NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

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1 NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE Gvernr s Budget Overview Presentatin Legislative Cmmissin s Budget Subcmmittee 1

2 Wildlife as Public Trust Resurce Several key landmark Supreme Curt rulings have made it clear the wildlife belng t n ne but are t be held in trust by gvernment fr the benefit f present and future generatins. This Public Trust Dctrine has becme the legal bedrck fr gvernment t establish regulatry authrity ver wildlife. Federal agencies recgnize that the states pssess brad trustee and plice pwers ver fish and wildlife within their brders, including fish and wildlife fund n federal lands within a state. 43 C.F.R Thrugh federally levied excise taxes n fishing and hunting equipment, states are able t leverage nn-federal funds at a rati f 3:1 ($3 federal dllars/$1 state dllar) in the name f fish and wildlife management. Nevada Department f Wildlife s statutry authrities and respnsibilities are utlined in NRS (wildlife) and 488 (bating). 2

3 Imprtance f Wildlife & Bating Related Recreatin T Nevada s Ecnmy Bating $540,000,000 retail sales $37,800,000 sales taxes Wildlife Watching $682,029,000 retail sales $93,408,700 sales taxes Hunting $219,512,540 retail sales $21,690,940 sales taxes Sprt Fishing $189,689,911 retail sales $16,507,952 sales taxes Ttal estimated value f wildlife & bating t Nevada s ecnmy is $1,631,231,451 each year Sprtfishing data frm Suthwick Assciates, Sprtfishing in America An Ecnmic Engine and Cnservatin Pwerhuse. Hunting data frm Suthwick and Assciates, Hunting in America An Ecnmic Engine and Cnservatin Pwerhuse. Wildlife Watching data frm U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service s Wildlife Watching in the U.S.: The Ecnmic Impacts n Natinal and State Ecnmies in 2011 Addendum t the 2011 Natinal Survey f Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Assciated Recreatin. *Bating data frm survey cnducted in 2011 by the Recreatinal Marine Research Center at Michigan State University fr the Natinal Marine Manufacturers Assciatin. Tax revenue estimates at 7%. 3

4 Cre Functins f Nevada State Gvernment: Resurce Management & Public Safety NDOW Missin Statement: T prtect, preserve, manage and restre wildlife and its habitat fr its aesthetic, scientific, educatinal, recreatinal, and ecnmic benefit t citizens f Nevada and the United States, and t prmte the safety f persns using vessels n the waters f this state. NRS Authrities: (wildlife) and 488 (bating) 4

5 Nevada s Wildlife Respnsibilities 892 different species regularly ccurring in Nevada 456 species f birds 173 species f fish 161 species f mammals 78 species f reptiles 24 amphibian species ESA Listing Activities Candidates(3) Threatened(10) Endangered(22) 5

6 DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE 247 Full-time Emplyees 120 Buildings 32 Radi Twers 11 Wildlife Management Areas (120,000 ac.) 8 Majr Facilities 7 Unique Divisins 4 Fish Hatcheries 3 Regins 6

7 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW 7

8 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW Directr s Office (18) Agency Administratin and Centralized Csts Nevada Bard f Wildlife Cmmissiners Supprt Fiscal and Persnnel Services 8

9 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW 9

10 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW Operatins Divisin (35) Licensing, Business Services, and Custmer Supprt Engineering and Facilities Maintenance Bating Access Infrmatin Technlgy Air Operatins 10

11 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW 11

12 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW Cnservatin Educatin (18) Hunter Safety Training General Hunter and Angler Educatin Wildlife Educatin Prgrams Media and Public Relatins 12

13 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW 13

14 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW Law Enfrcement (52) Wildlife Enfrcement and Public Safety Bating Enfrcement, Safety and Educatin Radi Dispatch and Cmmunicatins 14

15 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW 15

16 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW Game Management (31) Big Game mule deer, elk, antelpe, sheep, gat, lin, bear Waterfwl duck, geese, etc. Upland Game chukar, quail, dve, turkey, gruse, etc. including Sage-gruse Furbearer beaver, mink, muskrat, tter, fx, bbcat 16

17 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW 17

18 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW Fisheries Management (41) Sprt Fish Prductin, Distributin, and Management Native Aquatics including threatened and endangered species Aquatic Invasive Species 18

