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3480 Department of Conservation

The Department of Conservation administers programs to preserve agricultural and open space lands, promote beverage container recycling, evaluate geology and seismology, and regulate mineral, oil, and gas development activities.
MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • Proposition 84: Farmland Conservancy Program - The Budget includes $5.2 million Proposition 84 for the Farmland Conservancy Program to preserve agricultural land resources.

BUDGET-BALANCING REDUCTIONS Back to Top
  • The Budget includes General Fund reductions of $512,000 and 6.2 positions in 2008-09.

    The major budget balancing reductions include:
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2008-09*
Positions
Dollars
10 Geologic Hazards and Mineral Resources Conservation
132.1
$25,848
20 Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources
124.4
22,177
30 Land Resource Protection
36.6
15,178
40.01 Administration
103.6
13,748
40.02 Distributed Administration
-
-13,748
50 Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Program
242.1
1,374,220
60 Office of Mine Reclamation
38.5
6,597
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
677.3
$1,444,020
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
677.3
$1,444,020

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Conservation Budget (pdf * - 52K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 17K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 10K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.