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Agency 490
Department of Natural Resources
RCW 43.30

Current Law Budget

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Request

$250,162,297

Net change from current biennium

$19,058,499

Increase

Percent change from current biennium

8.2%

Increase

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has a unique combination of responsibilities that encompass proprietary and regulatory functions. As a public agency operating a business, the agency manages the land given to Washington when it entered the Union in 1889. These lands, plus Forest Board trust lands, are administered to provide financial support for the common schools, universities, counties, and other beneficiaries. Aquatic lands are administered for public benefit as well as revenue production. Conservation lands are managed for their unique ecological value.

As a regulator, the agency is responsible for administering the Forest Practices Act and Surface Mining Reclamation Act, and for providing forest fire protection and suppression on 12 million acres of private and state-owned forest land. The agency also provides mineral, energy, and geologic information to the public.

As a steward of the state's resources, agency goals are to be recognized as: the agency of choice for leadership in natural resource issues; the model for exemplary stewardship in resource management; the acknowledged expert in its areas of responsibility; and a partner with the public, other governments, other agencies, and other interested parties.

Administration and Agency Support

Resource Protection

Resource Management

Special Employment Services

Statewide Services

Special Lands Acquisition

Agency Level Summary

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Operating Budget: Summary
1995-97 Appropriations								Appropriated Funds							Expenditures
	Amount		Estimated Balance											1993-95 Actual			1995-97 Estimated		1997-99 Proposed
41,825,144				295,695				General Fund - Basic Account - State							64,890,837			41,529,449		61,210,000
3,045,297								General Fund - Basic Account - Federal							494,562			3,045,297		2,155,297
								General Fund - Basic Account - Federal Unanticipated							915,376
423,073								General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local							184,154			423,073		422,000
								General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local Unanticipated							298,800
42,412,500								Forest Development Account - State							36,729,709			42,412,500		50,079,000
3,229,306								Off Road Vehicle Account - State							2,891,725			3,229,306		3,635,000
1,819,819				2				Surveys and Maps Account - State							1,467,526			1,819,817		2,090,000
2,570,000				105				Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account - State							1,778,259			2,569,895		2,577,000
62,000								Industrial Insurance Premium Refund - State							76,000			62,000
84,505,504								Resource Management Cost Account - State							68,238,703			84,505,504		89,960,000
451,568								Waste Reduct/Recycle/Litter Control - State							419,492			451,568		450,000
1,302,807								Surface Mining Reclamation Account - State							1,143,580			1,302,807		1,420,000
								Water Resource Administration Acct - State												383,000
1,300,000				1,300,000				State Wildlife Account - State
6,000,000				1,133,000				Water Quality Account - State										4,867,000		1,133,000
750,942								Aquatic Land Dredged Mat Disp Site - State							338,311			750,942		751,000
1,039,938								Nat Res Conserv Areas Stewardship - State							1,053,003			1,039,938		77,000
942,262								Air Pollution Control Account - State							749,652			942,262		891,000
								Oil Spill Administration Account - State							64,607
1,600,000				80,000				Watershed Restoration Account - State							3,480,393			1,520,000
41,815				815				Metals Mining Account - State										41,000		61,000
193,321,975				2,809,617				Total Appropriated Funds							185,214,689			190,512,358		217,294,297
								Non-Appropriated Funds
								Landowner Conting F Fire Suppress - Non-Appropriated							2,210,927			2,299,000		2,701,000
								Clark-McNary Account - Non-Appropriated							2,917,183			3,116,736		2,926,000
								Forest Fire Protection Assessment - Non-Appropriated							15,154,359			20,667,627		13,238,000
								State Forest Nursery Revolving Acct - Non-Appropriated							3,160,073			4,164,400		3,862,000
								Access Road Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated							7,483,588			10,343,677		10,141,000
								School Construction Revolving Acct - Non-Appropriated							6,014,209
								Total Non-Appropriated Funds							36,940,339			40,591,440		32,868,000
								Total All Funds							222,155,028			231,103,798		250,162,297

