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Agency 460
Columbia River Gorge Commission
RCW 43.97
| Request | $1,381,074 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net change from current biennium | $83,619 | Increase | ||||||||||||||||
| Percent change from current biennium | 6.4% | Increase | ||||||||||||||||
The Columbia River Gorge Commission plans and manages the Columbia
River Gorge National Scenic Area in partnership with Oregon and
the United States Forest Service. The National Scenic Area was
created by Congress in 1986 to: protect and enhance the scenic,
natural, cultural, and recreational resources of the Columbia
River Gorge; and protect and support the economy of the Columbia
River Gorge area by encouraging growth in existing urban areas
and by allowing economic development consistent with efforts to
preserve the scenic area.
The goals of the agency are outlined in the Management Plan
for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. They include:
setting regional land use and conservation policy for the Columbia
Gorge; reviewing, developing, and implementing Scenic Area land
use ordinances; administering the appellate process for land use
decisions within the Scenic Area; monitoring implementation of
the Scenic Area Management Plan; defending and enforcing the Scenic
Area Act, interstate compact, Management Plan, land use ordinances,
and rules and orders of the Commission; coordinating implementation
of non-regulatory Management Plan projects and programs; and administering
the functions of the agency under Oregon and Washington requirements.
The objectives are to: develop and implement a comprehensive and
continuous monitoring program to provide key information on how
the Scenic Area Act and Management Plan are working; complete
the first periodic review of the Scenic Area Management Plan;
initiate a series of efforts to better integrate economic development
with the other purposes of the Scenic Area Act; and lead a focused
effort to preserve the outstanding, but fragile, cultural resources
of the Columbia Gorge.
| Operating Budget: Summary
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| 1995-97 Appropriations | Appropriated Funds | Expenditures | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Estimated Balance | 1993-95 Actual | 1995-97 Estimated | 1997-99 Proposed | ||||||||||||||||
| 593,052 | 26,489 | General Fund - Basic Account - State | 529,861 | 566,563 | 717,815 | |||||||||||||||
| 209,724 | General Fund - Basic Account - Federal Unanticipated | 209,724 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 538,496 | 17,328 | General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local | 505,704 | 521,168 | 663,259 | |||||||||||||||
| General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local Unanticipated | 2,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
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1,341,272 |
43,817 | Total Appropriated Funds |
1,037,565 |
1,297,455 |
1,381,074 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Budget: Summary by Object
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| 1994-95 Actual | 1995-96 Estimated | 1996-97 Estimated | 1997-98 Proposed | 1998-99 Proposed | |||||||||||||
| Salaries And Wages | 296,789 | 313,993 | 366,750 | 408,164 | 416,204 | ||||||||||||
| Employee Benefits | 86,808 | 82,823 | 93,647 | 103,934 | 105,158 | ||||||||||||
| Personal Service Contracts | 3,744 | 38,841 | 126,637 | 15,897 | 26,041 | ||||||||||||
| Goods And Services | 97,383 | 98,476 | 134,125 | 126,881 | 129,022 | ||||||||||||
| Travel | 12,820 | 11,499 | 18,856 | 15,905 | 18,320 | ||||||||||||
| Capital Outlays | 5,686 | 4,760 | 7,048 | 5,742 | 9,806 | ||||||||||||
| Annual Total |
503,230 |
550,392 |
747,063 |
676,523 |
704,551 | ||||||||||||
| Fiscal Year 1993-94 | 534,335 | ||||||||||||||||
| Biennium Total |
1,037,565 |
1,297,455 |
1,381,074 | ||||||||||||||
| Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium
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| 1993-95 Actual | 1995-97 Estimated | 1997-99 Proposed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Administration | 28,371 | 2.8% | 259,890 | 25.0% | 83,619 | 6.4% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Employment Summary
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| 1994-95 Actual | 1995-96 Estimated | 1996-97 Estimated | 1997-98 Proposed | 1998-99 Proposed | |||||||||||||||
| FTE Staff Years | 8.8 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 11.3 | ||||||||||||||
| Average FTE Staff Year Costs | 33,726 | 35,280 | 36,312 | 36,121 | 36,832 | ||||||||||||||