Bill > H0419

This bill appropriates and adjusts funds for the Department of Parks and Recreation for fiscal year 2026, totaling $30,911,900 in new appropriations and $22,776,200 in reductions, while also authorizing additional full-time equivalent positions. * **Park Operations:** This includes $26,511,900 for various operational expenses such as personnel, trustee and benefit costs, and operating expenditures. Funding comes from the General Fund ($959,200), Indirect Cost Recovery Fund ($516,900), Parks and Recreation Fund ($6,263,400), Recreational Fuels Fund ($5,226,800), Parks and Recreation Registration Fund ($10,202,400), Miscellaneous Revenue Fund ($15,600), and Federal Grant Fund ($3,327,600). * **Capital Development:** This section appropriates $4,400,000 for capital projects, funded by the Recreational Fuels Fund ($2,000,000) and the Federal Grant Fund ($2,400,000). * **Reductions to Management Services Program:** The bill reduces appropriations by a net of $22,776,200 across various funds for the Management Services Program, impacting trustee and benefit costs, personnel expenditures, and operating expenditures. * **Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Positions:** The Department of Parks and Recreation is authorized to increase its FTE positions by 5.00 for the fiscal year. * **Exemption from Program Transfer Limitations:** Trustee and benefit payments for grants within the Park Operations Program can be transferred to capital outlay in the Capital Development Program, with exceptions for transfers between funds which require legislative approval. * **Effective Date:** The bill takes effect on July 1, 2025, due to a declared emergency.