Department of Environmental Conservation

 

The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 24, 2002):

 

·        A year end FTE level of 3,720, which represents a decrease of -11 FTEs from the Governor’s current estimated FTE level for 3/31/02.  Last year’s Executive Budget (SFY 2001/02) estimated an additional 12 positions.  However, most of the positions were lost because they were either not filled as expected or were allowed to be lost via attrition.  These positions were primarily lost in the Environmental Enforcement Program, but were largely offset by gains in the Forest & Land Resources Program and Solid & Hazardous Waste Program.

·        Continuing the trend of shifting funding of positions from the General Fund to either Special Revenue Federal (SRF) or Special Revenue Other (SRO).

·        FTE changes by program area as follows:  Administration -2, Air & Water -4, Environmental Enforcement -2, Fish, Wildlife & Marine -6, Forest and Land Resources +4, Operations -5, and Solid & Hazardous Waste +14.

·        Shifting 277 positions in the Solid & Hazardous Waste Program to Capital Projects Funds-Federal.

·        A proposed deficiency appropriation of $2 million for 2001-02 General Fund nonpersonal service appropriations in the Operations Program.  This is necessary to fund essential fixed costs, rent, taxes, operating and utility costs, and COPS financing for vehicles, which were not adequately covered by the 2001-02 enacted budget.

·        A proposed deficiency appropriation of $125 million for 2001-02 Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) appropriation necessary to fund open space, solid waste, and parks, recreation and historic preservation projects.  This recommended deficiency provides for $23 million in General Fund savings resulting from the transfer of such programs as interstate water commissions, NYC Watershed protection costs, living museums, and certain capital infrastructure projects to the EPF.

·        A proposed deficiency appropriation of $11 million for 2001-02 SRO-Hazardous Waste Remedial Fund appropriation, necessary to accommodate the General Fund cash transfer provided in the 2001-02 enacted budget to fund the current year staff.

·        A proposed deficiency appropriation of $700,000 for the 2001-02 SRF-Natural Resources Account, necessary for the Department to access available cash balances to maintain ongoing program levels.

·        A transfer of $100 million from the EPF fund to the State’s General Fund.  According to the Division of Budget, the transfer is expected to have no program impact on current or future EPF commitments based on current and anticipated spending levels.

·        $125 million in funding for the EPF in addition to the $125 million in the proposed deficiency appropriation.

·        $138 million to support the refinanced Superfund program.  $69 million of this is derived from special revenues while another $69 million is from the General Fund.  Of the $69 million in special revenues, $19.4 million is from new fees.

·        $45 million to support the programs of the Conservation Fund.  An increase in licensing fees will be required to meet the continuing program needs.  The Legislature has denied this fee increase in previous years.  Legislative failure to support these fee increases will make necessary either reductions in program expenditures of approximately $7 million or a comparable General Fund bail-out to mitigate a serious operating deficit in SFY 2002-03.

·        $2.4 million in new revenues from proposed pesticide fee increases which will support oversight, pesticide applicator examination and training, non-toxic alternatives to mosquito control, and expanded and integrated pest management programs.  This new revenue to the Environmental Regulatory Account will allow for the transfer of 20 positions from the General Fund.  If the Legislature fails to approve the increase and extension of the pesticide fees, then the result will be a budget shortfall of $1.5 million.

·        A $4,973,000 increase in the nonpersonal services appropriation in the Operations program, which is all for contractual services and is probably related to the cost of the new DEC building.  $2 million of this increase was also included in the deficiency appropriation for this program for SFY 2001-02.

·        A $12,947,500 reduction in the Special Revenue appropriation for the Solid and Hazardous Waste Program.  This reflects the movement of positions from the General Fund (27 FTEs) and Special Revenue – Other (246 FTEs) to Capital Projects funding (277 FTEs).

·        A $2,345,500 reduction in a maintenance undistributed appropriation for the Environmental Enforcement Program.  It appears that $1,484,000 of this reduction occurred in SFY 2001-02.  It is unclear how this reduction will affect the operation of this program.

