Nevada_Executive_Budget_2013-2015

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & NATURAL RESOURCES - The Director's Office provides leadership, direction and administrative support to the
department's agencies in order to assist them in offering the best possible service to the public.
Department Budget Highlights:
1. Provide Resource Management and Protection - Through initiatives such as the
Wildland Fire Protection Program and the Sagebrush Ecosystem Program, the Department
continues its commitment to providing effective management of Nevada's natural resources to
help ensure availability now and in the future.
2. Increase Support to Conservation Districts - The department supports increased
support to the state's conservation districts through additional staff and increased grant
allocations and planning assistance. A competitive grant pool of $40,000 will also be
established for conservation districts working on sagebrush ecosystem projects.
3. Increase Water Adjudication Staff - The division is expanding its Adjudication Section
by five professional and technical staff to assist in quantifying existing rights, minimizes
uncertainty associated with water availability, assist in mitigating water demands for future
projects, and limit state liability in water issues.
4. Continue Wildland Fire Protection Program - This program will provide wild land
fire management services and natural resource health and restoration resources/expertise to all
participating Nevada counties and jurisdictions. The program provides aerial and ground fire
suppression capabilities and fire prevention planning services.
5. Protecting Environmental and Public Health - Providing programs enhanced by staff
additions paid for by existing fees and reimbursements, the Department, through its Division
of Environmental Protection, is able to improve its needed capacity in the air, safe drinking
water, and corrective action bureaus.
6. Recreational Use of Nevada's Public Lands - Continued entrepreneurial efforts in the
Division of State Parks provides funding of critical deferred maintenance projects,
reinstatement of a State Parks Training Academy, as well as investment in improved
construction and maintenance staffing to advances services to residents and visitors alike.
7. Establish Sagebrush Ecosystem Program - The DCNR Director spearheads a key
Governor initiative establishing a 5-agency multidisciplinary, inter-agency Sagebrush
Ecosystem Team that includes Agriculture, Minerals, State Lands, and Forestry to address the
potential listing of the Greater Sage-Grouse on the federal species endangered list.
Department Biennium Total by Funding Source
Funding
29% Transfers
28% Other
23% General Fund
20% Federal Fund
Department 2014 2015
Total $ 91,547,305 93,397,676
Total FTE 658.63 664.61
Department Biennium Total by Core Function
Core Function
85% Resource Management
12% Public Safety
3% Business Development
and Services
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