-like activities for fiscal year 2026, including:
$261,300
from General Fund; and
($259,800)
from Income Tax Fund; and
$28,247,500
from various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates
($12,500,000)
in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal year
2026, all of which is from the various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates
$991,971,800
in operating and capital budgets for fiscal year 2027,
including:
$138,697,500
from General Fund; and
$267,800
from Income Tax Fund; and
$853,006,500
from various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates
$41,432,100
in expendable funds and accounts for fiscal year 2027,
including:
$10,000,000
from General Fund; and
$31,432,100
from various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates
$135,359,300
in business-like activities for fiscal year 2027, including:
$1,260,900
from General Fund; and
$134,098,400
from various sources as detailed in this bill.
This bill appropriates
$18,871,300
in restricted fund and account transfers for fiscal year 2027,
including:
$13,055,900
from General Fund; and
$5,815,400
from various sources as detailed in this bill.
Other Special Clauses:
This bill provides a special effective date.
Uncodified Material Affected:
ENACTS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1.
FY 2026 Appropriations.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2025, and ending June 30, 2026. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
fiscal year 2026.
Subsection 1(a).
Operating and Capital Budgets
Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for
the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
ITEM 1
Department of Agriculture and Food - Administration
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(222,000)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(9,900)
Commissioner's Office
(347,200)
Administrative Services
115,300
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $250,000
provided for the Department of Agriculture and Food -
Administration in Item 62, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025
not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use of any
nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $50,000 for
Employee Training and Incentives; up to $50,000 for
Equipment; up to $100,000 for Special Projects; and up
to $50,000 for Sponsorships.
ITEM 2
Department of Agriculture and Food - Animal Industry
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(708,000)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
143,900
Animal Health
(348,500)
Auction Market Veterinarians
(700)
Meat Inspection
(214,900)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $450,000
provided for the Department of Agriculture and Food -
Animal Industry in Item 63, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah
2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use of
any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $25,000 for
Employee Training and Incentives; up to $50,000 for
Equipment and Supplies; up to $350,000 for IT
Upgrades; and up to $25,000 for Special Projects and
Studies.
ITEM 3
Department of Agriculture and Food - Building Operations
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $20,000
provided for the Department of Agriculture and Food -
Building Operations in Item 91, Chapter 169, Laws of
Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use
of any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $20,000 for
Building Operations.
ITEM 4
Department of Agriculture and Food - Invasive Species Mitigation
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(72,200)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(200,000)
Invasive Species Mitigation
(272,200)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $200,000
provided for the Department of Agriculture and Food -
Invasive Species Mitigation in Item 65, Chapter 8, Laws
of Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026.
Use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $200,000
for Invasive Species Mitigation Projects.
ITEM 5
Department of Agriculture and Food - Marketing and Development
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(322,800)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(76,700)
Marketing and Development
(399,500)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $300,000
provided for the Department of Agriculture and Food -
Marketing and Development in Item 66, Chapter 8, Laws
of Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026.
Use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $50,000
for Employee Training and Incentives; up to $200,000
for Grants; and up to $50,000 for Utah's Own
Membership System Upgrades.
ITEM 6
Department of Agriculture and Food - Plant Industry
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(370,400)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(129,700)
Plant Industry Administration
(374,900)
Grain Lab
97,700
Pesticide
(147,600)
Feed, Fertilizer, and Seed
(100,000)
Organics
24,700
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $400,000
provided for the Department of Agriculture and Food -
Plant Industry in Item 67, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025
not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use of any
nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $25,000 for
Employee Training and Incentives; up to $50,000 for
Equipment and Supplies; up to $300,000 for IT
Upgrades; and up to $25,000 for Special Projects or
Studies.
ITEM 7
Department of Agriculture and Food - Predatory Animal Control
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(84,200)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(213,400)
Predatory Animal Control
(297,600)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $250,000
provided for the Department of Agriculture and Food -
Predatory Animal Control in Item 68, Chapter 8, Laws of
Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use
of any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $250,000 for
Equipment.
ITEM 8
Department of Agriculture and Food - Rangeland Improvement
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
6,078,400
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(2,259,600)
Rangeland Improvement Projects
4,632,200
Grazing Improvement Program Administration
(813,400)
ITEM 9
Department of Agriculture and Food - Regulatory Services
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(197,100)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(300,000)
Regulatory Services Administration
295,600
Bedding
Upholstered
(84,000)
Weights
Measures
(515,000)
Food Inspection
(164,500)
Dairy Inspection
(29,200)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $300,000
provided for the Department of Agriculture and Food -
Regulatory Services in Item 70, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah
2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use of
any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $50,000 for
Equipment and Supplies; and up to $250,000 for IT
Upgrades.
ITEM 10
Department of Agriculture and Food - Resource Conservation
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(275,900)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
10,599,700
Conservation Administration
34,000
Conservation Districts
(137,100)
Water Quantity
11,043,300
Water Quality
(1,271,600)
Soil Health
94,000
Salinity
79,100
Easements and Loan Projects
482,100
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to
$118,161,600 provided for the Department of Agriculture
and Food - Resource Conservation in Item 71, Chapter 8,
Laws of Utah 2025, Item 250, Chapter 166, Laws of
Utah 2025, Item 105, Chapter 168, Laws of Utah 2025,
Item 98, Chapter 169, Laws of Utah 2025, Item 326,
Chapter 539, Laws of Utah 2025, and Item 327, Chapter
539, Laws of Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal
year 2026. Use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up
to $2,120,800 for Ag. VIP Projects; up to $115,350,800
for Ag. Water Optimization; up to $80,000 for
Conservation District Grants; up to $75,000 for
Equipment and Supplies; up to $170,000 for Pollinator
Program; up to $290,000 for Soil Health On-Farm
Projects; and up to $75,000 for Training and Incentives.
ITEM 11
Department of Agriculture and Food - Industrial Hemp
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(664,200)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
934,200
Industrial Hemp
270,000
ITEM 12
Department of Agriculture and Food - Analytical Laboratory
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
3,300
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
6,500
Analytical Laboratory
9,800
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $20,000
provided for the Department of Agriculture and Food -
Analytical Laboratory in Item 73, Chapter 8, Laws of
Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use
of any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $10,000 for
Employee Training and Incentives; and up to $10,000 for
Equipment and Supplies.
ITEM 13
Department of Agriculture and Food - Veterinarian Education Loan
Repayment Program
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(60,000)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(40,000)
Veterinarian Education Loan Repayment
Program
(100,000)
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ITEM 14
Department of Environmental Quality - Drinking Water
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(300,000)
Drinking Water Administration
(250,000)
System Assistance
(50,000)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $300,000
provided for the Department of Environmental Quality -
Drinking Water in Item 75, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah
2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use of
any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $250,000 for
Database Improvements and Technology Upgrades; and
up to $50,000 for Water Use Projects.
ITEM 15
Department of Environmental Quality - Environmental Response and
Remediation
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(59,800)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,060,000)
Administration
219,400
CERCLA
(589,800)
Tank Public Assistance
(157,300)
Petroleum Storage Tank Cleanup
(343,100)
Petroleum Storage Tank Compliance
(249,000)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $1,060,000
provided for the Department of Environmental Quality -
Environmental Response and Remediation in Item 76,
Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of
fiscal year 2026. Use of any nonlapsing funds is limited
to: up to $30,000 for Equipment Replacement; up to
$1,000,000 for PST and CERCLA Database
Development; and up to $30,000 for PST Certification
Program.
ITEM 16
Department of Environmental Quality - Executive Director's Office
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(279,800)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,300,000)
Executive Director Office Administration
(1,579,800)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $1,300,000
provided for the Department of Environmental Quality -
Executive Director's Office in Item 77, Chapter 8, Laws
of Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026.
Use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $150,000
for Administrative Law Judge; up to $640,000 for
Capital Improvements and Maintenance; up to $500,000
for Document Management Database; and up to $10,000
for High Level Nuclear Waste Opposition.
ITEM 17
Department of Environmental Quality - Waste Management and Radiation
Control
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(650,000)
Hazardous Waste
(304,700)
Solid Waste
(69,000)
Radiation
(90,800)
Low Level Radioactive Waste
(134,000)
Used Oil
(51,500)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $650,000
provided for the Department of Environmental Quality -
Waste Management and Radiation Control in Item 78,
Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of
fiscal year 2026. Use of any nonlapsing funds is limited
to: up to $100,000 for Capital Improvements and
Maintenance; up to $50,000 for Community Outreach
and Education; up to $350,000 for Database Replacement
and Programming; up to $25,000 for Radiation Detection
Equipment; and up to $125,000 for Software.
ITEM 18
Department of Environmental Quality - Water Quality
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(700)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,614,900)
Water Quality Support
(748,100)
Water Quality Protection
(766,800)
Water Quality Permits
(100,700)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $1,614,900
provided for the Department of Environmental Quality -
Water Quality in Item 79, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025
not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use of any
nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $40,000 for
Construction Site Stormwater Education and Outreach
(19-5-108.3); up to $830,000 for Databases and Permit
Tracking Software; up to $109,200 for Great Salt Lake
Revisions (H.B. 453, 2024 General Session); up to
$155,700 for Independent Scientific Review Studies
(R-317-1-10); up to $50,000 for Monitoring Equipment;
up to $400,000 for Temporary Staff and Studies; and up
to $30,000 for Utah Inland Port Monitoring Activities.
