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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                                     RS31506 / S1383
This appropriation to the Department of Parks and Recreation provides enhancements to the FY 2025
maintenance budget that include additional park personnel, increase to seasonal employee pay, increase
park operations, OHV law enforcement passthrough support, a trailer for the motorized trails program, a
responsible OHV media campaign, snowmobile signs and trail markers, construction at the Farragut State
Park, statewide RV improvements, utility upgrades at Lake Walcott State Park, a Shoreline Erosion Grant at
Lake Cascade State Park, funding for recreation council and infrastructure improvements, replacement items,
and the additional 2% CEC.
                                                     FISCAL NOTE
This appropriation provides an additional $31,655,900 to the maintenance appropriation provided to natural
resource agencies in Senate Bill 1269. Table 1 shows incremental adjustments to the budget found in the bill,
of which the ongoing increase is $1,704,900 and the onetime increase is $29,951,000. Table 2 shows all the
adjustments leading to the FY 2025 Total Appropriation. The total budget for the Department of Parks and
Recreation is $87,954,400.
Table 1                                   FTP                   Gen               Ded               Fed            Total
1. Additional Park Personnel               7.00                        0            457,800               0          457,800
2. Increase Seasonal Employee Pay          0.00                        0            200,000               0          200,000
3. Park Operations Increase                0.00                        0            300,000               0          300,000
4. OHV Law Enforcement Passthrough         0.00                        0            500,000               0          500,000
5. Motorized Trails Program Trailer        0.00                        0             75,000               0           75,000
6. Responsible OHV Media Campaign          0.00                        0            150,000               0          150,000
7. Snowmobile Signs and Trail Markers      0.00                        0            100,000               0          100,000
8. Farragut State Park, Central Entrance   0.00                        0          1,800,000               0        1,800,000
9. Statewide, RV Improvements              0.00                        0          4,500,000               0        4,500,000
10. Lake Walcott, Utilities Upgrade        0.00                        0                  0         400,000          400,000
11. Lake Cascade, Shore. Erosion Grant     0.00                        0                  0         250,000          250,000
51. Recreation Council and Infrastructure 0.00                         0                  0      20,000,000       20,000,000
 Replacement Items                         0.00                        0          2,576,000         100,000        2,676,000
Additional 2% Chg in Employee Comp.        0.00                   48,000            183,200          15,900          247,100
FY 2025 Budget Enhancements                7.00                   48,000         10,842,000      20,765,900       31,655,900
% Chg from FY 2025 Maintenance            3.8%                     1.2%              29.9%          129.0%            56.2%
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent
of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative
process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note                                    Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 03/01/2024, 8:15 AM
Table 2
FY 2024 Original Appropriation                     183.80     3,915,000         53,622,300 21,363,800 78,901,100
Prior Year Reappropriation                           0.00       900,000         96,156,500 21,658,900 118,715,400
FY 2024 Total Appropriation                        183.80     4,815,000        149,778,800 43,022,700 197,616,500
Executive Carry Forward                              0.00             0          4,973,500    2,320,100     7,293,600
FY 2024 Estimated Expenditures                     183.80     4,815,000        154,752,300 45,342,800 204,910,100
Removal of Onetime Expenditures                      0.00     (900,000)      (118,438,000) (29,239,000) (148,577,000)
FY 2025 Base                                       183.80     3,915,000         36,314,300 16,103,800 56,333,100
Personnel Benefit Costs                              0.00      (35,700)          (140,000)     (12,300)     (188,000)
Statewide Cost Allocation                            0.00        84,100           (54,000)            0        30,100
1% Change in Employee Compensation                   0.00        24,000             91,400        7,900       123,300
FY 2025 Program Maintenance - SB 1269              183.80     3,987,400         36,211,700 16,099,400 56,298,500
FY 2025 Budget Enhancements                          7.00         48,000         10,842,000      20,765,900       31,655,900
FY 2025 Total                                      190.80     4,035,400         47,053,700       36,865,300       87,954,400
Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp                         7.00       120,400         (6,568,600)      15,501,500        9,053,300
% Chg from FY 2024 Orig Approp.                     3.8%          3.1%              (12.2%)          72.6%            11.5%
Contact:
    Senator James R. Just
    Budget and Policy Analysis
    (208) 332-1407
    Representative James Petzke
    (208) 332-1043
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent
of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative
process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note                                    Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 03/01/2024, 8:15 AM