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 Cre Functins f Nevada State Gvernment: Resurce Management & Public Safety E-2 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) 2

3 Ecnmic Impacts Of Wildlife and Bating Related Recreatin T Nevada Sprtfishing $272,474,092 retail sales $21,679,255 lcal/state tax revenues Hunting $145,208,313 retail sales $11,717,320 lcal/state tax revenues E-3 Wildlife Watching $362,229,000 retail sales $53,134,171 lcal/state tax revenues Bating* $1,076,000,000 retail sales Ttal estimated value f wildlife & bating t Nevada s ecnmy is $1,942,442,151 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 2006 Addendum t the 2006 Natinal Survey f Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Assciated Recreatin. *Bating data frm survey cnducted in 2006 by the Recreatinal Marine Research Center at Michigan State University fr the Natinal Marine Manufacturers Assciatin. N tax revenue estimates available. 3

4 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW Part 1 Directr s Office E-4 Agency Administratin and Centralized Csts Nevada Bard f Wildlife Cmmissiners Supprt Fiscal and Persnnel Services Operatins Divisin Licensing, Business Services, and Custmer Supprt Engineering and Facilities Maintenance Infrmatin Technlgy Air Operatins Cnservatin Educatin Hunter Safety Training General Hunter and Angler Educatin Wildlife Educatin Prgrams Media and Public Relatins 4

5 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW Part 2 Law Enfrcement E-5 Wildlife Enfrcement and Public Safety Bating Safety, Bating Educatin, and Bating Access Radi Dispatch and Cmmunicatins Game Management 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 Fisheries Management Sprt Fish Prductin, Distributin, and Management Native Aquatics included threatened and endangered species Aquatic Invasive Species 5

6 DIVISIONS OVERVIEW Part 3 Wildlife Diversity E-6 Nn-Game Species Management Endangered Species Tahe Envirnmental Imprvement Prgram Gegraphic Infrmatin Systems Habitat 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 6

7 Majr Pririties Next Biennium E-7 Sage-gruse Cnservatin Habitat Restratin Wildfire Rehabilitatin Mule Deer Restratin Aquatic Invasive Species Prgram Implementatin Energy and Other Develpment Reviews Maintaining Public Safety & Law Enfrcement Resurces Maintaining Adequate Equipment/Supprt especially vehicles 7

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10 FY 2012 NDOW FINANCIAL SUMMARY OPERATIONS (EXECUTIVE BUDGETS) E-10 NDOW OPERATING ACCOUNTS Directr Ops Cn Ed Law Game Fish Diversity Habitat NDOW (Executive Budgets) Ttal REVENUE General Fund Apprpriatins , ,873 - $ 494,765 Fed - Wildlife Restratin 30, , ,652-3,231,130 30,687 50,009 2,189,828 $ 6,721,498 Fed Sprt Fish Restratin 25,660 56, ,499-16,437 3,824,051 9, ,071 $ 4,556,694 Fed - ESA Sec ,836 72,717 - $ 266,773 Fed - State Wildlife Grant 4,117 46, , , ,651 62,039 $ 933,071 Fed - Cast Guard - 139, , $ 1,002,526 Fed - Bating Access - 9, , $ 672,140 Other Grants - Fed - - 7,964 70, , , , ,748 $ 922,952 Other Grants - Private , $ 10,000 Sprtsmen Revenue 1,735, ,671 3,408, ,407 1,075,215 (167,127) 988,046 $ 8,031,955 Restricted Sprtsmen Revenue - 2,429,601 28, , ,322-35, ,219 $ 3,841,554 Bating Revenue - 362,867-1,899, $ 2,262,829 Trut Stamp Revenue , $ 757,374 Other State Revenue - 24,320-73, ,194 - $ 683,175 Internal Cst Allcatins 1,536,073 1,947, , $ 3,959,200 Ttal Revenue $ 3,330,878 $ 5,587,891 $ 1,914,046 $ 7,147,077 $ 4,387,752 $ 6,485,995 $ 1,771,916 $ 4,490,951 $ 35,116,506 Less Internal Cst Allcatins $ (3,959,200) NDOW Net Revenue $ 31,157,306 EXPENDITURES Persnnel $ 1,442,684 $ 2,108,532 $ 1,379,775 $ 3,880,695 $ 2,362,893 $ 2,637,223 $ 1,204,661 $ 2,144,455 $ 17,160,918 Operating $ 1,884,665 $ 2,973,379 $ 393,783 $ 1,376,982 $ 1,475,019 $ 1,287,740 $ 342,887 $ 1,797,530 $ 11,531,985 Capital Prjects r Infrastructure $ - $ 166,513 $ 28,237 $ 672,390 $ - $ 1,597,263 $ - $ - $ 2,464,403 Internal Cst Allcatins $ 3,529 $ 339,467 $ 112,251 $ 1,217,010 $ 549,840 $ 963,769 $ 224,368 $ 548,966 $ 3,959,200 Ttal Expenditures $ 3,330,878 $ 5,587,891 $ 1,914,046 $ 7,147,077 $ 4,387,752 $ 6,485,995 $ 1,771,916 $ 4,490,951 $ 35,116,506 Less Internal Cst Allcatins $ (3,959,200) NDOW Net Expenditures $ 31,157,306 Permanent Psitins (FTEs)