ITEM 19
Department of Environmental Quality - Trip Reduction Program
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(23,200)
Trip Reduction Program
(23,200)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $23,200
provided for the Department of Environmental Quality -
Trip Reduction Program in Item 80, Chapter 8, Laws of
Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use
of any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $23,200 for
Free Fare Days for the UTA Trip Reduction Program.
ITEM 20
Department of Environmental Quality - Air Quality
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(2,712,300)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(4,797,900)
Planning
(6,961,900)
Compliance
(287,000)
Permitting
(261,300)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $4,945,900
provided for the Department of Environmental Quality -
Air Quality in Item 81, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025,
Item 113, Chapter 168, Laws of Utah 2025, Item 336,
Chapter 539, Laws of Utah 2025, Item 337, Chapter 539,
Laws of Utah 2025, and Item 338, Chapter 539, Laws of
Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use
of any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $480,000 for
Air Quality Research; up to $88,600 for Clean Diesel
(Department of Transportation); up to $27,300 for Dust
Monitoring Equipment (Department of Natural
Resources); up to $592,100 for Electric Vehicle Charging
Equipment; up to $88,600 for Environmental Permitting
Modifications (H.B. 85, 2025 General Session); up to
$183,000 for Great Salt Lake Dust Impact Monitoring;
up to $15,000 for Halogen Emissions Amendments (H.B.
420, 2025 General Session); up to $236,500 for Lawn
Equipment Exchange; up to $27,300 for Mobile Air
Quality Observation; up to $550,000 for Monitoring
Equipment; up to $140,000 for NSR Permit Annual Fees;
up to $100,000 for Operating Permit Fees; up to $32,500
for Ozone and PM 2.5 Fee Study; up to $87,200 for
Summit and Wasatch Counties Monitoring Network; up
to $15,000 for Uintah Basin Air Monitoring
Infrastructure and Equipment; and up to $347,300 for
Wasatch Front Ozone Monitoring Infrastructure.
ITEM 21
Department of Environmental Quality - Laboratory Services
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(102,800)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(250,000)
Laboratory Services
(352,800)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $250,000
provided for the Department of Environmental Quality -
Laboratory Services in Item 82, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah
2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use of
any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $250,000 for
Testing and Equipment.
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
ITEM 22
Office of the Governor - Colorado River Authority of Utah
From Expendable Receipts, One-time
(161,900)
From Revenue Transfers, One-time
(18,000)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(3,143,400)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
5,279,400
Colorado River Authority of Utah
1,956,100
ITEM 23
Office of the Governor - Utah Water Agent
From General Fund, One-time
(1,000,000)
From Revenue Transfers, One-time
(3,000,000)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
3,000,000
Utah Water Agent
(1,000,000)
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
ITEM 24
Department of Natural Resources - Administration
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(1,474,600)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(785,000)
Executive Director
(2,259,600)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $785,000
provided for the Department of Natural Resources -
Administration in Item 85, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025
not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use of any
nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $125,000 for
Contingencies; up to $475,000 for Public Lands Funding
Amendments (H.B. 3002, 2024 SS3); up to $75,000 for
Software and Hardware; up to $25,000 for Supplies; and
up to $85,000 for Water Infrastructure Funding Study
(S.B. 34, 2023 General Session).
ITEM 25
Department of Natural Resources - DNR Pass Through
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(1,391,000)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(4,616,400)
DNR Pass Through
(6,007,400)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $4,616,400
provided for the Department of Natural Resources - DNR
Pass-through in Item 89, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025
not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use of any
nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $250,000 for State
Management of Wolves; and up to $4,366,400 for Utah
Lake Projects.
ITEM 26
Department of Natural Resources - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands
From Revenue Transfers, One-time
(24,652,900)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
11,607,700
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(34,000,000)
Fire Suppression Emergencies
(26,289,800)
Lands Management
(1,534,900)
Lone Peak Center
2,594,200
Program Delivery
8,700
Project Management
(21,823,400)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $34,000,000
provided for the Department of Natural Resources -
Forestry, Fire, and State Lands in Item 90, Chapter 8,
Laws of Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal year
2026. Use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to
$35,000 for Additional Vehicle; up to $500,000 for Asset
Database; up to $671,700 for Bear Lake Access Points,
Management Plan and Needs Assessment; up to $50,000
for Bear River Access Points; up to $1,830,000 for
Catfire Projects; up to $1,250,000 for Comprehensive
Restoration Projects; up to $1,641,500 for Digital
Lakebed Topography; up to $210,500 for Great Salt Lake
Berm Adjustments; up to $911,100 for Great Salt Lake
Research and Restoration; up to $48,900 for Green and
Colorado River Management Plans; up to $1,865,500 for
Jordan River Parkway Recreation and Restoration; up to
$678,200 for Utah Lake Study (S.B. 270, 2024 General
Session); up to $17,800 for Little Willow Water Line; up
to $33,900 for Motorized Use Plan; up to $449,000 for
Navigational Hazards Removal; up to $1,857,700 for
Phragmite Removal; up to $16,300 for Richfield Fire
Cache; up to $6,209,600 for Shared Stewardship; up to
$766,400 for Strategic and Targeted Fire Mitigation; up
to $4,783,300 for Streambank Stabilization; up to
$5,173,600 for Utah Lake Improvements and
Management Plan; and up to $5,000,000 for Wetlands
Restoration.
ITEM 27
Department of Natural Resources - Oil, Gas, and Mining
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(3,524,200)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,043,900)
Board
(250,000)
Coal Program
(400,000)
Minerals Reclamation
(500,000)
OGM Misc. Nonlapsing
(3,418,100)
ITEM 28
Department of Natural Resources - Species Protection
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,000,000)
Species Protection
(1,000,000)
Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code,
the Legislature intends that up to $1,000,000 of the
appropriations provided for the Species Protection
program in Item 92, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025, shall
not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2026. Expenditures
are limited to implementation of Species Protection
Program projects.
ITEM 29
Department of Natural Resources - Utah Geological Survey
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(3,650,000)
Administration
(833,900)
Energy and Minerals
(2,389,900)
Geologic Hazards
(239,300)
Geologic Information and Outreach
450,600
Geologic Mapping
(172,300)
Groundwater
(222,800)
Technical Services
(242,400)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $3,650,000
provided for the Department of Natural Resources - Utah
Geological Survey in Item 93, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah
2025 and Item 119, Chapter 168, Laws of Utah 2025 not
lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use of any
nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $250,000 for
Bonneville Salt Flats Restoration; up to $225,000 for
Critical Mineral Studies; up to $375,000 for Equipment;
up to $1,650,000 for Geothermal Resource Mapping; up
to $300,000 for Grant Projects Match; up to $250,000 for
Software; up to $350,000 for Supplies; and up to
$250,000 for Training and Incentives.
ITEM 30
Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(6,487,300)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(63,145,000)
Administration
(380,000)
Cloud Seeding
(9,504,400)
Construction
(22,047,200)
Interstate Streams
(51,900)
Planning
(37,526,500)
Funding Projects and Research
(122,300)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $63,145,000
provided for the Department of Natural Resources -
Water Resources in Item 94, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah
2025 and Item 120, Chapter 168, Laws of Utah 2025 not
lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use of any
nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $120,000 for
Agricultural Water Optimization; up to $11,000,000 for
Aqueduct Resilience; up to $6,500,000 for Cloud
Seeding; up to $9,000,000 for Cove East Fork Virgin
Reservoir; up to $2,000,000 for Deer Creek Reservoir
Intake Structure; up to $2,200,000 for Great Salt Lake
Amendments; up to $500,000 for Growing Water Smart;
up to $2,300,000 for Hyrum Dam; up to $10,850,000 for
Landscape Incentives; up to $300,000 for Operating
Budget Contingencies; up to $2,500,000 for Panguitch
Lake Dam; up to $4,000,000 for Secondary Water
Metering; up to $1,250,000 for Transparent Water
Billing; up to $1,500,000 for Utah Water Ways; up to
$400,000 for Water Amendments (S.B. 76, 2023 General
Session); up to $50,000 for Water As Part of a General
Plan; up to $300,000 for Water Conservation Funding;
up to $8,000,000 for Water Infrastructure Projects; and
up to $375,000 for Western Beaver Cedar Valleys.
ITEM 31
Department of Natural Resources - Water Rights
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(418,700)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(8,738,300)
Adjudication
(2,666,700)
Administration
(156,300)
Applications and Records
(653,400)
Dam Safety
700
Field Services
(1,578,900)
Technical Services
(1,997,700)
Data Services
(2,104,700)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $8,738,300
provided for the Department of Natural Resources -
Water Rights in Item 95, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025
not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use of any
nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $15,000 for
Advertising; up to $300,000 for Computer
Equipment/Software/Programming; up to $5,000 for
Employee Training/Incentives; up to $275,000 for Great
Salt Lake Integrated Plan; up to $1,000,000 for Great
Salt Lake Watershed Measurement Infrastructure; up to
$394,000 for Groundwater Assessment of Cache Valley;
up to $10,000 for Office Supplies; up to $12,500 for
Postage; up to $50,000 for Professional Services
Contracts; up to $7,500 for Travel; up to $2,623,000 for
Water Rights Data Management Improvements; and up
to $4,046,300 for Water Rights Measurement and Data
Enhancements.
