HB4341 Summary

• Appropriates $281,510,718 total for the Department of Natural Resources ordinary and contingent expenses for fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009: $68,514,200 from General Funds, $195,550,018 from Other State Funds, and $17,446,500 from Federal Funds.

• Allocates funds across nine major DNR offices including General Office, Resource Conservation, Law Enforcement, Land Management and Education, Water Resources, Mines and Minerals, Preservation Services, and state museums.

• Includes reappropriated funds from prior fiscal years totaling approximately $25.5 million for programs including wildlife preservation, non-game wildlife protection, and forest development.

• Provides specific appropriations for major initiatives including the Partners for Conservation Program, state parks operations, historic site preservation, and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum ($12.5 million).

• Takes effect July 1, 2009.