19 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW 19

20 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW Wildlife Diversity (17) Nn-Game Species Management Endangered Species Tahe Envirnmental Imprvement Prgram Gegraphic Infrmatin Systems 20

21 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW 21

22 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW Habitat (35) Wildlife Management Areas Habitat Cnservatin and Imprvement Nevada Partners fr Cnservatin and Develpment Water Develpment Mining Industrial Pnd Regulatin Energy, Mining and ther Develpment Prject Review 22

23 Majr Pririties Next Biennium Sage-gruse Cnservatin Habitat Restratin Wildfire Rehabilitatin Game Management Aquatic Invasive Species Prgram Energy and Other Develpment Reviews Urban Wildlife Cnflicts Public Safety in the Water and n the Land Prvide Equipment, Supprt and Training fr Persnnel Success 23

24 FY 2014 NDOW OPERATIONS FUNDING BY SOURCE Other State Funds 2% State General Fund 1% Bat Fees & Grants 11% Wildlife Fees & Grants 86% 24

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27 FY 2014 NDOW FINANCIAL SUMMARY EXECUTIVE ACCOUNTS NDOW OPERATING ACCOUNTS Directr Ops Cn Ed Law Game Fish Diversity Habitat NDOW (Executive Budgets) Ttal REVENUE General Fund Apprpriatins , ,873 - $ 494, % Fed - Wildlife Restratin 36, , ,957-2,821,900 34, ,121 2,149,741 $ 6,544, % Fed - Sprtfish Restratin 20,872 50, ,823-21,178 3,396,521 26, ,966 $ 4,048, % Fed - ESA Sec , ,251 79,202 - $ 281, % Fed - State Wildlife Grant 3, , , , ,460 $ 1,001, % Fed - Cast Guard - 212, , $ 1,003, % Fed - Bating Access - 977, $ 977, % Other Grants - Fed ,427 55, , , ,553 $ 1,259, % Other Grants - Private , ,339 $ 211, % Sprtsmen Revenue 1,430, , ,554 3,877,971 1,113,303 1,697, , ,153 $ 10,574, % Restricted Revenue - 3,046,475 87, , , , ,117 1,272,909 $ 5,932, % Bating Revenue - 390,461-1,342, $ 1,732, % Trut Stamp Revenue , $ 657, % Other State Revenue - 27,570-49, , ,768 $ 414, % Internal Cst Allcatins 2,084,186 1,824, , $ 4,418,231 Ttal Revenue $ 3,576,470 $ 7,969,193 $ 2,129,557 $ 6,323,162 $ 4,979,639 $ 6,974,627 $ 2,014,092 $ 5,587,888 $ 39,554,628 Less Internal Cst Allcatins $ (4,418,231) NDOW Net Revenue $ 35,136,396 EXPENDITURES Persnnel $ 1,421,952 $ 2,294,162 $ 1,510,002 $ 4,003,110 $ 2,615,731 $ 2,691,458 $ 1,295,523 $ 2,117,800 $ 17,949,738 Operating $ 2,138,468 $ 4,139,310 $ 556,923 $ 861,704 $ 1,474,544 $ 1,333,148 $ 372,092 $ 2,745,826 $ 13,622,014 Capital, Infrastructure, Equip. $ 16,049 $ 1,121,079 $ 29,624 $ 311,899 $ 156,817 $ 1,850,660 $ 78,516 $ - $ 3,564,644 Internal Cst Allcatins $ - $ 414,642 $ 33,008 $ 1,146,449 $ 732,547 $ 1,099,361 $ 267,962 $ 724,262 $ 4,418,231 Ttal Expenditures $ 3,576,470 $ 7,969,193 $ 2,129,557 $ 6,323,162 $ 4,979,639 $ 6,974,627 $ 2,014,092 $ 5,587,888 $ 39,554,628 Less Internal Cst Allcatins $ (4,418,231) NDOW Net Expenditures $ 35,136,396 Permanent Psitins (FTEs)