ITEM 32
Department of Natural Resources - Watershed Restoration Initiative
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(3,997,100)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(5,000,000)
Watershed Restoration Initiative
(8,997,100)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $5,000,000
provided for the Department of Natural Resources -
Watershed Restoration Initiative in Item 96, Chapter 8,
Laws of Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal year
2026. Use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to
$5,000,000 for Projects Obligated by Contract in FY
2026.
ITEM 33
Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Resources
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(719,200)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(5,200,000)
Aquatic Section
(4,000,000)
Habitat Section
580,800
Wildlife Section
(2,500,000)
The Legislature intends that up to $1,350,000 of
the General Fund appropriation for the Division of
Wildlife Resources line item be used for efforts to
contain aquatic invasive species at Lake Powell and
prevent them from spreading to other waters in Utah.
Upon request, the division shall provide detailed
documentation as to how its appropriation from the
General Fund was spent.
The Legislature intends that the Division of
Wildlife Resources spends up to $400,000 on livestock
damage.
The Legislature intends that the Division of
Wildlife Resources make the mutually agreed upon
$1,000,000 payment to the School and Institutional Trust
Lands Administration to preserve access to public land
for hunters and wildlife dependent recreation.
Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah
Code, the Legislature intends that up to $300,000 of the
appropriations provided for the Wildlife Resources
Predator Control Program in Item 97, Chapter 8, Laws of
Utah 2025, shall not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year
2026; expenditures are limited to implementation of the
Predator Control Program Plan.
Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah
Code, the Legislature intends that up to $700,000 of
Wildlife Resources in Item 97, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah
2025, be used for big game depredation expenses,
comprised of up to $350,000 from the Wildlife
Resources Restricted Account and up to $350,000 from
the General Fund and that these funds shall not lapse at
the close of Fiscal Year 2026.
Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah
Code, the Legislature intends that up to $4,000,000 of the
General Fund appropriation for the Division of Wildlife
Resources in Item 97, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025, be
used for AIS Quagga Treatment tank expenses and that
these funds shall not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year
2026.
Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah
Code, the Legislature intends that up to $200,000 of the
General Fund appropriation for the Division of Wildlife
Resources in Item 97, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025, be
used for Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake Waterbird
expenses and that these funds shall not lapse at the close
of Fiscal Year 2026.
ITEM 34
Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Resources Capital Budget
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(599,400)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(599,400)
Fisheries
(1,198,800)
Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code,
the Legislature intends that up to $599,400 of the
appropriations provided for the Wildlife Resources
Capital in Item 98, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025, shall
not lapse at the close of Fiscal Year 2026. Expenditures
of these funds are limited to Operations and Maintenance
of the Hatchery Systems in the state.
ITEM 35
Department of Natural Resources - Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office
From Dedicated Credits Revenue, One-time
(4,200)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(1,321,400)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(3,920,000)
Administration
(5,345,600)
Litigation
200,000
Planning
(100,000)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $3,920,000
provided for the Department of Natural Resources -
Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office in Item 133,
Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025 and Item 124, Chapter
168, Laws of Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal
year 2026. Use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up
to $300,000 for Budget Reserves; up to $225,000 for
Duchesne/Myton Defense; up to $350,000 for Grand
Staircase Rangeland Study; up to $286,000 for Legal
Services; up to $300,000 for Litigation including R.S.
2477; up to $69,000 for Monroe Mountain Data
Gathering; up to $240,000 for Protection of Utah's
Natural Resources and Public Lands; up to $225,000 for
Provo Canyon Management Plan; up to $625,000 for
Public Lands Funding Amendments (H.B. 3002, 2024
SS3); up to $500,000 for Public Lands Legal Counsel; up
to $250,000 for Resource Management Plan Updates; up
to $10,000 for Road Access; up to $450,000 for
Statewide R.S. 2477 Legal Services; and up to $90,000
for Wild Horse and Burro Management.
ITEM 36
Department of Natural Resources - State Parks
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
923,500
Executive Management
(1,000)
Support Services
1,080,800
Recreational Parks
(1,005,800)
Golf Courses
848,500
Heritage Parks
1,000
ITEM 37
Department of Natural Resources - State Parks - Capital
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
64,274,000
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(61,049,700)
Donated Capital Projects
(296,000)
Major Renovation
(660,400)
Region Renovation
(296,000)
Renovation and Development
5,710,400
Land Acquisition
(1,233,700)
ITEM 38
Department of Natural Resources - Division of Outdoor Recreation
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(350,000)
Director's Office
(200,000)
Boating
(660,700)
Law Enforcement
2,079,300
Off-Highway Vehicles
(1,000,000)
Administrative Services
(350,000)
Shop
(218,600)
Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code,
the Legislature intends that up to $350,000 of the
appropriations provided for the Division of Outdoor
Recreation in Item 136, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025,
shall not lapse at the close of FY 2026. Expenditures of
these funds are limited to Bear Lake improvements.
ITEM 39
Department of Natural Resources - Outdoor Recreation - Capital
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
59,797,900
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(57,537,800)
Boat Access Grants
816,200
Land and Water Conservation
52,300
Infrastructure
(1,800)
Off-highway Vehicle Grants
20,600
Trails Program
132,800
Capital
1,240,000
ITEM 40
Department of Natural Resources - Office of Energy Development
From Income Tax Fund, One-time
(1,500)
From Dedicated Credits Revenue, One-time
(51,100)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(823,000)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(17,515,000)
Office of Energy Development
(18,390,600)
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $17,515,000
provided for the Department of Natural Resources -
Office of Energy Development in Item 99, Chapter 8,
Laws of Utah 2025, Item 129, Chapter 168, Laws of
Utah 2025, Item 348, Chapter 539, Laws of Utah 2025,
and Item 349, Chapter 539, Laws of Utah 2025 not lapse
at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use of any nonlapsing
funds is limited to: up to $165,000 for Administration
Special Projects; up to $2,000,000 for Advanced Energy
Research Center; up to $250,000 for Decommissioned
Asset Disposition Amendments (H.B. 70, 2025 General
Session); up to $1,780,000 for EV Charging
Infrastructure in Rural Utah; up to $4,320,000 for IIJA
Grid Resilience Formula Match; and up to $9,000,000 for
Operation Gigawatt - Nuclear.
ITEM 41
Department of Natural Resources - Office of the Great Salt Lake
Commissioner
From Long-term Capital Projects Fund, One-time
40,000,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(393,200)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(16,416,600)
GSL Commissioner Administration
(16,809,800)
Water Rights Acquisition
40,000,000
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $16,416,600
provided for the Department of Natural Resources -
Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner in Item 100,
Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025 and Item 130, Chapter
168, Laws of Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal
year 2026. Use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up
to $10,000,000 for Great Salt Lake Investments; up to
$350,000 for Great Salt Lake Strategic Plan
Implementation; up to $1,000,000 for Long Term Water
Leasing; up to $170,600 for Split Season Leasing
Project; and up to $4,896,000 for Water Savings Program
Seed Money.
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $40,000,000
appropriated in this item from the Long-term Capital
Projects Fund to the Department of Natural Resources -
Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner not lapse at
the close of fiscal year 2026. Use of the nonlapsing funds
is limited to $40,000,000 for water rights acquisition.
The Legislature further intends that any private
contributions received for an acquisition financed with
this appropriation be repaid to the Long-term Capital
Projects Fund.
ITEM 42
Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Land and Water Acquisition
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(984,400)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,000,000)
Wildlife Land and Water Acquisition
(1,984,400)
ITEM 43
Department of Natural Resources - Utah Water Agent
From General Fund, One-time
1,000,000
From Revenue Transfers, One-time
3,000,000
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(2,000,000)
Utah Water Agent
2,000,000
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $2,000,000
provided for the Department of Natural Resources - Utah
Water Agent in Item 85, Chapter 8, Laws of Utah 2025
not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026. Use of any
nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to $2,000,000 to
explore and negotiate possible water importation projects
as outlined in 73-10g-603.
SCHOOL AND INSTITUTIONAL TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION
ITEM 44
School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration - School and Institutional
Trust Lands Administration Operations
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
(200,000)
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(4,300,000)
Accounting
170,700
Administration
1,174,200
Auditing
(148,100)
Development - Operating
293,600
Director
(790,700)
External Relations
5,700
Information Technology Group
(4,306,500)
Legal/Contracts
14,100
Surface
(427,500)
Archaeology
(10,000)
Energy and Minerals
(493,700)
GIS
18,200
Under terms of Section 63J-1-603 Utah Code
Annotated, the Legislature intends that up to $4,300,000
provided for the School and Institutional Trust Lands
Administration - School and Institutional Trust Lands
Administration Operations in Item 102, Chapter 8, Laws
of Utah 2025 not lapse at the close of fiscal year 2026.
Use of any nonlapsing funds is limited to: up to
$4,300,000 for Land Management Business System
Upgrade.
Subsection 1(b).
Expendable Funds and Accounts
The Legislature has reviewed the following expendable funds. The Legislature
authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer amounts between funds and accounts as
indicated. Outlays and expenditures from the funds or accounts to which the money is
transferred may be made without further legislative action, in accordance with statutory
provisions relating to the funds or accounts.
NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
ITEM 45
Department of Agriculture and Food - Salinity Offset Fund
From Beginning Fund Balance
240,500
From Closing Fund Balance
(306,700)
Salinity Offset Fund
(66,200)
ITEM 46
Department of Agriculture and Food - Dept. Agriculture and Food Laboratory
Equip. Fund
From Beginning Fund Balance
124,200
From Closing Fund Balance
(122,400)
Dept. Agriculture and Food Laboratory Equip.