·        A $1,279,000 increase in the non-personal service appropriation for the Fish, Wildlife and Marine program, most of which is earmarked for contractual services.  The budget does not specify the purpose of this increase.

 

Department of Environmental Conservation

Program Details-State Operations

Enacted

Proposed

Change in

Percent

Program

2001-02 Budget

2002-03 Budget

Appropriation

Change

All Funds

$399,714,501

$400,327,700

$613,199

0.2%

General Fund

$100,646,800

$107,294,500

$6,647,700

6.6%

Special Revenue-Federal

$94,822,400

$93,369,000

($1,453,400)

-1.5%

Special Revenue-Other

$204,210,301

$199,624,200

($4,586,101)

-2.2%

Internal Service

$35,000

$40,000

$5,000

14.3%

Administration

$23,563,600

$24,988,300

$1,424,700

6.0%

Personal Service

$6,859,800

$7,420,000

$560,200

8.2%

Nonpersonal Service

$1,645,200

$1,645,200

$0

0.0%

Internal Service Funds

$35,000

$40,000

$5,000

14.3%

Special Revenue-Federal

$12,731,700

$13,511,000

$779,300

6.1%

Special Revenue-Other

$2,291,900

$2,372,100

$80,200

3.5%

SRF/Indirect Cost Acct

$12,731,700

$13,511,000

$779,300

6.1%

Personal Service

$8,800,000

$9,214,000

$414,000

4.7%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe Benefits

$3,931,700

$4,297,000

$365,300

9.3%

SRO/ENCON Magazine

$1,093,900

$1,102,800

$8,900

0.8%

Personal Service

$121,800

$126,100

$4,300

3.5%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe Benefits

$972,100

$976,700

$4,600

0.5%

SRO/Conservation Fund

$1,198,000

$1,269,300

$71,300

6.0%

Personal Service

$654,700

$691,200

$36,500

5.6%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe Benefits

$543,300

$578,100

$34,800

6.4%

Operations

$38,420,000

$43,307,200

$4,887,200

12.7%

Personal Service

$17,233,100

$17,483,000

$249,900

1.5%

Nonpersonal Service

$9,404,500

$14,377,500

$4,973,000

52.9%

Special Revenue-Other

$11,782,400

$11,446,700

($335,700)

-2.8%

SRO/Envior reg Acct

$25,000

$27,000

$2,000

8.0%

SRO/Indirect Charges

$8,923,700

$8,474,000

($449,700)

-5.0%

Personal Service

$2,009,500

$2,104,200

$94,700

4.7%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe

$6,914,200

$6,369,800

($544,400)

-7.9%

SRO/Conservation Fund

$2,833,700

$2,945,700

$112,000

4.0%

Personal Service

$747,900

$777,200

$29,300

3.9%

Nonpersonal Service/fringe

$2,085,800

$2,168,500

$82,700

4.0%

Air & Water Quality

$123,944,700

$123,273,400

($671,300)

-0.5%

Personal Service

$11,433,600

$9,959,600

($1,474,000)

-12.9%

Nonpersonal Service

$1,060,600

$1,060,800

$200

0.0%

Special Revenue-Federal

$43,345,000

$40,420,000

($2,925,000)

-6.7%

Special Revenue-Other

$68,105,500

$71,833,000

$3,727,500

5.5%

SRF/Fed Env Con Air Resources

$9,091,000

$8,920,000

($171,000)

-1.9%

Personal Service

$5,084,000

$4,860,000

($224,000)

-4.4%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe Benefits

$4,007,000

$4,060,000

$53,000

1.3%

SRF/Spills Management

$4,018,600

$4,086,000

$67,400

1.7%

Personal Service

$2,596,000

$2,570,000

($26,000)

-1.0%

Nonpersonal Service

$1,422,600

$1,516,000

$93,400

6.6%

SRF/Water Grants Acct

$30,235,400

$27,414,000

($2,821,400)

-9.3%

Personal Service

$9,122,000

$8,962,000

($160,000)

-1.8%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe Benefits

$21,113,400

$18,452,000

($2,661,400)