Capital Budget: Summary*
1995-97 Appropriations								Appropriated Funds							Expenditures
	Amount		Estimated Balance											1993-95 Actual			1995-97 Estimated		1997-99 Proposed
								General Fund - Basic Account - State							5,000,000
420,000								General Fund - Basic Account - Federal										420,000
2,659,589								General Fund - Basic Account - Federal Unanticipated							720,828			2,659,589
2,016,838				111,298				Forest Development Account - State							693,232			1,905,540		1,563,760
7,000,000				5,483,000				Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account - State							1,609,465			1,517,000		9,483,451
19,944,534				14,418,781				Resource Management Cost Account - State							10,833,180			5,525,753		18,915,000
25,000,000				20,623,169				Nat Res Real Property Replacement - State							10,354,154			4,376,831		25,000,000
1,925,076								State Building Construction Account - State							23,518,355			1,925,076		55,100,000
962,432				50,001				Outdoor Recreation Account - State							951,742			912,431
								Access Road Revolving Account - State							6,569
								Watershed Restoration Account - State												9,000,000
								Watershed Restoration Account - Federal												1,200,000
59,928,469				40,686,249				Total Appropriated Funds							53,687,525			19,242,220		120,262,211
								Non-Appropriated Funds
								Park Land Trust Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated							9,086,000			6,586,157
								Forest Fire Protection Assessment - Non-Appropriated										134,592
								Access Road Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated										178,956
								Total Non-Appropriated Funds							9,086,000			6,899,705
								Total All Funds							62,773,525			26,141,925		120,262,211

*For detail projects, see 1997-99 Capital Plan.

Operating Budget: Summary by Object

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Salaries And Wages				54,825,885			51,392,273			54,429,046			58,781,300			58,598,300
Employee Benefits				14,443,084			14,389,020			15,047,519			15,565,013			15,525,012
Personal Service Contracts				1,172,701			1,754,183			2,398,590			1,907,500			1,712,500
Goods And Services				40,838,537			28,298,735			33,595,836			33,620,395			30,803,542
Travel				5,005,787			5,507,560			5,435,328			6,664,500			6,648,235
Capital Outlays				9,175,972			4,786,348			4,083,101			4,610,650			4,820,350
Grants, Benefits & Client Services				7,455,022			3,017,707			6,499,435			6,447,000			5,314,000
Debt Service				16,746			30,012			19,186			14,000			14,000
Interagency Reimbursements				(2,695,416)			(1,277,568)			(148,147)			(441,500)			(442,500)
Intra-Agency Reimbursements				(2,514,420)			(6)			1,845,640
Annual Total				127,723,898			107,898,264			123,205,534			127,168,858			122,993,439

Operating Budget: Program Summary

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Administration & Agency Support				10,911,593			11,671,228			11,820,014			13,743,874			13,334,502
Resource Protection				45,440,931			25,675,889			30,829,698			30,287,917			27,663,915
Resource Management				45,891,272			49,104,294			54,672,172			58,873,374			58,659,544
Special Employment Services				10,994,482			8,155,555			13,575,992			11,610,808			10,476,806
Statewide Services				11,492,145			13,291,298			12,307,658			12,652,885			12,858,672
Special Lands Acquisition & Transfr				2,993,475
Annual Total				127,723,898			107,898,264			123,205,534			127,168,858			122,993,439
Fiscal Year 1993-94				94,431,130
Biennium Total				222,155,028			231,103,798						250,162,297

Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

				1993-95 Actual								1995-97 Estimated								1997-99 Proposed
				Amount			Percent				Amount					Percent			Amount					Percent
Administration & Agency Support			(1,181,541)			(5.3)%				2,526,776					12.1%			3,587,134					15.3%
Resource Protection			4,870,186			7.5%				(12,919,505)					(18.6)%			1,446,245					2.6%
Resource Management			6,450,036			8.1%				18,063,635					21.1%			13,756,452					13.3%
Special Employment Services			5,875,348			51.0%				4,337,445					24.9%			356,067					1.6%
Statewide Services			5,182,742			29.7%				2,954,628					13.0%			(87,399)					(0.3)%
Special Lands Acquisition & Transfr			1,282,439			27.1%				(6,014,209)					(100.0)%
Belated Claims			(67,278)			(100.0)%
Total			22,411,932			11.2%				8,948,770					4.0%			19,058,499					8.2%

Employment Summary

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years			1,777.8		1,559.9			1,620.8				1,576.0				1,576.0
Average FTE Staff Year Costs			30,839			32,946		33,582				37,298				37,182

Agency Local Funds

Equipment Revolving Fund
The Equipment Revolving Fund provides for the necessary expenditures for replacement, repair, and operation of Department of Natural Resources equipment and for the salaries, materials, and supplies used in the administration and operation of the natural resources equipment pool.

Statement of Local Fund Balances

			6/30/95 Fund Balance			6/30/97 Estimated Fund Balance			1997-1999 Estimated Revenues			1997-1999 Estimated Expenditures		6/30/99 Estimated Fund Balance
Non-Budgeted Funds
Equipment Revolving Fund			9,742,092			8,045,000		21,670,000			24,094,000			5,621,000

Program Level Detail

Administration and Agency Support

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The Administration and Agency Support program provides executive direction and administrative guidance and management for the Department and its operating and capital programs. It also provides essential support services to the Department's permanent and temporary/seasonal employees.

Objectives are to: provide leadership and set agency policy; increase operational efficiency through effective information technology and through accurate and timely communications and business products; and increase public understanding, awareness of, and participation in the agency's programs.