28 FY 2014 NDOW FINANCIAL SUMMARY NON EXECUTIVE ACCOUNTS NDOW SPECIAL ACCOUNTS Habitat Wildlife Trust Wildlife Accunt Questin 1 Enhancement Wildlife Heritage Fund NDOW (Nn-Executive Budgets) Ttal REVENUE Beginning Cash 15,142, ,828 7,328,437 6,700,619 81,986 $ 29,448,319 Federal Grants - 328, $ 328,771 State Fee Revenues 19,216,947 $ 19,216,947 Private Funds , , ,519 $ 1,537,194 Other State Revenue - 592,595 28,012 24, $ 645,845 Current Year Revenue $ 19,216,947 $ 921,366 $ 360,293 $ 935,878 $ 294,273 $ 21,728,757 EXPENDITURES Transfers t Operatins 19,776, $ 19,776,960 Other Transfers 316, $ 316,289 Special Prjects - 1,008, , , ,012 $ 2,445,301 Current Year Expenditures $ 20,093,249 $ 1,008,185 $ 921,316 $ 387,788 $ 128,012 $ 22,538,551 Balance Frward $ 14,266,147 $ 108,009 $ 6,767,413 $ 7,248,709 $ 248,247 $ 28,638, : Sprtsmen, bating, and ther agency fees in fur reserves: sprtsmen, restricted, trut stamp and bating 1511: Habitat mitigatin funds frm develpment prjects, includes Ruby Pipeline mnies 4457: Sprtsmen revenue derived frm auctin and sale f specialty hunting tags. Administered by Cmmissin fr wildlife prjects 5010: NDOW gift fund fr vluntary cntributins frm any surce (primarily sprtsmen) fr any purpse cnsistent with NDOW's missin 28

29 FY 2014 WILDLIFE ACCOUNT ENDING RESERVES WILDLIFE ACCOUNT FY 2014 FYE RESERVE DETAIL TOTAL CASH 14,266,147 RESERVES: TROUT STAMP 3,101,994 BOATING 2,010,252 RESTRICTED 4,636,337 SPORTSMEN 4,517,564 Purpses: Trut Stamp - Hatchery Refurbishments, Bnd Payments Bating - Bating Safety and Educatin Prgrams Restricted Sprtsmen - varius fees restricted by NRS mstly fr prjects: Habitat Cnservatin Fee, Upland Game Stamp, Duck Stamp, Predatr Fee, Applicatin Fee, etc. Sprtsmen - general wildlife management 29

30 FY Summary Budget Request ACTIVITIES FY2016 FY2017 BIENNIUM PERCENT FTEs DIRECTOR'S OFFICE 4,088,582 4,141,812 8,230, % OPERATIONS 8,339,309 7,859,354 16,198, % CONSERVATION EDUCATION 2,500,986 2,457,859 4,958, % LAW ENFORCEMENT 7,146,081 7,276,013 14,422, % GAME MANAGEMENT 6,334,237 6,242,554 12,576, % FISHERIES MANAGEMENT 7,082,704 7,020,980 14,103, % WILDLIFE DIVERSITY 2,104,426 2,073,312 4,177, % HABITAT 5,923,563 6,071,401 11,994, % TOTAL 43,519,888 43,143,285 86,663, %

31 MAJOR BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS 31

32 URBAN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT CONSERVATION EDUCATION, GAME MANAGEMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT, WILDLIFE DIVERSITY DIVISIONS Objective: Safe & Livable Cmmunities Funding: General Fund FY16: $230,332 FY17: $219,668 Sprtsmen Revenue Savings FY16:<$87,092>FY17:<$87,092> Urban wildlife management initiative Emphasis n urban bear and urban cyte issues Federal U.S. Fish and Wildlife grants d nt allw funding f urban wildlife r human/wildlife cnflict activities Urban develpment issue, nt a hunting r wildlife management issue NDOW needs mre resurces t meet this grwing need Current activity is limited t respnse t public safety threats, paid fr by sprtsmen revenue 32

33 URBAN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT CONTINUED Educatin and utreach Tw practive infrmatin campaigns utilizing educatinal vides, public service annuncements and advertising Bears and cytes Tw seasnal psitins t respnd t urban wildlife calls frm the public and t cnduct educatinal training t hmewner assciatins and ther interested parties Equipment and supplies Tls fr wardens and bilgists t mre effectively deal with urban wildlife Karelian Bear Dg prgram prvide supplies and stipends t emplyees assigned dgs fr aversive cnditining f captured bears Fund staff time spent n urban wildlife Currently paid fr with sprtsmen revenue Primarily certain wardens and bilgists Seasnal psitin t handle nuisance bears 33