-12.6%

SRO/ENCON Administration

$1,803,200

$3,074,300

$1,271,100

70.5%

Personal Service

$1,348,800

$2,268,500

$919,700

68.2%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe Benefits

$454,400

$805,800

$351,400

77.3%

SRO/ Haz Sub Bulk Storage

$440,000

$475,800

$35,800

8.1%

Personal Service

$244,400

$265,700

$21,300

8.7%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe Benefits

$195,600

$210,100

$14,500

7.4%

SRO/UST Trust Recovery Acct

$1,000,000

$1,000,000

$0

0.0%

Maintenance Undistributed

$1,000,000

$1,000,000

$0

0.0%

SRO/Utility Envir Regulation

$1,480,700

$1,717,100

$236,400

16.0%

Personal Service

$881,000

$932,900

$51,900

5.9%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe Benefits

$599,700

$784,200

$184,500

30.8%

SRO/Environmental Protection

$23,000,000

$23,000,000

$0

0.0%

Oil Spill Compensation Fund

SRO/Dept of En Con Acct

$11,847,400

$12,635,500

$788,100

6.7%

Personal Service

$6,462,100

$6,840,400

$378,300

5.9%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe Benefits/MU

$5,385,300

$5,795,100

$409,800

7.6%

SRO/Mobile Source Acct

$10,219,700

$10,728,300

$508,600

5.0%

Personal Service

$5,658,800

$5,897,000

$238,200

4.2%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe

$4,560,900

$4,831,300

$270,400

5.9%

SRO/Operating Permit Program

$17,480,500

$18,068,000

$587,500

3.4%

Personal Service

$9,885,400

$10,133,100

$247,700

2.5%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe

$7,595,100

$7,934,900

$339,800

4.5%

SRO/Great Lakes Protection Acct

$834,000

$1,134,000

$300,000

36.0%

Maintenance Undistributed

$834,000

$1,134,000

$300,000

36.0%

Solid & Hazardous Waste

$62,691,600

$50,288,600

($12,403,000)

-19.8%

Personal Service

$10,543,700

$10,130,000

($413,700)

-3.9%

Nonpersonal Service

$278,400

$278,400

$0

0.0%

Maintenance Undist.

$0

$0

Special Revenue-Federal

$6,427,800

$7,386,000

$958,200

14.9%

Special Revenue-Other

$45,441,700

$32,494,200

($12,947,500)

-28.5%

SRF/Solid Waste Grant

$6,427,800

$7,386,000

$958,200

14.9%

Personal Service

$4,232,000

$4,416,000

$184,000

4.3%

Nonpersonal Service/fringe

$2,195,800

$2,970,000

$774,200

35.3%

SRO/Environmental Monitoring Acct MU

$19,800,000

$21,583,000

$1,783,000

9.0%

SRO/Env Regulatory

$7,888,900

$9,157,200

$1,268,300

16.1%

Personal Service

$3,646,100

$4,476,800

$830,700

22.8%

Nonpersonal Service/fringe

$4,242,800

$4,680,400

$437,600

10.3%

SRO/Low Level Radioactive Waste

$1,652,800

$1,754,000

$101,200

6.1%

Personal Service

$941,900

$994,700

$52,800

5.6%

Nonpersonal Service/fringe

$710,900

$759,300

$48,400

6.8%

SRO/Site Investigation & Const.

$16,100,000

$0

($16,100,000)

-100.0%

Personal Service

$8,924,500

($8,924,500)

-100.0%

Nonpersonal Service

$7,175,500

($7,175,500)

-100.0%

Environmental Enforcement

$48,141,700

$48,521,300

$379,600

0.8%

Personal Service

$13,262,300

$14,661,700

$1,399,400

10.6%

Nonpersonal Service

$668,800

$1,168,800

$500,000

74.8%

Maintenance Undist.

