FY 2013-14 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BUDGET                   S.B. 201 (CR-1):  CONFERENCE REPORT

FY 2012-13 Year-to-Date Gross Appropriation.....................................................................

$78,033,000

Changes from FY 2012-13 Year-to-Date:
Items Included by the Senate and House
1. Food and Agriculture Industry Growth Initiative.  Governor, Senate, and House included $1.0 million GF/GP grant program to remove barriers to increased production.	1,000,000
2. Agriculture Product Assurance and Export Assistance.  Governor, Senate, and House included $1.0 million GF/GP to bolster inspection services for export.	1,000,000
3. Food Safety.  Governor, Senate, and House included $250,000 GF/GP to add to efforts toward wholesale food inspections and lab testing.	250,000
4. Farmland and Open Space Preservation Program.  Governor, Senate, and House added $392,500 restricted for the program.	392,500
5. Unclassified Salaries/Information Technology.  Governor, Senate, and House added $7,000 for Unclassified Salary increases and $13,300 for IT improvements.	20,300
6. Adjustments for Actual Funds Received.  Governor, Senate, and House adjustment.	(2,209,600)
7. Adjustments for One-time FY 2013 Appropriations.  Governor, Senate, and House adjustment.	(2,170,300)
8. Economic Adjustments.  Governor, Senate, and House included $237,800 Gross and $126,300 GF/GP for OPEB and $1,526,600 Gross and $778,300 GF/GP for other economic adjustments.	1,764,400
9. Other Adjustments.	(1,447,000)
Conference Agreement on Items of Difference
10. Qualified Forest Affidavit Program.  House did not include a one-time $1.7 million GF/GP for program start-up costs.  Senate included.  Conference included, plus 5.0 FTEs.	1,700,000
11. Private Forestry Program.  House included a one-time appropriation of $300,000 GF/GP for program; the Senate $600,000.  Conference contained $600,000 and rolled it into the Qualified Forest Initiative Appropriation line.	600,000
12. Agriculture Development in U.P.  The House did not include funding for a development position in the U.P.  The Senate included $150,000 GF/GP, Conference $130,000.	130,000
13. Agriculture Drain Registration.  Only Senate included $100,000; Conference did not.
14. Water Resource Study.  House included $100,000 GF/GP; Senate $200,000; Conference $300,000.	300,000
15. County Fair Capitol Improvement Grants.  House included an addition of $400; the Senate had no increase and the Conference included an increase of $20,000 GF/GP.	20,000
16. Pesticide and Plant Pest Management.  Conference added one-time $800,000 GF/GP.	800,000
17. FY 2013-14 One-Time Appropriations.  One-time appropriations total: $3.4 million.

Total Changes.....................................................................................................................	$2,150,300
FY 2013-14 Conference Report Ongoing/One-Time Gross Appropriation............................	$80,183,300
Amount Over/(Under) GF/GP Target: $0

FY 2013-14 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BUDGET                                     BOILERPLATE HIGHLIGHTS

Changes from FY 2012-13 Year-to-Date:

Items Included by the Senate and House

1. Water Resource Study.  The Senate and House each included language providing guidelines for a new water resources study.  (Sec. 1104)

2. Food and Agriculture Industry Growth Initiative.  The Senate and House each included language providing guidelines for a new Food and Agriculture Industry Growth Initiative grant program.  (Sec. 711)

Conference Agreement on Items of Difference

3. Scorecard.  The Governor added new language requiring a website posting of key metrics performance.  Senate included, House did not.  Included by Conference.  (Sec. 231)

4. Boilerplate Included by House, Not by Senate, and Not by Conference.  These sections include Civil Service Fees, Information Technology Fees, Statewide Office Plan, Third Party Inspections, and Clean Sweep Program.

5. Boilerplate Included by House, Not by Senate, but Included by Conference.  These sections include Non-Line Item Grants Notification (Sec. 302), Animal Indemnification (Sec. 453), Development and Export Report (Sec. 706), Equine Fund Use (Sec. 801), Thoroughbred Purse Disbursement (Sec. 803), Equine Regulatory Costs (Sec. 804).

6. Boilerplate Included by Senate, Not by House, but Included by Conference.  These sections include Food Borne Emergency Report (Sec. 402), Pollution Prevention Programs (Sec. 601), Intercountry Drains (Sec. 607), and FY 2014-15 Retirement Expenditure Report.  (Sec. 1202)

Date Completed:  5-28-13                                                                                                       Fiscal Analyst: Bruce Baker

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.