SB2909 Summary

• Appropriates $26,213,570.00 in general funds and authorizes $30,538,311.00 in special funds for the State Department of Agriculture and Forestry for fiscal year 2017 (July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017)

• Authorizes 748 full-time permanent positions and 46 part-time positions across divisions including Agriculture and Commerce, Forestry, Animal Health, Fair Commission, and Dixie National Rodeo

• Establishes performance metrics for agencies including pesticide inspections, museum attendance, retail motor fuel device inspections, wildfire suppression response times, and forest management activities

• Allocates specific funding for livestock shows, dairy shows, rodeo competitions, and creates revolving funds for volunteer fire department equipment conversion and Camden State Forest management activities

• Requires agency to maintain accounting records in same format as fiscal year 2016 and submit fiscal year 2018 budget request in comparable detail; permits Commissioner to transfer funds between divisions as needed