Department of Agriculture & Markets
The enacted budget makes the following changes to the Executive Budget (analysis as of May 23, 2002):
· Adds $1.6 million to the Agricultural Business Services Program. $1 million is a Special Revenue Federal appropriation for non-personal services in the Food and Nutrition Services account, $400,000 is a maintenance undistributed appropriation for services and expenses related to the licensing and inspection of pet dealers, and $200,000 is a new Special Revenue Other appropriation for Pet Dealer Licensing. It is unclear whether any of the additional “pet licensing” appropriations will fund additional positions.
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 29, 2002):
· An FTE level of 592, which represents a decrease of 9 FTEs from the Governor’s revised estimated 3/31/02 FTE level. This revised estimate is only 3 FTEs lower than last year’s Executive Budget FTE estimate for 3/31/02, because the agency added 13 more FTEs to the Agricultural Business Services program than was anticipated.
· A decrease of 9 FTEs in the Agricultural Business Services program and a shift of 21 FTEs in the Consumer Services Program from the General Fund to Special Revenue Other Funds.
· $1.1 million in new funding to implement legislation enacted in 2000-01 requiring expanded inspections of retail food stores and the licensing and regulation of pet dealers throughout the State. This funding appears to be reflected in the $2.4 million increase in the SRO appropriation for the Consumer Food Industry Program. The remaining $1 million increase in the SRO appropriation along with the other SRO personal service increases within the Consumer Food Services program appear to fund the shift of 21 FTEs from the General Fund to SRO Funds.
· A proposed deficiency funding of $7.7 million for SFY 2001-02. Virtually all of this funding will be in Special Revenue Federal (SRF) and Special Revenue Other (SRO) funds. $3.1 million is SRF in the Consumer Food Services Program/Pesticide Residue Monitor Special Revenue Account and is for services and expenses related to food testing, including but not limited to pesticide residue monitoring and microbiological data collection. This supports the food laboratory and 22 positions. $3.7 million is SRO appropriations for the Agricultural Business Services Program/Special Agricultural Inspecting and Marketing Account and is necessary to fund marketing efforts such as the “Got Milk” campaign.
· A $5 million increase in the SRF appropriation in the Food Monitoring Program within the Consumer Food Services program, which annualizes the funding for the pesticide residue monitoring program and the 22 FTEs assigned to that program. $3.6 million of this appropriation is for non-personal services.
· Increases in fees charged for food processing establishment licenses, pet food brand registrations and weights and measures fees that will both serve to offset the Department’s increased costs of oversight in these areas as well as provide for enhanced training and services to these industries. If these fee increases are not approved by the Legislature, General Fund monies will have to be found to support this program.
· It is impossible to determine whether there is adequate funding to support an upgrade of the Inspector titles within the Consumer Food Services and Agricultural Business Services Program. There are large increases in SRF and SRO appropriations for these programs as well as a shift of 21 FTEs from the General Fund to SRF funding.
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Program Details-State Operations |
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Enacted |
Proposed |
Enacted |
Change in |
Percent |
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Program |
2001-02 Budget |
2002-03 Budget |
2002-03 Budget |
Appropriation |
Change |
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All Funds |
$79,324,900 |
$102,442,600 |
$104,042,600 |
$24,717,700 |
31.2% |
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General Fund |
$24,521,900 |
$25,628,000 |
$26,028,000 |
$1,506,100 |
6.1% |
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Special Revenue-Fed |
$9,607,000 |
$20,398,800 |
$21,398,800 |
$11,791,800 |
122.7% |
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Special Revenue-Other |
$26,265,000 |
$35,588,800 |
$35,788,800 |
$9,523,800 |
36.3% |
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Enterprise Fund |
$17,184,200 |
$19,083,900 |
$19,083,900 |
$1,899,700 |
11.1% |
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Fiduciary Fund |
$1,746,800 |
$1,743,100 |
$1,743,100 |
($3,700) |
-0.2% |
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Administrative Program |
$3,803,800 |
$4,161,000 |
$4,161,000 |
$357,200 |
9.4% |
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Personal Service |
$2,021,100 |
$2,303,000 |
$2,303,000 |
$281,900 |
13.9% |
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Nonpersonal Service |
$1,782,700 |
$1,858,000 |
$1,858,000 |
$75,300 |
4.2% |
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Agricultural Bus Srv Prg |
$36,788,400 |
$49,368,200 |
$50,968,200 |
$14,179,800 |
38.5% |
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Personal Service |
$5,930,100 |
$6,802,000 |
$6,802,000 |
$871,900 |
14.7% |
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Nonpersonal Service |
$2,797,800 |
$3,542,000 |
$3,542,000 |
$744,200 |
26.6% |
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Maintenance Undistributed |
$0 |
$0 |
$400,000 |
$400,000 |
100.0% |
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Special Revenue-Federal |
$9,257,000 |
$14,778,800 |
$15,778,800 |
$6,521,800 |
70.5% |
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Special Revenue-Other |
$17,056,700 |
$22,502,300 |
$22,702,300 |
$5,645,600 |
33.1% |
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Fiduciary Funds |
$1,746,800 |
$1,743,100 |
$1,743,100 |
($3,700) |
-0.2% |
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SRF/Food & Nutrition Svcs |
$5,400,000 |
$7,800,200 |
$8,800,200 |
$3,400,200 |
63.0% |
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Personal Service |
$136,500 |
$146,000 |
$146,000 |
$9,500 |
7.0% |
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Nonpersonal Service |
$5,208,500 |
$7,599,200 |
$8,599,200 |
$3,390,700 |
65.1% |
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Fringe |
$55,000 |
$55,000 |
$55,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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SRF/Misc Operating Grants |
$3,857,000 |
$6,978,600 |
$6,978,600 |
$3,121,600 |
80.9% |
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Personal Service |
$799,500 |
$800,000 |
$800,000 |
$500 |
0.1% |
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Nonpersonal Service |
$2,735,500 |
$5,856,600 |
$5,856,600 |
$3,121,100 |
114.1% |
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Fringe |
$322,000 |
$322,000 |
$322,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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_ |
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SRO/Animal Population Ctrl |
$1,362,700 |
$1,379,300 |
$1,379,300 |
$16,600 |
1.2% |
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Personal Service |
$114,200 |
$124,600 |
$124,600 |
$10,400 |
9.1% |
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Nonpersonal Service |
$1,207,500 |
$1,207,500 |
$1,207,500 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Fringe |
$41,000 |
$47,200 |
$47,200 |
$6,200 |
15.1% |
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SRO/Pet Dealer Licensing |
$0 |
$0 |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
100.0% |
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Nonpersonal Service |
$0 |
$0 |
$200,000 |
$200,000 |
100.0% |
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SRO/Plant Industry |
$438,100 |
$540,300 |
$540,300 |
$102,200 |
23.3% |
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Personal Service |
$72,200 |
$94,500 |
$94,500 |
$22,300 |
30.9% |
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Nonpersonal Service |
$340,000 |
$410,000 |
$410,000 |
$70,000 |
20.6% |
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Fringe |
$25,900 |
$35,800 |
$35,800 |
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