Fund
1,800
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ITEM 47
Department of Environmental Quality - Hazardous Substance Mitigation Fund
From Dedicated Credits Revenue, One-time
(6,200)
From Beginning Fund Balance
(1,425,700)
From Closing Fund Balance
1,461,900
Hazardous Substance Mitigation Fund
30,000
ITEM 48
Department of Environmental Quality - Waste Tire Recycling Fund
From Beginning Fund Balance
(574,700)
From Closing Fund Balance
1,354,700
Waste Tire Recycling Fund
780,000
ITEM 49
Department of Environmental Quality - Environmental Mitigation

Response Fund
From Beginning Fund Balance
(11,399,000)
From Closing Fund Balance
18,475,900
Environmental Mitigation
Response Fund
7,076,900
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
ITEM 50
Department of Natural Resources - Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Account
From Beginning Fund Balance
185,500
From Closing Fund Balance
(1,249,900)
Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Account
(1,064,400)
ITEM 51
Department of Natural Resources - UGS Sample Library Fund
From Beginning Fund Balance
(19,000)
From Closing Fund Balance
19,000
ITEM 52
Department of Natural Resources - Wildland Fire Suppression Fund
From General Fund, One-time
(10,000,000)
From Interest Income, One-time
(50,000)
From General Fund Restricted - Mineral Bonus, One-time
(1,069,300)
From Revenue Transfers, One-time
(133,824,100)
From Beginning Fund Balance
5,141,500
Wildland Fire Suppression Fund
(139,801,900)
The Legislature intends that the Division of
Finance, in accordance with provisions of H.B.307 (2025
General Session), transfer any balances in the Wildland
Fire Suppression Fund to the Utah Wildfire Fund in FY
2026.
ITEM 53
Department of Natural Resources - Wildland Fire Preparedness Grants Fund
From Revenue Transfers, One-time
(295,500)
From Wildland Fire Suppression Fund, One-time
(99,300)
From Beginning Fund Balance
184,700
Wildland Fire Preparedness Grants Fund
(210,100)
The Legislature intends that the Division of
Finance, in accordance with provisions of H.B.307 (2025
General Session), transfer any balances in the Wildland
Fire Preparedness Grants Fund to the Utah Wildfire
Fund in FY 2026.
ITEM 54
Department of Natural Resources - Wild Game Meat Donation Fund
From Beginning Fund Balance
18,200
From Closing Fund Balance
11,100
Wild Game Meat Donation Fund
29,300
ITEM 55
Department of Natural Resources - Wildland-urban Interface Prevention,
Preparedness and Mitigation Fund
From Revenue Transfers, One-time
(8,871,900)
From Beginning Fund Balance
7,381,100
Wildland-urban Interface Prevention,
Preparedness and Mitigation Fund
(1,490,800)
The Legislature intends that the Division of
Finance, in accordance with provisions of H.B.307 (2025
General Session), transfer any balances in the
Wildland-urban Interface Prevention, Preparedness, and
Mitigation Fund to the Utah Wildfire Fund in FY 2026.
ITEM 56
Department of Natural Resources - Utah Wildfire Fund
From General Fund, One-time
10,000,000
From Wildland-Urban Interface Prevention,
Preparedness, and Mitigation Fund, One-time
5,322,100
From General Fund Restricted - Mineral Bonus, One-time
1,069,300
From Wildland Fire Preparedness Grants Fund, One-time
155,300
From Wildland Fire Suppression Fund, One-time
(12,508,400)
Utah Wildfire Fund
4,038,300
Subsection 1(c).
Business-like Activities
The Legislature has reviewed the following proprietary funds. Under the terms and
conditions of Utah Code 63J-1-410, for any included Internal Service Fund, the Legislature
approves budgets, full-time permanent positions, and capital acquisition amounts as indicated,
and appropriates to the funds, as indicated, estimated revenue from rates, fees, and other
charges. The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer amounts between
funds and accounts as indicated.
NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
ITEM 57
Department of Agriculture and Food - Qualified Production Enterprise Fund
From Beginning Fund Balance
171,300
From Closing Fund Balance
(599,900)
Qualified Production Enterprise Fund
(428,600)
ITEM 58
Department of Agriculture and Food - Agriculture Resource Development
Fund
From Beginning Fund Balance
7,696,100
From Closing Fund Balance
(5,225,000)
Agriculture Resource Development Fund
2,471,100
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ITEM 59
Department of Environmental Quality - Water Development Security Fund -
Drinking Water
From Dedicated Credits Revenue, One-time
(1,955,700)
From Beginning Fund Balance
333,205,800
From Closing Fund Balance
(331,250,100)
ITEM 60
Department of Environmental Quality - Water Development Security Fund -
Water Quality
From Dedicated Credits Revenue, One-time
(3,728,800)
From Beginning Fund Balance
447,765,300
From Closing Fund Balance
(444,036,500)
ITEM 61
Department of Environmental Quality - Petroleum Storage Tank Cleanup
Fund
From Beginning Fund Balance
2,937,500
From Closing Fund Balance
(6,433,900)
Petroleum Storage Tank Cleanup Fund
(3,496,400)
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
ITEM 62
Department of Natural Resources - Water Infrastructure Fund
From Beginning Fund Balance
29,439,200
Water Infrastructure Fund
29,439,200
ITEM 63
Department of Natural Resources - Utah Energy Research Fund
From General Fund, One-time
261,300
From Income Tax Fund, One-time
(259,800)
From Beginning Fund Balance
1,761,500
From Closing Fund Balance
(1,499,300)
Utah Energy Research Fund
263,700
Subsection 1(d).
Restricted Fund and Account Transfers
The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following
amounts between the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from
the funds to which the money is transferred must be authorized by an appropriation.
NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ITEM 64
General Fund Restricted - Great Salt Lake Account
From Beginning Fund Balance
(12,500,000)
Great Salt Lake Account
(12,500,000)
Section 2.
FY 2027 Appropriations.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2026, and ending June 30, 2027. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
fiscal year 2027.
Subsection 2(a).
Operating and Capital Budgets
Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for
the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
ITEM 65
Department of Agriculture and Food - Administration
From General Fund
3,876,200
From Federal Funds
434,500
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
58,600
From Revenue Transfers
47,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
250,000
Commissioner's Office
2,297,800
Administrative Services
2,368,500
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Agriculture
and Food report on the following Administration line
item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Fee
Reporting Accuracy (Target = 90%) and 2. Percent
Completion of a Continuous Improvement Project
(Target = 100%).
ITEM 66
Department of Agriculture and Food - Animal Industry
From General Fund
4,948,900
From Income Tax Fund
267,800
From Federal Funds
1,751,500
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
149,000
From General Fund Restricted - Horse Racing
87,000
From General Fund Restricted - Livestock Brand
1,720,900
From Revenue Transfers
4,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
450,000
Animal Health
3,502,100
Brand Inspection
2,344,500
Meat Inspection
3,152,100
Horse Racing Commission
380,400
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Agriculture
and Food report on the following Animal Industry line
item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Change of
Livestock Ownership Training Hours (Target = 40); 2.
Number of Animal Health Outreach Events (Target =
30); 3. Percent Completion of Meat Inspector Sanitation
Tasks (Target = 70%); and 4. Percent of Animal Traces
Completed in Under 1 Hour (Target = 100%).
ITEM 67
Department of Agriculture and Food - Building Operations
From General Fund
684,000
Building Operations
684,000
ITEM 68
Department of Agriculture and Food - Invasive Species Mitigation
From General Fund
2,012,700
From Federal Funds
323,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
200,000
Invasive Species Mitigation
2,535,700
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Agriculture
and Food report on the following Invasive Species
Mitigation line item performance measures for FY 2027:
1. Number of EDRR Points Treated (Target = 85%); 2.
Population Invasiveness (Target = 30%); and 3.
Treatment Monitoring Results (Target = 100%).
ITEM 69
Department of Agriculture and Food - Marketing and Development
From General Fund
838,300
From Federal Funds
1,774,800
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
49,400
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
76,700
Marketing and Development
2,739,200
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Agriculture
and Food report on the following Marketing and
Development line item performance measures for FY
2027: 1. Increase in Social Media Followers (Target =
5%); 2. Utah's Own Membership Retention (Target =
80%); 3. Utah's Own Website Membership Profile Views
(Target = 600,000); and 4. Website Bounce Rate (Target
= 70%).
ITEM 70
Department of Agriculture and Food - Plant Industry
From General Fund
211,400
From Federal Funds
1,140,600
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
4,882,700
From Revenue Transfers
21,100
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
400,000
Plant Industry Administration
605,000
Grain Lab
448,700
Insect, Phyto, and Nursery
1,338,800
Pesticide
1,595,500
Feed, Fertilizer, and Seed
1,569,900
Organics
1,097,900
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Agriculture
and Food report on the following Plant Industry line item
performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Fertilizer
Compliance Violation Rate (Target = 5%); 2. Pesticide
Compound Enforcement Action Rate (Target = 30%);
and 3. Seed Compliance Violation Rate (Target = 10%).
ITEM 71
Department of Agriculture and Food - Predatory Animal Control
From General Fund
1,855,000
From Revenue Transfers
730,200
From Gen. Fund Rest. - Agriculture and Wildlife
Damage Prevention
792,300
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
250,000
Predatory Animal Control
3,627,500
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Agriculture
and Food report on the following Predatory Animal
Control line item performance measures for FY 2027: 1.