34 BIG GAME SCIENTIFIC DATABASE GAME MANAGEMENT DIVISION Objective: Efficient & Respnsive Gvernment Funding: Federal Grants & Sprtsmen Revenue FY16: $49,000 FY17: $0 Cntract prgrammer t design a unified database f big game scientific data Data currently exists in a variety f frmats paper and electrnic and in lcatins thrughut the state Imprtant fr analysis and accessibility f data Facilitate remte uplads f data 34

35 TRAINING DIRECTOR S OFFICE Objective: Efficient & Respnsive Gvernment Funding: Sprtsmen Fees FY16: $25,000 FY17: $25,000 49% f emplyees have less than 10 yrs service with the department Prvide training pprtunities fr department persnnel Leadership training fr successin planning Wildlife educatin training t further department missin Technical skills training t imprve prductivity 35

36 WEB TOOLS OPERATIONS AND CONSERVATION EDUCATION Objective: Efficient & Respnsive Gvernment Funding: Applicatin Fees FY16: $114,605 FY17: $7,925 Create mbile versins f NDOW websites: NDOW Cnsumer Site purchase licenses, register bats, sign up fr classes Allw fr electrnic versin f hunting and fishing licenses Applicatin Hunt System apply fr big game tags Prvide advanced training t NDOW webmaster Subscribe t services fr advanced mnitring f nline and digital cmmunicatins 36

37 VIDEOGRAPHY CONSERVATION EDUCATION DIVISION Objective: Educated & Healthy Citizenry Funding: Fed Grants & Sprtsmen Revenue FY16: $43,200 FY17: $43,200 Cntract prductin f a variety f vide frmats Shrt and medium frmat vides fr nline distributin Public Service Annuncements suitable fr bradcast Enhance public educatin and utreach Mre cst effective than traditinal classrm envirnments Meets peple where they are scial media, YuTube, etc. 37

38 SPANISH OUTREACH & MARKETING CONSERVATION EDUCATION DIVISION Objective: Educated & Healthy Citizenry Funding: Sprtsmen Revenue FY16: $55,452 FY17: $51,663 Nevada ranks 5 th in the natin fr Spanish speakers Ptential t increase custmers and educate public Cntractrs t prvide variety f services Translate press releases Translate specific NDOW publicatins Bi-lingual signage fr fisheries prgrams 38

39 FISCAL SERVICES PERSONNEL DIRECTOR S OFFICE Objectives: Efficient & Respnsive Gvernment Funding: Indirect Cst Allcatin FY16: $53,542 FY17: $134,296 Tw Management Analyst psitins: Cntract and Sub-grant Management Cst allcatins and indirect cst rates By-prduct f fiscal rerganizatin enacted in 2011 Sessin Increased financial cmplexity Existing staff t cncentrate n budget mnitring and accunting 39

40 CONSOLIDATE NDOW HEADQUARTERS OPERATIONS DIVISION Objective: Efficient & Respnsive Gvernment Funding: Indirect Cst Allcatin FY16: $301,138 FY17: $231,301 Grwth in HQ persnnel has exceeded capacity f Valley Rd Currently, 40 HQ staff lease space acrss twn Lease new ffice space fr all f NDOW HQ Valley Rad t be maintained as Western Regin ffice Efficiency and prductivity increases frm c-lcatin 40

41 CIP ADVANCED PLANNING OPERATIONS DIVISION Objective: Special Prjects Funding: Fed Grants & Sprtsmen Revenue FY16: $311,945 FY17: $0 Masn Valley Wildlife Management Area New ffice and shp C-lcate within Hatchery facilities t save csts Department Headquarters Lng term plan t build new facility in Ren Need t lcate suitable land Ptential partnership with university 41

42 EQUIPMENT Department-wide Funding: Federal Grants, Sprtsmen Revenue, Bating Revenue Replacement Equipment FY16: $399,421 FY17: $310,890 Cmputers, bat mtrs and parts, radi cmmunicatins, electr-fishers, tractr, grain drill, misc. Replacement Vehicles FY16: $527,411 FY17: $612, trucks fr field staff and 1 5-tn fish truck New Equipment FY16: $528,824 FY17: $402,984 UTVs, equipment truck & trailers, tractr equipment, wildlife educatin trailer, ptics, radi cllars, decntaminatin statins, hatchery systems 42

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