AGENCY														CONFERENCE
						GOVERNOR'S			HOUSE			SENATE			COMMITTEE
	DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES					RECOMMENDATION			VERSION			VERSION			VERSION
	Fiscal Year 2004 Appropriation:				$	108,847,271		$	108,847,271		$	108,847,271		$	108,847,271
	Reductions:
	1.)	To eliminate the maintenance of existing historic markers ($161,163) and reduce
		contract for new historic markers ($7,500)(S: existing historic markers - ($96,163), new				(168,663)			(168,663)			(96,163)			(168,663)
		historic markers - $ -0-)
	2.)	To eliminate funds for the Northwest Georgia Water Planning District ($25,000), Lake
		Allatoona Preservation Authority ($100,000) and the Metropolitan North Georgia Water
		Planning District ($250,000)				(375,000)			(375,000)			(375,000)			(375,000)
	3.)	To eliminate funds for the Greenspace program				(10,000,000)			(10,000,000)			(10,000,000)			(10,000,000)
	4.)	To eliminate funds for the desalination project				(250,000)			(250,000)			(250,000)			(250,000)
	5.)	To eliminate funds for 3 laboratory positions ($180,749), 3 management positions
		($320,347) and equipment ($112,235) in the Environmental Protection program				(613,331)			(613,331)			(613,331)			(613,331)
	6.)	To reduce contracts for Geologic Survey Technical Assistance ($25,000), Clean Fuel
		Fleet ($71,953) and Southwest Ecology Study ($98,169)				(195,122)			(195,122)			(195,122)			(195,122)
	7.)	To eliminate the Marine Fisheries Education component of the Coastal Resources
		program				(70,606)			(70,606)			(70,606)			(70,606)
	8.)	To reduce regular operating expenses ($70,134) and capital outlay - repairs and
		maintenance ($175,000) in the Parks and Historic Sites program				(245,134)			(245,134)			(245,134)			(245,134)
	9.)	To remove remaining funding for the Resaca Battlefield Historic Site				(29,150)			(29,150)			(29,150)			(29,150)
	10.)	To remove 5 positions and related costs for opening and operating the Richard B.
		Russell Golf Course				(124,580)			(124,580)			(124,580)			(124,580)
	11.)	To eliminate funds for a safety education position ($77,229) and a public affairs
		coordinator ($55,942) in the Wildlife Resources program				(133,171)			(133,171)			(133,171)			(133,171)
	12.)	To eliminate 1 position and related costs in the Aviation unit				(85,835)			(85,835)			(85,835)			(85,835)
	13.)	To eliminate 1 position and the Ossabaw Island Education program				(43,616)			(43,616)			(43,616)			(43,616)
	14.)	To eliminate 1 position and related costs for the Bobwhite Quail Initiative in Houston
		and Treutlen Counties				(85,000)			(85,000)			(85,000)			(85,000)
	15.)	To replace State funds with nongame funds for operating expenses in Fisheries
		Management				(20,107)			(20,107)			(20,107)			(20,107)
	16.)	To eliminate 4 positions and aquaculture program activities in Wildlife Resources				(196,920)			(196,920)			(196,920)			(196,920)
	17.)	To eliminate 3 positions and related costs in the Atlanta Office of Emergency Response				(171,100)			(171,100)			(171,100)			(171,100)
	18.)	To eliminate funding for the Southwest Georgia Groundwater study ($345,400) and
		planned reduction in the Coastal Sound Science Groundwater study ($411,000)				(756,400)			(756,400)			(756,400)			(756,400)
	19.)	To eliminate funding for 6 positions associated with the Stormwater Management
		program				(408,884)			(408,884)			(408,884)			(408,884)
	20.)	To eliminate 1 position for stock assessment of shrimp and crab populations				(54,770)			(54,770)			(54,770)			(54,770)
	21.)	To reduce the scope of the offshore reef expansion from 9 to 6 sites				(33,444)			(33,444)			(33,444)			(33,444)
	22.)	To eliminate State funds for 1 technical position for coastal estuarine nutrient sampling				(41,231)			(41,231)			(41,231)			(41,231)
	23.)	To eliminate State funds for 2 positions and the Film and Video program in Parks				(236,022)			(236,022)			(236,022)			(236,022)