Confirmed Predation Rate for Lambs (Target = 8%); 2.
Number of Documented Kills of Livestock by Mountain
Lions and Bears (Target = 575); 3. Percent of Reported
Predator Incidents With Response (Target = 80%); and
4. Rate of Cougar-caused Mortality of Deer (Target =
8%).
ITEM 72
Department of Agriculture and Food - Rangeland Improvement
From General Fund
1,429,400
From Gen. Fund Rest. - Rangeland Improvement Account
5,350,400
From Revenue Transfers
23,900
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
2,259,600
Rangeland Improvement Projects
7,141,600
Grazing Improvement Program Administration
1,921,700
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Agriculture
and Food report on the following Rangeland
Improvement line item performance measures for FY
2027: 1. Cost per Animal Unit Month (Target = $15); 2.
Number of Animal Unit Months Included in GIP Projects
(Target = 350,000); 3. Projects to Manage Grazing
Intensity (Target = 100); and 4. Water System
Improvements (Target = 200).
ITEM 73
Department of Agriculture and Food - Regulatory Services
From General Fund
1,111,600
From Federal Funds
743,300
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
5,297,100
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
300,000
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(50,000)
Regulatory Services Administration
524,100
Bedding
Upholstered
737,700
Weights
Measures
2,598,700
Food Inspection
3,087,500
Dairy Inspection
454,000
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Agriculture
and Food report on the following Regulatory Services
line item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Number
of Bedding and Upholstered Retail Inspections (Target =
475); 2. Percent of Critical Violations on Dairy
Inspections (Target = 25%); 3. Prevalence of Risk
Factors Attributed to Foodborne Illnesses (Target =
20%); and 4. Retail Fuel Inspections Compliance Rate
(Target = 85%).
ITEM 74
Department of Agriculture and Food - Resource Conservation
From General Fund
3,569,000
From Federal Funds
849,400
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
35,900
From General Fund Restricted - LeRay McAllister
Working Farm and Ranch Fund
1,000,000
From Designated Sales Tax
525,000
From Revenue Transfers
487,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
118,161,600
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(89,639,300)
Conservation Administration
1,106,600
Conservation Districts
2,454,500
Water Quantity
27,693,500
Water Quality
690,500
Soil Health
1,374,200
Salinity
199,400
Easements and Loan Projects
1,469,900
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Agriculture
and Food report on the following Resource Conservation
line item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Change
in Irrigation Efficiency From Water Optimization
Projects (Target = 25%); 2. Number of Acres Protected
in Conservation Easements (Target = 5,000); 3. Number
of Conservation Commission Projects Completed (Target
= 225); and 4. Number of People Attending Soil Health
Workshops (Target = 650).
ITEM 75
Department of Agriculture and Food - Industrial Hemp
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
925,100
From General Fund Restricted - Cannabinoid Proceeds
Restricted Account
1,386,700
Industrial Hemp
2,311,800
The Legislature intends that the Specialized
Products Division maintain a fleet of one vehicle for
every inspector in the industrial hemp program.
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Agriculture
and Food report on the following Industrial Hemp line
item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Percent of
Registered Industrial Hemp Processors Inspected (Target
= 80%); 2. Percent of Registered Products Inspected for
Potency (Target = 6%); and 3. Percent of Unregistered
Products During Inspections (Target = 50%).
ITEM 76
Department of Agriculture and Food - Analytical Laboratory
From General Fund
983,800
From Federal Funds
19,200
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
49,600
From Revenue Transfers
48,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
20,000
Analytical Laboratory
1,120,600
The Legislature intends that the Medical
Cannabis Program's testing laboratory maintain a fleet of
no more than three vehicles for sample collection.
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Agriculture
and Food report on the following Analytical Laboratory
line item performance measures for FY 2027: 1.
Laboratory Certification (Target = 100%); 2. Laboratory
Equipment Replacement (Target = 0%); 3. Laboratory
Test Results Completed Within 10 Days (Target =
100%); 4. Medical Cannabis Sample Collection Within 7
Days of Request (Target = 100%); 5. Total Number of
Samples Collected (excluding Medical Cannabis) (Target
= 6,000); and 6. Total Number of Tests Conducted
(excluding Medical Cannabis) (Target = 12,200).
ITEM 77
Department of Agriculture and Food - Veterinarian Education Loan
Repayment Program
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
1,940,000
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(1,640,000)
Veterinarian Education Loan Repayment
Program
300,000
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ITEM 78
Department of Environmental Quality - Drinking Water
From General Fund
3,007,600
From Federal Funds
3,728,900
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
535,200
From Revenue Transfers
(603,600)
From Water Dev. Security Fund - Drinking Water Loan
Prog.
1,494,200
From Water Dev. Security Fund - Drinking Water Orig.
Fee
345,100
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
300,000
Drinking Water Administration
1,486,100
Safe Drinking Water Act
2,914,700
System Assistance
3,204,600
State Revolving Fund
1,202,000
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Environmental
Quality report on the following Drinking Water line item
performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Percent of Public
Water Systems With an Approved Rating (Target =
95%); 2. Percent of Significant Drinking Water
Deficiencies Resolved (Target = 85%); and 3. Percent of
the Population Served by Approved Water System
(Target = 95%).
ITEM 79
Department of Environmental Quality - Environmental Response and
Remediation
From General Fund
2,463,700
From Federal Funds
5,381,200
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
1,143,400
From General Fund Restricted - Petroleum Storage Tank
78,300
From Petroleum Storage Tank Cleanup Fund
517,700
From Petroleum Storage Tank Fund
2,483,700
From Revenue Transfers
(568,200)
From General Fund Restricted - Voluntary Cleanup
878,800
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
1,060,000
Administration
1,538,100
Voluntary Cleanup
848,500
CERCLA
5,413,200
Tank Public Assistance
578,300
Petroleum Storage Tank Cleanup
2,856,600
Petroleum Storage Tank Compliance
2,203,900
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Environmental
Quality report on the following Environmental Response
and Remediation line item performance measures for FY
2027: 1. Closed Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank Sites
(Target = 70); 2. Number of Issued Brownfields Tools
(Target = 14); and 3. Underground Storage Tank (UST)
Compliance Rate (Target = 95%).
ITEM 80
Department of Environmental Quality - Executive Director's Office
From General Fund
2,547,700
From Federal Funds
372,000
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
1,000
From General Fund Restricted - Environmental Quality
811,000
From Revenue Transfers
3,457,100
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
1,300,000
Executive Director Office Administration
8,278,000
Radon
210,800
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Environmental
Quality report on the following Executive Director's
Office line item performance measures for FY 2027: 1.
Continuous Improvement Projects (Target = 100%); 2.
Customers Able to Complete Their Intended Task on
Deq.Utah.Gov (Target = 50%); and 3. Timeliness of
Resolving Audit Findings (Target = 100%).
ITEM 81
Department of Environmental Quality - Waste Management and Radiation
Control
From Federal Funds
1,748,600
From Expendable Receipts
202,700
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
2,631,800
From General Fund Restricted - Environmental Quality
10,076,600
From Revenue Transfers
(249,900)
From Gen. Fund Rest. - Used Oil Collection
Administration
1,012,200
From Waste Tire Recycling Fund
206,700
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
650,000
Hazardous Waste
6,384,200
Solid Waste
2,116,900
Radiation
2,369,000
Low Level Radioactive Waste
3,222,200
WIPP
188,500
Used Oil
1,120,600
Waste Tire
206,900
X-Ray
670,400
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Environmental
Quality report on the following Waste Management and
Radiation Control line item performance measures for
FY 2027: 1. Compliance Rate of Medical X-Ray
Facilities (Target = 95%); 2. Number of Small
Businesses Receiving Compliance Assistance (Target =
100); and 3. Percent of Permits and Licenses
Issued/Modified Within Set Timeframes (Target = 90%).
ITEM 82
Department of Environmental Quality - Water Quality
From General Fund
5,472,400
From Federal Funds
3,950,200
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
3,237,800
From General Fund Restricted - GFR - Division of Water
Quality Oil, Gas, and Mining
122,800
From Revenue Transfers
(394,800)
From Gen. Fund Rest. - Underground Wastewater System
92,300
From Water Dev. Security Fund - Utah Wastewater Loan
Prog.
2,099,800
From Water Dev. Security Fund - Water Quality Orig.
Fee
136,900
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
1,614,900
Water Quality Support
4,284,200
Water Quality Protection
6,907,300
Water Quality Permits
5,047,400
Onsite Wastewater
93,400
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Environmental
Quality report on the following Water Quality line item
performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Municipal
Wastewater Effluent Quality (mg/L Oxygen Potential)
(Target = 331); 2. Number of Backlogged Individual
Permits (Target = 10); 3. Percent of Permit Holders in
Compliance (Target = 90%); and 4. Percent of Permits
Renewed on Time (Target = 95%).