Program Employment

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years			123.4		132.7			141.2				135.9				135.9
Average FTE Staff Year Costs			38,077			39,726		38,844				41,854				41,854

Expenditure Detail

				1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Salaries and Benefits			5,876,519			6,644,042			6,905,689			7,113,862			7,113,862
Grants and Subsidies			1,697			2,988
Other Operating Costs			5,033,377			5,024,198			4,914,325			6,630,012			6,220,640
Annual Total			10,911,593			11,671,228			11,820,014			13,743,874			13,334,502
Fiscal Year 1993-94			10,052,873
Biennium Total			20,964,466			23,491,242						27,078,376

Source of Funds

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated				1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - State				3,113,890			2,134,832				1,977,216			3,169,540			3,085,168
Forest Development Account - State				2,425,837			2,338,641				2,384,344			3,130,207			3,049,207
Off Road Vehicle Account - State							81,000				84,999			84,563			81,565
Surveys and Maps Account - State							33,500				36,817			35,389			35,387
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account - State				49,694			112,000				120,927			128,716			125,718
Landowner Conting F Fire Suppress - Non-Appropriated				35,053
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund - State				35,923							62,000
Resource Management Cost Account - State				4,171,610			5,193,755				5,311,773			5,775,925			5,594,926
Waste Reduct/Recycle/Litter Control - State							6,000				8,000			7,820			7,820
Surface Mining Reclamation Account - State				41,092			19,000				19,500			18,995			19,993
Aquatic Land Dredged Mat Disp Site - State							9,000				12,000			10,729			11,729
Nat Res Conserv Areas Stewardship - State							13,000				16,000			16,500			15,500
Clark-McNary Account - Non-Appropriated				11,787
Forest Fire Protection Assessment - Non-Appropriated				695,296			1,144,000				1,179,599			489,296			449,296
Access Road Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated				331,411			575,500				592,839			863,485			844,484
Air Pollution Control Account - State							11,000				14,000			12,709			13,709
Annual Total				10,911,593			11,671,228				11,820,014			13,743,874			13,334,502

Resource Protection

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The Department is responsible for protecting 12 million acres of Washington's public and private forest lands. This program consists of Fire Protection, Emergency Fire Suppression, Forest Practices, Landowner Assistance, and Geology and Earth Resources subprograms.

Specific activities under Fire Protection include fire prevention, pre-suppression, fire detection, and smoke management. The Emergency Fire Suppression subprogram includes all actions necessary to control wildfires until the fire is no longer a threat to life and property.

Through the Forest Practices subprogram, the Department administers forest practices rules on 12 million acres of state and private forest lands. The Department is also committed to continuing the cooperation and communication established in the Timber, Fish, and Wildlife (TFW) Agreement, developed in 1986-87. Through this subprogram, the Department is involved with the public, environmental groups, tribes, forest landowners, and other state agencies in protecting public resources coincident with maintaining a viable forest products industry.

Landowner Assistance provides technical forestry, forest health, and natural resources stewardship assistance to private woodland owners, urban dwellers, government agencies, and the public.

Geology and Earth Resources provides information on geology, mineral, and energy resources and on the geologic hazards of Washington.

Objectives are to: efficiently suppress wildfires on 12 million acres of Department-protected land; protect air quality while allowing successful silvicultural burning prescriptions; provide assistance and leadership to fire protection organizations; encourage planting and management of trees in Washington communities and on nonindustrial woodlands; protect public resources through the efficient and equitable implementation of rules enacted by the Forest Practices Act; and conduct the ongoing geological survey of the state.

Program Employment

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years			682.6		449.3			494.3				535.3				535.3
Average FTE Staff Year Costs			29,043			30,699		31,450				31,529				31,279

Expenditure Detail

				1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Salaries and Benefits			24,492,299			17,641,149			19,661,920			21,186,000			21,017,000
Grants and Subsidies			638,630			415,776			349,027			439,000			439,000
Other Operating Costs			20,310,002			7,618,964			10,818,751			8,662,917			6,207,915
Annual Total			45,440,931			25,675,889			30,829,698			30,287,917			27,663,915
Fiscal Year 1993-94			23,984,161
Biennium Total			69,425,092			56,505,587						57,951,832

