Environmental Conservation, Department of
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Mission
The mission of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is to conserve, improve and protect New York's natural resources and environment and to prevent, abate and control water, land and air pollution, in order to enhance the health, safety and welfare of the people of the State, and their overall economic and social well-being.
Budget Highlights
The Executive Budget recommends $1.04 billion for the Department. This is an increase of $96.8 million from the 2011-12 budget. The increase primarily reflects the inclusion of the proposed New York Works capital infrastructure acceleration program, offset by enterprise shared services savings and reductions taken for the CSEA and PEF collective bargaining agreements reached in 2011.
The Executive Budget recommends a workforce of 2,983 FTEs for the Department in 2012-13, the same level that was funded in the 2011-12 budget.
Major budget actions include:
- Legislation authorizing the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) to enter into an agreement to transfer the operations of the Belleayre Mountain Ski Center to ORDA upon the close of the 2011-12 ski season. ORDA will allow for more efficient management of Belleayre utilizing their expertise in the ski industry.
- Appropriation of $134 million for the programs supported by the Environmental Protection Fund, the same level as in 2011-12. Appropriations include $10.9 million for solid waste programs, $52.5 million for parks and recreation and $70.6 million for open space programs.
- Appropriation of $102 million in capital for the Department under the New York Works statewide capital infrastructure program. The DEC funding will be used for flood control, critical dam and coastal erosion projects.
For more information on this agency's budget recommendations located in the Executive Budget Briefing Book, click on the following link:
Briefing Book – Environment and Energy (PDF)
| Category | Available 2011-12 |
Appropriations Recommended 2012-13 |
Change From 2011-12 |
Reappropriations Recommended 2012-13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Operations | 434,013,000 | 433,666,000 | (347,000) | 487,926,300 |
| Aid To Localities | 1,875,000 | 1,676,000 | (199,000) | 3,197,000 |
| Capital Projects | 511,834,000 | 609,143,000 | 97,309,000 | 3,410,810,000 |
| Total | 947,722,000 | 1,044,485,000 | 96,763,000 | 3,901,933,300 |
| Program | 2011-12 Estimated FTEs 03/31/12 |
2012-13 Estimated FTEs 03/31/13 |
FTE Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | |||
| General Fund | 112 | 112 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 126 | 126 | 0 |
| Air and Water Quality Management | |||
| General Fund | 147 | 171 | 24 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 176 | 176 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 297 | 273 | (24) |
| Environmental Enforcement | |||
| General Fund | 305 | 250 | (55) |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 134 | 183 | 49 |
| Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources | |||
| General Fund | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 69 | 69 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 248 | 248 | 0 |
| Forest and Land Resources | |||
| General Fund | 234 | 263 | 29 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 114 | 85 | (29) |
| Operations | |||
| General Fund | 257 | 251 | (6) |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| Rehabilitation and Improvement | |||
| Capital Projects Funds - Other | 111 | 111 | 0 |
| Solid and Hazardous Waste Management | |||
| General Fund | 37 | 17 | (20) |
| Special Revenue Funds - Federal | 46 | 46 | 0 |
| Special Revenue Funds - Other | 210 | 242 | 32 |
| Capital Projects Funds - Federal | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Capital Projects Funds - Other | 272 | 272 | 0 |
| Total | 2,983 | 2,983 | 0 |
Note: Most recent estimates as of 1/17/2012