ITEM 83
Department of Environmental Quality - Trip Reduction Program
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
23,200
Trip Reduction Program
23,200
ITEM 84
Department of Environmental Quality - Air Quality
From General Fund
9,871,000
From Federal Funds
7,636,600
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
8,624,400
From General Fund Restricted - GFR - Division of Air
Quality Oil, Gas, and Mining
866,900
From Clean Fuel Conversion Fund
272,300
From Revenue Transfers
(1,321,000)
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
4,945,900
Air Quality Administration
2,223,600
Planning
18,498,700
Compliance
6,101,500
Permitting
4,072,300
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Environmental
Quality report on the following Air Quality line item
performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Facility
Compliance With Air Quality Standards (Target =
100%); 2. Per Capita Rate of Statewide Air Emissions
(Target = 0.37); 3. Percent of Approval Orders Issued
Within 180 Days (Target = 92%); and 4. Percent of Data
Available From Air Monitoring Samplers (Target =
100%).
ITEM 85
Department of Environmental Quality - Laboratory Services
From General Fund
900,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
250,000
Laboratory Services
1,150,000
ITEM 86
Department of Environmental Quality - Local Health Departments
From General Fund
1,118,400
Local Health Departments
1,118,400
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
ITEM 87
Department of Natural Resources - Building Operations
From General Fund
1,481,300
Building Operations
1,481,300
ITEM 88
Department of Natural Resources - Contributed Research
From Expendable Receipts
2,220,600
Contributed Research
2,220,600
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Contributed Research
line item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Hunter
Satisfaction Survey Results (Target = 3.3); 2. Percentage
of Limited Entry Elk Units Meeting Age Objective for
Harvested Bulls (Target = 80%); and 3. Percentage of
Mule Deer Units Meeting Buck to Doe Ratio (Target =
80%).
ITEM 89
Department of Natural Resources - Cooperative Agreements
From Federal Funds
27,234,500
From Expendable Receipts
8,286,900
From Revenue Transfers
5,827,300
Federal Agreements
27,234,500
State Agreements
5,827,300
Other Agreements
8,286,900
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Cooperative
Agreements line item performance measures for FY
2027: 1. Boat Decontaminations (Target = 10,000); 2.
Habitat Acres Restored Annually (Target = 180,000); 3.
New Wildlife Species Listed Under the Endangered
Species Act (Target = 0); and 4. Public Contacts on
Aquatic Invasive Species (Target = 400,000).
ITEM 90
Department of Natural Resources - DNR Pass Through
From General Fund
1,008,400
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
4,616,400
DNR Pass Through
5,624,800
Under the provisions of Utah Code Annotated
Title 63G Chapter 6b, the Legislature intends that the
Department of Natural Resources provide a direct award
grant of $45,000 from the General Fund and $55,000
from the Sovereign Lands Management Account in
Fiscal Year 2027 to the Bear Lake Commission for
natural resource management and coordination. The
Department of Natural Resources shall require that these
funds be matched by the State of Idaho.
Under the provisions of Utah Code Annotated
Title 63G Chapter 6b, the Legislature intends that the
Department of Natural Resources provide a direct award
grant of $972,000 to the Hogle Zoo and $36,400 to
Zootah in FY 2027 for general operations.
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following DNR Pass-through
line item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Number
of Annual Visitors to the Hogle Zoo (Target = 1,000,000)
and 2. Ratio of Administrative Expenses to Pass-through
(Target = 8%).
ITEM 91
Department of Natural Resources - Species Protection
From Designated Sales Tax
2,450,000
From General Fund Restricted - Species Protection
1,120,700
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
1,000,000
Species Protection
4,570,700
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Species Protection line
item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Delisting or
Downlisting (Target = 1); 2. June Sucker Population
Enhancement (Target = 5,000); and 3. Red Shiner
Eradication From 38 Miles of the Virgin River in Utah
(Target = 100%).
ITEM 92
Department of Natural Resources - Utah Geological Survey
From General Fund
6,004,300
From Federal Funds
1,734,600
From Expendable Receipts
381,600
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
791,900
From General Fund Restricted - Utah Geological Survey
Restricted Account
2,536,000
From Gen. Fund Rest. - Land Exchange Distribution
Account
28,800
From Revenue Transfers
2,203,900
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
3,650,000
Administration
2,723,000
Board
3,000
Energy and Minerals
5,368,700
Geologic Hazards
1,855,400
Geologic Information and Outreach
2,989,600
Geologic Mapping
2,242,100
Groundwater
1,955,500
Technical Services
193,800
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Utah Geological
Survey line item performance measures for FY 2027: 1.
Item Views in the UGS GeoData Archive (Target =
14,500,000); 2. Public Engagement of UGS Reports
(Target = 60,000); and 3. UGS Interactive Map Layers
Usage (Target = 18,000,000).
ITEM 93
Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources
From General Fund
16,135,100
From Federal Funds
1,110,100
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
5,300
From Designated Sales Tax
150,000
From Water Resources Conservation and Development
Fund
4,916,400
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
63,145,000
Administration
1,329,900
Board
36,200
Cloud Seeding
11,858,300
Construction
27,839,300
Interstate Streams
238,000
Planning
44,035,200
West Desert Operations
5,000
Funding Projects and Research
120,000
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Water Resources line
item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Municipal
and Industrial Water Use Reduction From 2015 Baseline
(Target = 16%); 2. Number of Projects Contracted
through the Conservation and Development Fund (Target
= 15); and 3. Percentage of Precipitation Increase From
Cloud Seeding (Target = 10%).
ITEM 94
Department of Natural Resources - Water Rights
From General Fund
12,232,800
From Federal Funds
354,300
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
1,295,800
From General Fund Restricted - Water Rights Restricted
Account
6,940,600
From Designated Sales Tax
175,000
From General Fund Restricted - Sovereign Lands
Management
1,006,500
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
8,738,300
Adjudication
5,982,500
Administration
2,074,800
Applications and Records
6,224,500
Dam Safety
1,617,600
Field Services
4,496,900
Technical Services
7,110,400
Data Services
3,236,600
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Water Rights line item
performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Average Number
of Unique Web Users to the Water Rights Website
(Target = 2,500); 2. Bear River Adjudication Percent
Complete (Target = 100%); 3. Number of Days to
Process Uncontested Applications (Target = 80); 4.
Parties That Have Been Noticed in Comprehensive
Adjudication (Target = 19,500); and 5. Percent of
Systems in the State That Are Fully Telemetered (Target
= 30%).
ITEM 95
Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Resources
From General Fund
9,988,900
From Federal Funds
32,943,100
From Expendable Receipts
234,000
From General Fund Restricted - Aquatic Invasive
Species Interdiction Account
1,528,900
From General Fund Restricted - Predator Control Account
1,006,400
From Revenue Transfers
127,400
From General Fund Restricted - Wildlife Conservation
Easement Account
16,300
From General Fund Restricted - Wildlife Habitat
3,443,000
From General Fund Restricted - Wildlife Resources
51,481,200
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
5,200,000
Administrative Services
16,597,500
Aquatic Section
27,794,500
Conservation Outreach
6,906,400
Director's Office
3,181,200
Habitat Council
3,443,000
Habitat Section
11,205,800
Law Enforcement
13,981,800
Wildlife Section
22,859,000
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Wildlife Resources
line item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Fishing
Participation (Target = 800,000); 2. Hunting Participation
(Target = 380,000); 3. Percent of Law Enforcement
Contacts Without Violation (Target = 90%); and 4.
Shooting Range Participation (Target = 90,000).
ITEM 96
Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Resources Capital Budget
From General Fund
599,400
From Federal Funds
2,500,000
From General Fund Restricted - State Fish Hatchery
Maintenance
2,410,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
599,400
Fisheries
6,108,800
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Wildlife Resources
Capital Budget line item performance measures for FY
2027: 1. DFCM Facility Audit Score (Target = 90%); 2.
New Motorboat Access Projects (Target = 10); and 3.
Operating Hatcheries (Target = 13).
ITEM 97
Department of Natural Resources - Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office
From General Fund
3,482,300
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
1,000
From General Fund Restricted - Constitutional Defense
1,481,200
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
3,920,000
Administration
4,781,200
Case Preparation
Coordination
1,193,600
Data Management
542,500
Litigation
1,775,000
Planning
592,200
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Public Lands Policy
Coordinating Office line item performance measures for
FY 2027: 1. Number of Presentations on Public Land
Management at Conferences, Events, and Expositions
(Target = 15); 2. Number of Settlements, Litigation
Successes, and Favorable Federal Policy Decisions
(Target = 10); and 3. Percent of R.S. 2477 Road Miles
Documented (Target = 88%).
ITEM 98
Department of Natural Resources - State Parks
From General Fund
4,931,700
From Federal Funds
168,600
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
1,268,100
From Expendable Receipts
140,200
From General Fund Restricted - State Park Fees
41,050,400
From Revenue Transfers
150,400
Executive Management
1,072,500
Support Services
6,223,200
Recreational Parks
30,080,700
Golf Courses
5,300,600
Heritage Parks
4,032,400
This Is The Place Park
1,000,000
The Legislature intends that $1,000,000 of the
General Fund appropriation be used for the maintenance
of the state-owned buildings and artifacts at the This is
the Place Heritage Park.
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following State Parks line item
performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Gate Revenue
(Target = $43,000,000); 2. Total Revenue Collections
(Target = $53,000,000); and 3. Visitor Satisfaction
(Target = 100%).
ITEM 99
Department of Natural Resources - State Parks - Capital
From Federal Funds
4,301,700
From Expendable Receipts
178,000
From General Fund Restricted - Outdoor Adventure
Infrastructure Restricted Account
7,507,100
From General Fund Restricted - State Park Fees
557,700
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
61,049,700
Donated Capital Projects
546,400
Major Renovation
26,371,200
Region Renovation
382,900
Renovation and Development
45,108,000
Land Acquisition
1,185,700
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following State Parks - Capital
line item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Capital
Renovation Projects Completed (Target = 8) and 2.