11 FY 2012 NDOW FINANCIAL SUMMARY SPECIAL FUNDS (NON - EXECUTIVE) E-11 NDOW SPECIAL ACCOUNTS Habitat Wildlife Trust Wildlife Accunt Questin 1 Enhancement Wildlife Heritage Fund NDOW (Nn-Executive Budgets) Ttal REVENUE Beginning Cash (Reserves) 11,880, ,509 10,371,489 6,171,344 - $ 28,583,328 Other Grants - Fed - 152, $ 152,101 Sprtsmen & Bating Revenue 15,804,147 $ 15,804,147 Private Funds - - 1,755, , ,336 $ 2,912,216 Other State Revenue - 1,252,093 37,383 15, $ 1,305,583 Current Year Revenue $ 15,804,147 $ 1,404,194 $ 1,793,308 $ 631,730 $ 540,668 $ 20,174,047 EXPENDITURES Transfers t Operatins 13,404, $ 13,404,888 Other Transfers 867, $ 867,638 Special Prjects - 1,364,955 2,569, , ,723 $ 4,619,287 Current Year Expenditures $ 14,272,525 $ 1,364,955 $ 2,569,412 $ 290,197 $ 394,723 $ 18,891,812 Balance Frward (Ending Reserves) $ 13,412,608 $ 198,748 $ 9,595,385 $ 6,512,877 $ 145,945 $ 29,865, : Sprtsmen and bating fees in fur reserves: sprtsmen, restricted sprtsmen, 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 accunt fr vluntary cntributins frm any surce (primarily sprtsmen) fr any purpse cnsistent with NDOW's missin 11

12 WILDLIFE ACCOUNT RESERVES WILDLIFE ACCOUNT FY 2012 FYE RESERVE DETAIL TOTAL CASH 13,412,608 E-12 RESERVES: TROUT STAMP 3,240,493 BOATING 643,001 RESTRICTED SPORTSMEN 5,971,692 SPORTSMEN 3,557,422 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 12

13 FY 2012 NDOW OPERATIONS FUNDING BY SOURCE Other State Funds 2% State General Fund <2% Bat Fees & Grants 13% E-13 Wildlife Fees & Grants 83% 13

14 FY 2012 NDOW OPERATIONS FUNDING BY POPULATION SEGMENT General Public 10% E-14 Baters 13% Sprtsmen 77% 14

15 FY Summary Budget Request ACTIVITIES FY2014 FY2015 BIENNIUM PERCENT FTEs DIRECTOR'S OFFICE 3,355,377 3,249,627 6,605, % OPERATIONS 5,894,413 5,817,387 11,711, % CONSERVATION EDUCATION 2,149,695 2,213,959 4,363, % LAW ENFORCEMENT 7,780,103 7,780,344 15,560, % E-15 GAME MANAGEMENT 4,917,212 4,726,127 9,643, % FISHERIES MANAGEMENT 7,571,088 7,252,858 14,823, % WILDLIFE DIVERSITY 1,783,357 1,843,907 3,627, % HABITAT 4,555,400 4,857,863 9,413, % TOTAL 38,006,645 37,742,072 75,748, %

