Department of Public Service
The Executive Budget recommends (analysis as of January 27, 2004):
· No change in the FTE level of 545. However, the adjusted FTE level for SFY2003-04 is (12) FTEs fewer than anticipated. All of positions were found in the Regulation of Utilities Program (Special Revenue Funds – Other) and are reflected by an $800,000 decrease in personal service funding in the Public Service Account.
· A $3.8 million increase (5.8%) in the All Funds appropriation. Almost all of this increase is attributed to a increases in Special Revenue – Other appropriations for the Administration Program and Regulation of Utilities Program.
· These increases are primarily confined to increases in fringe benefits and/or non personal services that appear to be out of proportion to their related personal service appropriation. For example, the Administration Program has an increase of approximately $600,000 in fringe benefits, but no increase in personal services. In the Public Service Account there is an increase of $2.5 million in fringe benefits and a $1.1 million increase in non personal services, but a decrease of $800,000 in personal services. Clarification of these funding anomalies should be sought from management.
· Legislation to authorize the PSC to redirect certain revenue from currency-operated telephone assessments (COCOTS) and underground facility training fees to the General Fund. Enactment of this bill will provide $487,000 in General Fund relief and remove the sunset provisions from prior legislation.
· Legislation to authorize programs to be funded through utility assessments. Funding is provided for programs and activities in the following agencies: Departments of Economic Development, Environmental Conservation, Agriculture and Markets, the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historical Preservation, the Consumer Protection Board, the Office of Public Security. The Executive expects that these funds will total $79 million in SFY2004-05.
· Providing $454,000 in funding from the Cable Television Account for the Department of Health.
· Almost doubling the fee paid by nuclear electric generating facility operators to support local and State radiological nuclear preparedness activities. This increase is projected to create $2.4 million in new revenue half of which will go to the State Emergency Management Office and half of which will go to counties that have nuclear power plants.
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Program Details-State Operations |
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Enacted |
Proposed |
Change in |
Percent |
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Program |
2003-04 Budget |
2004-05 Budget |
Appropriation |
Change |
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All Funds |
$65,512,000 |
$69,318,000 |
$3,806,000 |
5.8% |
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Special Revenue-Federal |
$1,400,000 |
$1,611,000 |
$211,000 |
15.1% |
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Special Revenue-Other |
$64,112,000 |
$67,707,000 |
$3,595,000 |
5.6% |
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_ |
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Administration (SRO) |
$10,185,000 |
$10,781,000 |
$596,000 |
5.9% |
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Personal Services |
$5,498,000 |
$5,498,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Nonpersonal Services |
$2,743,000 |
$2,743,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Fringe Benefits |
$1,725,000 |
$2,321,000 |
$596,000 |
34.6% |
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Indirect Costs |
$219,000 |
$219,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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_ |
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Regulation of Utilities |
$55,327,000 |
$58,537,000 |
$3,210,000 |
5.8% |
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Special Revenue-Federal |
$1,400,000 |
$1,611,000 |
$211,000 |
15.1% |
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Special Revenue-Other |
$53,927,000 |
$56,926,000 |
$2,999,000 |
5.6% |
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_ |
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PSC-Pipeline Safety (SRF) |
$1,400,000 |
$1,611,000 |
$211,000 |
15.1% |
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Personal Services |
$521,000 |
$691,000 |
$170,000 |
32.6% |
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Nonpersonal Services |
$693,000 |
$593,000 |
($100,000) |
-14.4% |
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Fringe Benefits |
$165,000 |
$306,000 |
$141,000 |
85.5% |
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Indirect Costs |
$21,000 |
$21,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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_ |
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Cable Television (SRO) |
$2,963,000 |
$3,093,000 |
$130,000 |
4.4% |
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Personal Services |
$1,975,000 |
$1,975,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Nonpersonal Services |
$331,000 |
$331,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Fringe Benefits |
$582,000 |
$712,000 |
$130,000 |
22.3% |
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Indirect Costs |
$75,000 |
$75,000 |
$0 |
0.0% |
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Public Service Account (SRO) |
$50,964,000 |
$53,833,000 |
$2,869,000 |
5.6% |
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Personal Services |
$30,610,000 |
$29,811,000 |
($799,000) |
-2.6% |
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Nonpersonal Services |
$9,440,000 |
$10,617,000 |
$1,177,000 |
12.5% |
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Fringe Benefits |
$9,689,000 |
$12,205,000 |
$2,516,000 |
26.0% |
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Indirect Costs |
$1,225,000 |
$1,200,000 |
($25,000) |
-2.0% |