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Staff briefs committee on FY27 base budget target of $77.9M and 5% reduction requirement
Summary
Committee staff presented the base budget for agencies that report to the Executive Appropriations Committee, confirmed a FY27 general fund target of $77.9 million for this portfolio and outlined a required 5% ($~3.9M) ongoing reduction scenario tied to Senate Bill 7 timing and rules.
SALT LAKE CITY — Committee budget staff walked the Executive Appropriations Committee through the base budget for the agencies under its jurisdiction and reminded members of the statutory timing and reduction targets for FY27.
Mr. Allred said the committee's portfolio (the Capital Preservation Board, the Legislature, the Utah National Guard and the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs) has a combined base appropriation target of $77,900,000 in general fund for FY27. He noted a proposed 5% ongoing reduction target — roughly $3,900,000 — and walked members through examples of where reductions could be achieved, including turnover savings, position adjustments and limits on legislative staff compensation.
Allred also described four types of intent language included in the base budget (nonlapsing funds, performance measures, a direct award grant to the Utah Defense Alliance, and an allowance for the Utah National Guard to expand its fleet by three vehicles) and reminded members the base-budget bill (Senate Bill 7) must be passed by Thursday at noon under the session rule.
Committee members asked clarifying questions about specific line items (for example, field-trip grants and anticipated dedicated credits from a new Capitol gift shop) and staff said more detail is available in the COBie packet. The presentation set the frame for the committee's upcoming budget debates; no final reductions were adopted during the briefing.