16 MAJOR PROPOSED BUDGET CHANGES E-16 16

17 AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PROGRAM FISHERIES & LAW ENFORCEMENT E-17 Objectives: Prtect Resurces & Educatin Funding: Fed Grants & AIS Fees FY14: $1,035,729 FY15: $1,027,456 Public Educatin and Outreach, Partnership Building Seasnal Psitins fr rving inspectrs and wash statins Grants t partners fr inspectin and wash statins (State Parks) Reallcated 2 Bating Safety Wardens t AIS utreach Timeline: Educatin cntinue educatin effrts, bating registratin brchures, AIS sticker implementatin. Onging and will cntinue and escalate with the start f the 2013 bating seasn Grants sub-grants already awarded t State Parks t begin hiring seasnals and purchase washing statins in preparatin fr the 2013 bating seasn (apprved by IFC) Full implementatin mid-bating seasn 2013 and beynd mre grants, NDOW seasnals and bating safety wardens in fully deplyment. Inspectin and washing statins at significant bdies f water thrugh-ut state. Cntinue partnership effrts n a lcal, state, and reginal level 17

18 NATIVE AQUATICS PROGRAM FISHERIES MANAGEMENT E-18 Objective: Prtect Resurces Funding: Grants & Sprtsmen Fees FY14: $60,785 FY15: $77,039 Add Wildlife Staff Specialist psitin in Ren t manage native fish species: Currently nly 1 bilgist in state (Las Vegas) fr native fish Psitin previusly existed but was eliminated 2 biennia ag due t General Fund reductins Prvide statewide crdinatin with reginal bilgists, landwners, and the federal gvernment n native aquatics issues Pressing need fr psitin: 2 native sprt fish federally listed as threatened 24 native nn-game fish federally listed as threatened r endangered 31 native nn-game fish species and subspecies are state prtected r identified as pririty cnservatin species 18

19 HABITAT PROJECTS MANAGER HABITAT DIVISION E-19 Objective: Prtect Resurces Funding: Special Funds* FY14: $58,600 FY15: $74,402 Add Wildlife Staff Specialist psitin in Ren t manage habitat prjects statewide Review and evaluate prpsals frm reginal bilgists, rank and make recmmendatins Determine best funding surces Habitat Cnservatin Fees, Questin 1, Ruby Pipeline, Mitigatin funds Perfrm administrative tasks fr sub-granting and cntracting Ensure prject implementatins Pressing Need fr psitin: Vital t Sage-gruse cnservatin t put habitat mney n grund quickly Ensure wildfire rehabilitatin resurces are deplyed t greatest effect Multiple funding surces fr habitat prjects but lack f prject managers *prpsed funding with Ruby and Mitigatin Funds culd be several surces depending n prjects culd be grants and sprtsmen fees 19

20 GOVERNOR S SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEM COUNCIL & TECHNICAL TEAM HABITAT DIVISION E-20 Objective: Prtect Resurces Funding: Grants & Sprtsmen Fees FY14: $68,505 FY15: $72,072 Transfer Wildlife Staff Specialist psitin frm DCNR fr NDOW member f Technical Team Frmulate, Review and evaluate prpsals fr Sage-gruse cnservatin and make recmmendatins t Cuncil Review and evaluate develpment prjects and ther land use issues fr impacts t Sage-gruse and ptential mitigatin strategies Pressing Need fr psitin: Sage-gruse cnservatin t avid listed under Endangered Species act is urgent pririty fr Nevada Necessary t demnstrate t the federal gvernment Nevada has mechanisms in place t successfully manage and cnserve the species Listing wuld have devastating impacts t all land users in Nevada 20

21 RUBY PIPELINE FUNDS $8.8 millin received frm Ruby Pipeline LLC in Octber 2010 E-21 Purpse Sage gruse and Pygmy Rabbit Cnservatin Cperative Cnservatin Agreement signed by BLM, NDOW, and Ruby Pipeline LLC Must be spent in the three reginal BLM districts (Surprise, Winnemucca and Elk) impacted by Ruby Prject Includes prtins f Elk, Humbldt, and Washe Cunties Only t be used t prtect habitat, enhance habitat, cnduct research, r purchase prperty exemptins require BLM State Directr and NDOW Directr apprval Funds must be spent within 5 years, with annual extensins thereafter Prject prpsals apprved jintly by BLM and NDOW Anyne can prpse a prject, mstly cme frm BLM and NDOW Prject review by cmmittee f tw agencies NDOW administers funds thrugh sub-grants and cntracts $4 millin awarded, $4.8 millin remaining Funds are being matched apprx. 2 t 1 frm ther surces 21