	24.)	To eliminate regular operating expenses ($151,866), travel ($3,000), real estate rentals
		($4,800), telecommunications ($6,000) and per diem and fees ($49,500) in the Advertising
		and Promotion program in Parks and Historic Sites				(215,166)			(215,166)			(215,166)			(215,166)
	25.)	To eliminate State funds for 5 positions in Park Operations and 2 positions in Engineering
		and Construction				(324,673)			(324,673)			(324,673)			(324,673)
	26.)	To eliminate 1 help desk position ($37,727) and 14 conservation ranger positions ($680,837)
		in the Wildlife Resources program				(718,564)			(718,564)			(718,564)			(718,564)
	27.)	To eliminate State funds for the Georgia Outdoors GPTV television program				(25,000)			(25,000)			(25,000)			(25,000)
	28.)	To reduce operating costs of the aviation unit as a result of selling one aircraft				(62,948)			(62,948)			(62,948)			(62,948)
	29.)	To eliminate 4 positions for on-site technical assistance to private pond owners				(271,250)			(135,625)			(271,250)			(135,625)
	30.)	To eliminate State funds for 1 fisheries management position				(60,519)			(60,519)			(60,519)			(60,519)
	31.)	To reduce the University of Georgia contract in the Archaeology Protection and
		Education sub-program				(15,000)			(15,000)			(15,000)			(15,000)
	32.)	To reduce the Georgia Heritage 2000 grants ($159,821) and contracts ($13,500) for the
		historic structures survey				(173,321)			(173,321)			(173,321)			(173,321)
	33.)	To eliminate funds for the Agricultural and Horticultural program in Pollution Prevention				(31,655)			(31,655)			(31,655)			(31,655)
	34.)	To reduce and realign regular operating expenses at the Georgia Agricultural
		Exposition Authority				(128,833)			(128,833)			(128,833)			(128,833)
	35.)	To reduce State funds for operations at the Georgia Agrirama Development Authority				(161,716)			(161,716)			(161,716)			(161,716)
	36.)	To eliminate funding for the Georgia State Games Commission				(100,000)			(7,250)			(65,000)			(25,000)
	37.)	To eliminate funding for the Civil War Commission (Historic Preservation program
		to provide staff support to commission)				(58,938)			(58,938)			(58,938)			(58,938)
	38.)	To reflect increased agency funds ($60,485) and reduce per diem and fees ($26,013)
		and contracts ($10,000) at the Southwest Georgia Railroad Excursion Authority				(96,498)			(96,498)			(96,498)			(96,498)
	Subtotal:				$	92,065,104		$	92,293,479		$	92,172,604		$	92,275,729
	Additions:
	1.)	To provide funding for a comprehensive water management plan				500,000			-0-			400,000			300,000
	2.)	To provide for 35 positions and 20 motor vehicles for the Stormwater Management
		program to be funded with fees as mandated in HB285				2,900,000			1,900,000			2,500,000			2,200,000
	Adjustments:
	3.)	To transfer ($82,521) from contracts to per diem and fees for water quality and
		sediment testing				Yes			Yes			Yes			Yes
	4.)	To transfer regular operating expenses ($5,000) and contracts ($87,521) to per diem
		for increased legal fees in the Coastal Resources program				Yes			Yes			Yes			Yes
	5.)	To provide for increases in the employer contribution to the State Health Benefit Plan
		for public school employees and state employees to match prior employee premium
		increases				-			842,075			-0-			-0-
	6.)	For staff and operations for the opening of Fort McAllister cottages				-			-			50,000			50,000
	7.)	To provide funding for the Hazardous Waste Trust Fund				-			-			2,500,000			-0-
	8.)	To provide funding for the Solid Waste Trust Fund				-			-			50,000			-0-
	9.)	To remove paving funds at State Parks and Historic Sites				-			-			(500,000)			(500,000)
	10.)	To reflect employee salary increases, payroll date rollover and reductions in local
		telecommunications rates, when applicable				-			-			-			(3,581,707)
					$	95,465,104		$	95,035,554		$	97,172,604		$	90,744,022