Revenues From Donations. (Target = 150,000).
ITEM 100
Department of Natural Resources - Division of Outdoor Recreation
From General Fund
438,100
From Federal Funds
2,148,100
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
254,700
From Expendable Receipts
214,000
From General Fund Restricted - Outdoor Adventure
Infrastructure Restricted Account
972,200
From General Fund Restricted - Boating
4,764,300
From General Fund Restricted - Off-highway Vehicle
7,562,800
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
350,000
Director's Office
944,600
Boating
2,655,300
Law Enforcement
6,948,000
Off-Highway Vehicles
2,906,600
Administrative Services
1,260,500
Shop
1,989,200
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Division of Outdoor
Recreation line item performance measures for FY 2027:
1. Adult OHV Education Course Completions (Target =
60,000); 2. Trail Crew Projects Completed (Target = 96);
3. Youth OHV Education Course Completions (Target =
2,400); and 4. Youth Personal Watercraft Course
Completions (Target = 1,100).
ITEM 101
Department of Natural Resources - Outdoor Recreation - Capital
From Federal Funds
6,914,700
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
50,000
From Expendable Receipts
200,000
From General Fund Restricted - Outdoor Adventure
Infrastructure Restricted Account
37,088,400
From General Fund Restricted - Utah Boating Grant
Account
1,975,700
From General Fund Restricted - Boating
1,275,300
From General Fund Restricted - Off-highway Vehicle
3,911,700
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
57,537,800
Boat Access Grants
2,326,000
Land and Water Conservation
2,982,200
Infrastructure
80,543,400
Off-highway Vehicle Grants
8,360,300
Trails Program
13,401,700
Capital
1,340,000
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Outdoor Recreation -
Capital line item performance measures for FY 2027: 1.
Division Assets Receiving Preventative Maintenance
(Target = 95%); 2. Division's Snowcats Down Time Due
to Preventable Accidents (Target = 20); 3. OHV
Recreation Grants Awarded (Target = $3,600,000); and
4. Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant Dollars Spent in Rural
Areas (Target = 50%).
ITEM 102
Department of Natural Resources - Office of Energy Development
From General Fund
3,625,400
From Federal Funds
6,846,600
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
60,000
From Expendable Receipts
305,000
From Revenue Transfers
75,200
From Ut. S. Energy Program Rev. Loan Fund (ARRA)
238,400
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
17,515,000
Office of Energy Development
28,665,600
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Office of Energy
Development line item performance measures for FY
2027: 1. Energy Education and Workforce Development
Training Opportunities (Target = 75); 2. Percent of
Annual Milestones Achieved in U.S. D.O.E. Funded
Programs (Target = 100%); and 3. Percent of RESTC
Tax Incentive Applications Processed Within 30 Days
(Target = 95%).
ITEM 103
Department of Natural Resources - Office of the Great Salt Lake
Commissioner
From Federal Funds
30,000,000
From General Fund Restricted - Great Salt Lake Account
1,507,800
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
16,416,600
GSL Commissioner Administration
47,924,400
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Office of the Great
Salt Lake Commissioner line item performance measure
for FY 2027: Dollars of Non-State Funding Invested to
Implement the Great Salt Lake Strategic Plan (Target =
$16,000,000).
ITEM 104
Department of Natural Resources - Wildlife Land and Water Acquisition
From General Fund
1,000,000
From General Fund Restricted - Wildlife Resources
12,000,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
1,000,000
Wildlife Land and Water Acquisition
14,000,000
ITEM 105
Department of Natural Resources - Law Enforcement
From General Fund
500,000
Law Enforcement Administration
500,000
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Law Enforcement line
item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Boating
Vessel Inspections Completed (Target = 5,500) and 2.
OHV Contacts Made During Patrols (Target = 75,000).
SCHOOL AND INSTITUTIONAL TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION
ITEM 106
School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration - School and
Institutional Trust Lands Administration Operations
From Land Grant Management Fund
15,801,500
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
4,300,000
Accounting
859,700
Administration
2,605,200
Auditing
514,900
Development - Operating
1,909,900
Director
868,500
External Relations
423,500
Information Technology Group
5,665,100
Legal/Contracts
1,400,000
Surface
2,930,200
Archaeology
536,900
Energy and Minerals
1,519,700
GIS
867,900
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the School and Institutional Trust
Lands Administration report on the following School and
Institutional Trust Lands Administration Operations line
item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Energy and
Minerals Gross Revenue (Target = $55,900,000); 2.
Planning and Development Gross Revenue (Target =
$56,000,000); and 3. Surface Gross Revenue (Target =
$15,670,000).
ITEM 107
School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration - Land Stewardship and
Restoration
From Land Grant Management Fund
1,000,000
Land Stewardship and Restoration
1,000,000
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the School and Institutional Trust
Lands Administration report on the following Land
Stewardship and Restoration line item performance
measures for FY 2027: 1. Number of Acres of Watershed
Restoration Treatments on Trust Lands (Target = 500); 2.
Number of Contacts With the Public for Stewardship
Education (Target = 1,000); and 3. Number of Habitat
Conservation Projects for Sensitive Species (Target = 2).
ITEM 108
School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration - School and
Institutional Trust Lands Administration Capital
From Land Grant Management Fund
5,000,000
Capital
5,000,000
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the School and Institutional Trust
Lands Administration report on the following School and
Institutional Trust Lands Administration Capital line item
performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Number of
Blocks With Land Use Plans Completed for Future
Development (Target = 2) and 2. Water Right Purchases
(Target = 2).
Subsection 2(b).
Expendable Funds and Accounts
The Legislature has reviewed the following expendable funds. The Legislature
authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer amounts between funds and accounts as
indicated. Outlays and expenditures from the funds or accounts to which the money is
transferred may be made without further legislative action, in accordance with statutory
provisions relating to the funds or accounts.
NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
ITEM 109
Department of Agriculture and Food - Salinity Offset Fund
From Revenue Transfers
16,500
From Beginning Fund Balance
863,500
From Closing Fund Balance
(655,100)
Salinity Offset Fund
224,900
ITEM 110
Department of Agriculture and Food - Dept. Agriculture and Food
Laboratory Equip. Fund
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
118,200
From Beginning Fund Balance
133,000
From Closing Fund Balance
(131,200)
Dept. Agriculture and Food Laboratory Equip.
Fund
120,000
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ITEM 111
Department of Environmental Quality - Hazardous Substance Mitigation
Fund
From Interest Income
143,400
From Revenue Transfers
(4,600)
From Beginning Fund Balance
2,236,900
From Closing Fund Balance
(2,031,000)
Hazardous Substance Mitigation Fund
344,700
ITEM 112
Department of Environmental Quality - Waste Tire Recycling Fund
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
3,589,700
From Beginning Fund Balance
1,138,200
From Closing Fund Balance
(134,400)
Waste Tire Recycling Fund
4,593,500
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Environmental
Quality report on the following Waste Tire Recycling
Fund line item performance measure for FY 2027:
Number of Waste Tires Recycled (Target = 100,000).
ITEM 113
Department of Environmental Quality - Environmental Mitigation

Response Fund
From Beginning Fund Balance
13,852,400
From Closing Fund Balance
(6,775,500)
Environmental Mitigation
Response Fund
7,076,900
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
ITEM 114
Department of Natural Resources - Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure
Account
From Interest Income
327,200
From Designated Sales Tax
7,801,600
From Beginning Fund Balance
15,265,200
From Closing Fund Balance
(13,201,200)
Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Account
10,192,800
ITEM 115
Department of Natural Resources - UGS Sample Library Fund
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
3,800
From Beginning Fund Balance
77,500
From Closing Fund Balance
(81,300)
ITEM 116
Department of Natural Resources - Wild Game Meat Donation Fund
From Expendable Receipts
50,000
Wild Game Meat Donation Fund
50,000
ITEM 117
Department of Natural Resources - Utah Wildfire Fund
From General Fund
10,000,000
From General Fund Restricted - Mineral Bonus
1,069,300
Utah Wildfire Fund
11,069,300
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Utah Wildfire Fund
line item performance measures for FY 2027: 1.
Non-Federal Wildland Acres Burned (Target = 8,050); 2.
Number of Entities Participating in the Cooperative
Wildfire System (Target = 210); 3. Percent of Fires
Contained at 10 Acres or Less (Target = 90%); and 4.
Rate of Human-Caused Wildfires (Target = 50%).
ITEM 118
Department of Natural Resources - Outdoor Recreation Mitigation Grant
Fund
From Transient Room/Resort Tax
7,760,000
Outdoor Recreation Mitigation Grant Fund
7,760,000
Subsection 2(c).
Business-like Activities
The Legislature has reviewed the following proprietary funds. Under the terms and
conditions of Utah Code 63J-1-410, for any included Internal Service Fund, the Legislature
approves budgets, full-time permanent positions, and capital acquisition amounts as indicated,
and appropriates to the funds, as indicated, estimated revenue from rates, fees, and other
charges. The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer amounts between
funds and accounts as indicated.
NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
ITEM 119
Department of Agriculture and Food - Agriculture Loan Programs
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Agriculture
and Food report on the following Agriculture Loan
Programs line item performance measures for FY 2027:
1. Dollar Amount of Loans Approved (Target =
$8,000,000); 2. Number of Applications Received
(Target = 60); and 3. Number of Loans Approved
(Target = 40).
ITEM 120
Department of Agriculture and Food - Qualified Production Enterprise Fund
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
4,422,700
From Beginning Fund Balance
1,781,200
From Closing Fund Balance
(1,228,300)
Qualified Production Enterprise Fund
4,975,600
Legislature intends that the Medical Cannabis
program maintain a fleet of no more than 1 vehicle for
every 6 licensed establishments requiring an inspection
plus one vehicle for office staff.
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Agriculture
and Food report on the following Qualified Production
Enterprise Fund line item performance measures for FY
2027: 1. Average Number of Medical Cannabis
Establishment Inspections (Target = 5); 2. Percent of
Inspected Products Violating Safety Standards (Target =
5%); and 3. Percent of Licensee Requests Responded to
within 5 Business Days (Target = 90%).
ITEM 121
Department of Agriculture and Food - Agriculture Resource Development
Fund
From Beginning Fund Balance
30,225,000
From Closing Fund Balance
(27,754,000)
Agriculture Resource Development Fund
2,471,000
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ITEM 122
Department of Environmental Quality - Water Development Security Fund -
Drinking Water
From Federal Funds
9,000,000
From Repayments
10,508,200
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
500,000
From Interest Income
745,000
From Designated Sales Tax
3,587,500
From Revenue Transfers
2,221,400
From Beginning Fund Balance
331,250,100
From Closing Fund Balance
(329,294,400)
Drinking Water
28,517,800
ITEM 123
Department of Environmental Quality - Water Development Security Fund -
Water Quality
From Federal Funds
12,860,100
From Repayments
16,348,000
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
150,000
From Interest Income
3,958,200
From Designated Sales Tax
3,587,500
From Revenue Transfers
1,700,000
From Beginning Fund Balance
444,036,500
From Closing Fund Balance
(440,307,700)
Water Quality
42,332,600
ITEM 124
Department of Environmental Quality - Petroleum Storage Tank Cleanup
Fund
From Beginning Fund Balance
6,433,900
From Closing Fund Balance
(5,931,800)
Petroleum Storage Tank Cleanup Fund
502,100
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
ITEM 125
Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources Construction Fund
From Water Resources Conservation and Development
Fund
3,800,000
Construction Fund
3,800,000
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Water Resources
Construction Fund line item performance measures for
FY 2027: 1. Dam Safety Projects Contracted (Target =
2); 2. Number of High Hazard Dams Needing to Be
Upgraded (Target = 5); and 3. Number of Years for All
High Hazard Dams to Be Upgraded (Target = 30).
ITEM 126
Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources Conservation

Development Fund
From General Fund Restricted - Water Infrastructure
Restricted Account
50,000,000
Water Resources Conservation
Development
Fund
50,000,000
ITEM 127
Department of Natural Resources - Utah Energy Research Fund
From General Fund
1,260,900
From Beginning Fund Balance
1,499,300
Utah Energy Research Fund
2,760,200
Subsection 2(d).
Restricted Fund and Account Transfers
The Legislature authorizes the State Division of Finance to transfer the following
amounts between the following funds or accounts as indicated. Expenditures and outlays from
the funds to which the money is transferred must be authorized by an appropriation.
NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ITEM 128
General Fund Restricted - Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention
Account
From General Fund
458,000
Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention
Account
458,000
ITEM 129
General Fund Restricted - Rangeland Improvement Account
From General Fund
5,096,300
Rangeland Improvement Account
5,096,300
ITEM 130
General Fund Restricted - LeRay McAllister Working Farm and Ranch Fund
From General Fund
1,000,000
LeRay McAllister Working Farm and Ranch
Fund
1,000,000
ITEM 131
General Fund Restricted - Environmental Quality Restricted Account
From General Fund
2,363,100
Environmental Quality Restricted Account
2,363,100
ITEM 132
General Fund Restricted - Colorado River Authority Restricted Account
From General Fund
1,638,500
Colorado River Authority Restricted Account
1,638,500
ITEM 133
General Fund Restricted - Constitutional Defense Restricted Account
From Gen. Fund Rest. - Land Exchange Distribution
Account
1,042,400
Constitutional Defense Restricted Account
1,042,400
ITEM 134
General Fund Restricted - Federal Overreach Restricted Account
From Beginning Fund Balance
4,773,000
Federal Overreach Restricted Account
4,773,000
ITEM 135
General Fund Restricted - Great Salt Lake Account
From General Fund
2,500,000
Great Salt Lake Account
2,500,000
Section 3.
FY 2027 Appropriations.
The following sums of money are appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
2026, and ending June 30, 2027. These are additions to amounts previously appropriated for
fiscal year 2027.
Subsection 3(a).
Operating and Capital Budgets
Under the terms and conditions of Title 63J, Chapter 1, Budgetary Procedures Act, the
Legislature appropriates the following sums of money from the funds or accounts indicated for
the use and support of the government of the state of Utah.
NATURAL RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
ITEM 136
Office of the Governor - Colorado River Authority of Utah
From Federal Funds
16,400
From General Fund Restricted - Colorado River
Authority of Utah Restricted Account
1,699,800
From Revenue Transfers
8,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
3,568,700
Colorado River Authority of Utah
5,292,900
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Office of the Governor report
on the following Colorado River Authority of Utah line
item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Acre-feet
Enrolled in a Demand Management Program (Target =
15,000); 2. Number of Agricultural Fields Measured for
Consumptive Water Use (Target = 1,000); and 3.
Percent of Major Watersheds in Utah Included in the
Utah Colorado River Accounting and Forecasting Model
(Target = 40%).
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
ITEM 137
Department of Natural Resources - Administration
From General Fund
9,554,700
From General Fund Restricted - Sovereign Lands
Management
55,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
785,000
Administrative Services
3,466,500
Executive Director
6,110,000
Lake Commissions
100,000
Law Enforcement
314,000
Public Information Office
404,200
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Administration line
item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Adverse
Audit Findings (Target = 0); 2. Percent of Budget From
Non-General Fund Sources (Target = 80%); and 3. Ratio
of Total Employees to Administration (Target = 55).
ITEM 138
Department of Natural Resources - Forestry, Fire, and State Lands
From General Fund
14,173,300
From Federal Funds
9,098,900
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
16,261,800
From General Fund Restricted - Sovereign Lands
Management
8,701,200
From Revenue Transfers
519,800
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
34,000,000
Division Administration
2,253,600
Fire Management
4,987,900
Fire Suppression Emergencies
4,053,200
Forest Management
4,875,100
Lands Management
6,618,400
Lone Peak Center
8,744,600
Program Delivery
12,065,400
Project Management
39,156,800
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Forestry, Fire, and
State Lands line item performance measures for FY
2027: 1. Acres of Hazardous Fuel Reduction Treatments
(Target = 18,500); 2. Communities With 'Tree City USA'
Recognition (Target = 72); and 3. Number of Trained
Firefighters (Target = 4,000).
ITEM 139
Department of Natural Resources - Oil, Gas, and Mining
From Federal Funds
14,598,900
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
309,300
From General Fund Restricted - GFR - Division of Oil,
Gas, and Mining
4,002,300
From Gen. Fund Rest. - Oil
Gas Conservation Account
5,478,600
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
1,043,900
Abandoned Mine
11,568,200
Administration
3,730,500
Board
200,400
Coal Program
2,293,400
Minerals Reclamation
2,082,300
Oil and Gas Program
5,558,200
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Oil, Gas, and Mining
line item performance measures for FY 2027: 1. Average
Number of Days Between Well Inspections (Target =
365); 2. Average Number of Days to Conduct
Inspections for Priority 1 Sites (Target = 90); and 3.
Timing of Issuing Large Mine Mineral Permits (Target =
100%).
ITEM 140
Department of Natural Resources - Watershed Restoration Initiative
From General Fund
5,640,700
From Dedicated Credits Revenue
50,300
From Designated Sales Tax
500,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
5,000,000
Watershed Restoration Initiative
11,191,000
In accordance with UCA 63J-1-903, the
Legislature intends that the Department of Natural
Resources report on the following Watershed Restoration
Initiative line item performance measures for FY 2027:
1. Average Perennial Herbaceous Vegetation Cover
Increase on WRI Project Areas 10 Years After
Completion (Target = 70%); 2. Number of Acres Treated
(Target = 136,000); 3. State Funding Leverage Ratio for
WRI Projects (Target = 3); and 4. Stream Miles
Restored (Target = 175).
ITEM 141
Department of Natural Resources - Utah Water Agent
From General Fund
1,000,000
From Beginning Nonlapsing Balances
2,000,000
From Closing Nonlapsing Balances
(2,000,000)
Utah Water Agent
1,000,000
Section 4.
Effective Date.
(1)
Except as provided in Subsection (2), this bill takes effect July 1, 2026.
(2)
The actions affecting Section 1 (Effective upon governor's approval) take effect:
(a)
except as provided in Subsection (2)(b), May 6, 2026; or
(b)
if approved by two-thirds of all members elected to each house:
(i)
upon approval by the governor;
(ii)
without the governor's signature, the day following the constitutional time limit of
Utah Constitution, Article VII, Section 8; or
(iii)
in the case of a veto, the date of veto override.
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