22 QUESTION 1 Apprved by Nevada Legislature 2001 and vters in 2002 NDOW allcatin $27.5 millin Purpse prperty acquisitins, facilities, habitat imprvements Current Status: $24.5 millin bnds sld $22.3 millin awarded t prjects $20.6 millin spent since FY 2004 E-22 NDOW Q1 Financial Summary as f 12/31/12 Prject Type Award Amunt Expenditures Remaining Balance Hatcheries 7,647,754 7,504, ,000 Habitat Restratin 5,545,310 5,106, ,858 Prperty Acquisitins 4,510,806 4,510,806 - Urban Pnds 1,357,773 1,114, ,210 Wildlife Management Areas 2,576,205 2,032, ,786 Offices 430, , ,386 SB146 Crdinatr 222, ,592 - Ttal 22,291,309 20,660,069 1,631,240 22

23 Prgram Expansins WILDLIFE DIVERSITY & HABITAT Gegraphic Infrmatin Systems (GIS) Prgram E-23 Objectives: Envirnmental Health & Prtect Resurces Funding: Multiple Grants & Fees FY14: $50,539 FY15: $69,316 Add Bilgist 3 psitin t assist Wildlife Staff Specialist in: Maintaining and develping NDOW s GIS resurces Participating in reginal and natinal initiatives by USFWS, BLM and WGA Prvide enhanced bilgical data t bilgists, cnservatinists, and develpers Mining and Energy Bilgist - Ely Objective: Envirnmental Health & Prtect Resurces Funding: Multiple Grants & Fees FY14: $56,084 FY15: $66,173 Add a Habitat Divisin Bilgist 3 t Ely ffice t facilitate: timely prject review fr energy and mining develpment prjects imprve quality f wrk fr Elk and Las Vegas ffices wh currently cver area 23

24 Prgram Expansins CONSERVATION EDUCATION & GAME MANAGEMENT Archery Educatin Prgram E-24 Objective: Educatin Funding: Federal Grants FY14: $37,866 FY15: $53,829 Add Cnservatin Educatr psitin t facilitate: Expansin f Natinal Archery Educatin (NAE) Prgram in Clark Cunty Schl District t ther districts statewide (K-12 PE curriculum) Develp bw hunting prgrams with lcal parks and recreatin departments Wildlife Health Prgram Objective: Prtect Resurces & Recreatin Funding: Grants & Sprtsmen Fees FY14: $45,221 FY15: $63,998 Cnvert seasnal psitin t permanent Bilgist 3 t assist Wildlife Health Specialist (Veterinarian) in: Disease management and research in big game ppulatins Facilitate ther n-ging research such as Sage-gruse, mule deer, and bear 24

25 LICENSE OFFICE REORGANIZATION OPERATIONS E-25 Objectives: Supprt Services & Recreatin Funding: cst allcatins FY14: $11,577 FY15: $12,077 Cmpletin f Nevada Wildlife Data System calls fr rerganizatin f staffing resurces Reclassificatin f 2 supervisry psitins and 1 clerical t better meet rganizatinal needs Prgram Officer 3 t Management Analyst 3 Business Prcess Analyst 2 t Prgram Officer 3 Admin Aid t IT Technician 2 25

26 ELIMINATION OF POSITIONS CONSERVATION EDUCATION & LAW ENFORCEMENT Eliminate Marketing Crdinatr E-26 Objective: Educatin Funding: sprtsmen fees FY14: <$64,880> FY15: <$69,354> Originally funded with General Fund and Turism dllars lng since eliminated frm NDOW N lnger sustainable, held vacant fr last biennium Eliminate 1 Bating Safety Warden Psitin Objective: Public Safety Funding: Bating Fee Savings FY14: <$67,729> FY15: <$71,690> Lss f 1 psitin in suthern Nevada due t lng term declines in bating funding assciated with declines in bating activity Negative impact n public safety 26

27 Questins E-27????? 27