Source of Funds

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated				1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - State				32,360,178			14,681,824				15,451,228			19,847,854			17,611,854
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal							163,994				741,543			264,000			264,000
General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local				9,920			32,432				206,641			69,500			69,500
General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local Unanticipated				131,222
Surveys and Maps Account - State											2,500
Landowner Conting F Fire Suppress - Non-Appropriated				1,214,266			338,622				1,960,378			1,350,500			1,350,500
Waste Reduct/Recycle/Litter Control - State											1,000
Surface Mining Reclamation Account - State				547,054			577,226				658,081			679,769			674,768
Water Resource Administration Acct - State														383,000
Aquatic Land Dredged Mat Disp Site - State											1,500
Nat Res Conserv Areas Stewardship - State											2,920
Clark-McNary Account - Non-Appropriated				1,400,605			1,230,993				1,885,743			1,463,000			1,463,000
Forest Fire Protection Assessment - Non-Appropriated				9,452,534			8,310,127				9,320,073			5,775,719			5,775,719
Air Pollution Control Account - State				325,152			333,799				563,963			424,075			424,074
Metals Mining Account - State							6,872				34,128			30,500			30,500
Annual Total				45,440,931			25,675,889				30,829,698			30,287,917			27,663,915

Resource Management

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Through this program the Department manages state-owned lands held in trust for specific beneficiaries and for the citizens of the State of Washington. This program includes the following subprograms: Resource Planning and Asset Management, Agricultural Resources, Forest Resources, Aquatic Resources, Public Land Survey, Natural Heritage, Special Lands Management, Public Use, and Forest Nursery.

The Resource Planning and Asset Management, Agricultural Resources, and Forest Resources subprograms carry out management activities on lands granted to the state at statehood by the federal government for the support of common schools, colleges and universities, and other public institutions; other trust lands acquired from the counties after tax foreclosure; and lands acquired by transfer, gift, and purchase.

The Aquatic Resources subprogram manages two million acres of aquatic lands to provide public benefits for all citizens of the state, including encouraging direct public use and access, fostering water-dependent uses, ensuring environmental protection, and using renewable resources.

Other management activities include: providing a system of recording land surveys and providing a central repository of land survey corner information; providing tree seedlings for small non-industrial forest landowners; providing for public use of state-owned lands; providing for natural heritage identification; and preserving and protecting scenic and ecological values of conservation and natural area preserves.

Objectives are to: protect and/or enhance Department-managed resources through sound stewardship and management which minimizes adverse impacts and risks; generate revenue for the trusts while respecting and protecting the forest as an ecosystem; provide increased opportunities for public access to state-owned aquatic lands while ensuring adequate protection of the ecosystem; provide complete and timely records services to the public; analyze and provide information on the status of Washington's natural diversity; maintain the integrity of significant ecological features of special lands sites; provide public recreation opportunities while maintaining recreation sites in accord with the trust mandate; and provide adequate supplies of viable tree seedlings.

Program Employment

			1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated		1996-97 Estimated				1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
FTE Staff Years			694.9		735.2			737.9				700.0				700.0
Average FTE Staff Year Costs			31,790			33,300		34,215				41,179				41,109

Expenditure Detail

				1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated			1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
Salaries and Benefits			28,358,503			31,355,369			32,570,438			36,605,751			36,551,750
Grants and Subsidies			1,206,693			286,061			286,094			173,000			173,000
Other Operating Costs			16,326,076			17,462,864			21,815,640			22,094,623			21,934,794
Annual Total			45,891,272			49,104,294			54,672,172			58,873,374			58,659,544
Fiscal Year 1993-94			39,821,559
Biennium Total			85,712,831			103,776,466						117,532,918

Source of Funds

					1994-95 Actual			1995-96 Estimated				1996-97 Estimated			1997-98 Proposed			1998-99 Proposed
General Fund - Basic Account - State				1,173,080			1,029,721				1,006,500			1,603,500			1,611,500
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal				168,597			196,913				122,847			154,000			154,000
General Fund - Basic Account - Federal Unanticipated				773,116
General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local				29,000			94,101				89,899			91,500			91,500
General Fund - Basic Account - Private/Local Unanticipated				55,500
Forest Development Account - State				13,086,265			15,630,558				16,027,057			19,179,108			18,942,108
Off Road Vehicle Account - State				1,399,491			1,183,516				1,506,791			1,543,436			1,543,436
Surveys and Maps Account - State				578,450			417,346				385,654			461,000			461,000
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account - State				1,008,015			1,051,541				1,214,354			1,123,983			1,123,983
Resource Management Cost Account - State				25,208,674			26,981,400				30,956,704			32,417,964			32,432,965
Aquatic Land Dredged Mat Disp Site - State				234,825			192,686				519,756			356,968			356,967
Nat Res Conserv Areas Stewardship - State				512,402			436,450				549,488			10,915			11,085
Forest Fire Protection Assessment - Non-Appropriated							2,228
State Forest Nursery Revolving Acct - Non-Appropriated				1,652,628			1,886,390				2,278,010			1,931,000			1,931,000
Access Road Revolving Account - Non-Appropriated							1,444				15,112
Oil Spill Administration Account - State				11,229
Annual Total				45,891,272			49,104,294				54,672,172			58,873,374			58,659,544