$5,136,200

$2,790,700

($2,345,500)

-45.7%

Special Revenue-Other

$29,074,400

$29,900,100

$825,700

2.8%

SRO/ENCON Seized Assets Acct

$500,000

$500,000

$0

0.0%

SRO/Environ Regulatory Acct

$14,085,400

$14,665,400

$580,000

4.1%

Personal Service

$7,019,000

$7,348,400

$329,400

4.7%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe

$7,066,400

$7,317,000

$250,600

3.5%

SRO/Utility Env Regualtion

$1,898,600

$2,045,500

$146,900

7.7%

Personal Service

$1,269,700

$1,253,800

($15,900)

-1.3%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe

$628,900

$791,700

$162,800

25.9%

SRO/Conservation fund

$12,590,400

$12,689,200

$98,800

0.8%

Personal Service

$9,078,600

$9,019,300

($59,300)

-0.7%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe

$3,511,800

$3,669,900

$158,100

4.5%

Fish, Wildlife & Marine

$55,890,900

$60,031,100

$4,140,200

7.4%

Personal Service

$4,610,700

$4,867,500

$256,800

5.6%

Nonpersonal Service

$2,778,800

$4,057,800

$1,279,000

46.0%

Special Revenue-Federal

$19,427,700

$20,000,000

$572,300

2.9%

Special Revenue-Other

$28,823,700

$31,105,800

$2,282,100

7.9%

Maintenance Undistributed

$250,000

($250,000)

-100.0%

SRF/Fish Wildlife & Marine

$19,427,700

$20,000,000

$572,300

2.9%

Personal Service

$6,016,000

$6,200,000

$184,000

3.1%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe

$13,411,700

$13,800,000

$388,300

2.9%

SRO/Conservation

$26,298,400

$28,241,100

$1,942,700

7.4%

Personal Service

$13,837,900

$14,939,400

$1,101,500

8.0%

Nonpersonal Service/FringeMU

$12,460,500

$13,301,700

$841,200

6.8%

SRO/Guides Licenses

$69,900

$73,500

$3,600

5.2%

Personal Service

$33,200

$35,500

$2,300

6.9%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe

$36,700

$38,000

$1,300

3.5%

SRO/Habitat Acct/Maint Undist

$100,000

$100,000

$0

0.0%

SRO/Marine Resources

$1,999,400

$2,275,200

$275,800

13.8%

Personal Service

$1,099,900

$1,275,700

$175,800

16.0%

Nonpersonal Service/fringe/mu

$899,500

$999,500

$100,000

11.1%

SRO/Migratory Bird Acct Maint Undist

$206,000

$206,000

$0

0.0%

SRO/SurfClam-Ocean Quahog Acct

$150,000

$210,000

$60,000

40.0%
Forest and Land

$47,062,001

$49,917,800

$2,855,799

6.1%
Personal Service

$14,006,700

$15,918,400

$1,911,700

13.6%
Nonpersonal Service

$1,474,400

$1,475,100

$700

0.0%
Special Revenue-Federal.

$12,890,200

$12,052,000

($838,200)

-6.5%
Special Revenue-Other

$18,690,701

$20,472,300

$1,781,599

9.5%

SRF/Lands & Forest Lands Grant

$12,890,200

$12,052,000

($838,200)

-6.5%

Personal Service

$1,016,000

$1,040,000

$24,000

2.4%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe

$11,874,200

$11,012,000

($862,200)

-7.3%

SRO/Mined Land reclamation

$1,835,400

$1,914,200

$78,800

4.3%

Personal Service

$1,144,400

$1,176,600

$32,200

2.8%

Nonpersonal Service/Fringe

$691,000

$737,600

$46,600

6.7%

SRO/Natural Resources

$6,295,500

$7,331,500

$1,036,000

16.5%

Personal Service

$4,205,200

$4,654,900

$449,700

10.7%

Nonpersonal Service/fringe/mu

$2,090,300

$2,676,600

$586,300

28.0%

SRO/Oil & Gas

$147,301

$148,300

$999

0.7%

Personal Service

$49,901

$48,400

($1,501)

-3.0%

Nonpersonal Service/fringe

$97,400

$99,900

$2,500

2.6%

SRO/Recreation

$10,412,500

$11,078,300

$665,800

6.4%

Personal Service

$6,601,800

$7,045,800

$444,000

6.7%

Nonpersonal Service/fringe/mu

$3,810,700

$4,032,500

$221,800

5.8%