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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
  • Oil Severance Tax - The Budget proposes $6.8 million General Fund in the current year and $10.6 million General Fund in the budget year for the Department of Conservation to administer and collect a severance tax on oil production in California. The tax is estimated to generate $358 million in 2008-09 and $855 million in 2009-10.
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
2009-10*
Positions
Dollars
10 Geologic Hazards and Mineral Resources Conservation
126.8
$25,494
20 Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources
216.6
36,153
30 Land Resource Protection
39.4
20,900
40.01 Administration
107.4
13,771
40.02 Distributed Administration
0
-13,771
50 Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Program
242.7
1,232,190
60 Office of Mine Reclamation
37.5
6,782
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
770.4
$1,321,519
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
770.4
$1,321,519

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 * - 51K) 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 * - 11K)
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.