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Environmental spending in the 50 states
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Environmental spending in the 50 states involves how much state budgets devote to environmental and natural resources departments. This spending can be spread across several departments. State budgets can provide funds to departments and programs for environmental protection, natural resources, public land, and other environment-related issues.
HIGHLIGHTS
Spending by state
The table below summarizes the funds in each state budget that goes toward departments or agencies related to environmental protection and/or natural resources between 2011 and 2015.
| Environmental and natural resources department spending by state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Divisions/departments | Fiscal year 2015 | Fiscal year 2014 | Fiscal year 2013 | Fiscal year 2012 | Fiscal year 2011 |
| Alabama | Environmental Management; Conservation and Natural Resources | $595,886,002 | $339,154,327 | $350,865,483 | $315,561,972 | $303,299,708 |
| Alaska | Environmental Conservation | $87,330,800 | $87,225,600 | $83,600,200 | $79,788,101 | $77,521,600 |
| Arizona | Environmental Quality; Game and Fish | $208,160,500 | $207,272,100 | $195,584,100 | $190,718,700 | $96,082,900 |
| Arkansas | Environmental Quality | $51,888,439 | $47,894,674 | $50,832,828 | $49,816,569 | $53,947,685 |
| California | Environmental Protection Agency; Natural Resources | $9,108,000,000 | $7,391,000,000 | $6,801,000,000 | $6,537,000,000 | $6,793,000,000 |
| Colorado | Natural Resources; Public Health and Environment | $776,681,293 | $807,425,467 | $692,333,194 | $691,028,112 | $660,252,429 |
| Connecticut | Environmental Quality; Environmental Conservation; Clean Air; Solid Waste Management | $26,971,049 | $28,576,361 | $27,808,772 | $26,960,308 | $27,572,628 |
| Delaware | Natural Resources and Environmental Control | $134,164,400 | $133,062,600 | $131,880,700 | $131,610,100 | $123,677,800 |
| Florida | Environmental Protection | $1,308,566,053 | $1,305,936,102 | $1,289,288,103 | $1,412,985,314 | $1,791,857,219 |
| Georgia | Natural Resources | $248,600,677 | $253,693,099 | $253,466,059 | $262,272,094 | $267,917,859 |
| Hawaii | Land and Natural Resources | $130,881,588 | $130,936,730 | $114,048,216 | $115,192,716 | N/A |
| Idaho | Environmental Quality; Fish and Game; Lands; Parks and Recreation; Water Resources | $264,940,700 | $256,431,400 | $254,231,700 | $236,704,800 | $240,448,300 |
| Illinois | Environmental Protection Agency; Natural Resources | $402,300,000 | $396,075,000 | $368,553,000 | $463,668,300 | $568,183,100 |
| Indiana | Environmental Management; Natural Resources | $322,123,470* (2015-2017) | $308,615,963* (2013-2015) | $298,098,256* (2011-2013) | ||
| Iowa | Natural Resources | $79,754,057 | $75,179,057 | $45,034,066 | $45,907,003 | $45,498,986 |
| Kansas | Environment | $68,105,672 | $66,699,960 | $73,920,705 | $67,912,749 | $78,696,810 |
| Kentucky | Environmental Protection; Natural Resources | $226,525,700 | $225,401,400 | $203,195,053 | $212,271,475 | $197,288,384 |
| Louisiana | Environmental Quality | $113,321,097 | $132,993,823 | $123,424,785 | $127,106,901 | $133,898,870 |
| Maine | Environmental Protection | $74,923,412 | $69,113,141 | $67,966,743 | $77,783,694 | $77,404,302 |
| Maryland | Environment | $344,843,088 | $341,469,440 | $438,614,337 | $242,791,099 | $233,475,248 |
| Massachusetts | Environmental Protection; Conservation and Recreation | $143,162,000 | $136,293,000 | $129,314,000 | $116,998,000 | $119,109,000 |
| Michigan | Environmental Quality | $502,591,800 | $517,168,800 | $425,979,000 | $422,987,100 | $395,655,700 |
| Minnesota | Environmental Resources; Agriculture | $241,150,000 | $152,703,000 | $157,085,000 | $145,622,000 | $162,974,000 |
| Mississippi | Conservation | $52,236,352 | $48,197,234 | $45,790,077 | $46,355,760 | $46,581,095 |
| Missouri | Natural Resources; Conservation | $454,542,115 | $447,743,447 | $442,217,429 | $416,646,793 | $344,903,749 |
| Montana | Environmental Quality | $57,641,497 | $57,723,248 | $58,222,952 | $58,226,820 | $59,201,557 |
| Nebraska | Environmental Quality; Natural Resources | $22,380,731 | $32,684,966 | $21,923,650 | $22,976,202 | $24,163,364 |
| Nevada | Conservation and Natural Resources | $126,482,492 | $111,813,726 | $108,179,079 | $110,190,488 | $109,356,174 |
| New Hampshire | Environmental Services | $188,294,502 | $124,447,820 | $118,652,082 | $198,217,387 | $225,939,534 |
| New Jersey | Environmental Protection | $136,928,000 | $183,043,000 | $147,103,000 | $136,194,000 | $145,429,000 |
| New Mexico | Environment; Natural Resources | $79,059,200 | $73,777,700 | $69,594,000 | $79,682,500 | $74,085,200 |
| New York | Environmental Conservation | $1,251,843,000 | $918,052,000 | $897,781,000 | $1,085,226,000 | $947,722,000 |
| North Carolina | Environment and Natural Resources | $81,306,602 | $157,767,236 | $154,037,311 | $148,148,105 | $165,784,887 |
| North Dakota | Environmental Health | $49,547,039* (proposed for 2015-2017) | $50,524,632* (2013-2015) | $52,993,754* (2011-2013) | ||
| Ohio | Environmental Protection Agency; Natural Resources | $524,904,894 | $478,588,941 | $548,125,357 | $440,260,403 | $557,451,950 |
| Oklahoma | Environmental Quality; Water Resources | $13,740,198 | $19,057,644 | $13,057,644 | $13,134,153 | $13,825,424 |
| Oregon | Environmental Quality; Fish and Wildlife; Parks and Recreation | $875,485,989* (proposed for 2015-2017) | $874,090,275* (2013-2015) | $842,797,961* (2011-2013) | ||
| Pennsylvania | Environmental Protection; Conservation and Natural Resources | $710,558,000 | $693,023,000 | $662,640,000 | $674,941,000 | $677,297,000 |
| Rhode Island | Environmental Management | $88,968,734 | $79,469,714 | $79,469,714 | $67,572,786 | $66,346,606 |
| South Carolina | Health and Environmental Control; Natural Resources | $692,116,993 | $676,344,671 | $669,854,406 | $653,287,073 | $642,789,650 |
| South Dakota | Environment and Natural Resources | $23,650,008 | $22,808,545 | $21,983,105 | $33,645,260 | $33,742,880 |
| Tennessee | Environment and Conservation | N/A | $330,123,900 | $298,883,200 | $295,337,600 | $358,265,300 |
| Texas | Commission on Environmental Quality | $356,616,276 | $372,295,156 | $340,636,918 | $351,391,149 | $472,774,096 |
| Utah | Environmental Quality; Natural Resources; School Trust Lands | $257,668,791 | $244,652,000 | $242,464,000 | $257,089,400 | $256,874,300 |
| Vermont | Natural Resources | $102,026,276 | $99,570,772 | $89,303,696 | $88,854,316 | N/A |
| Virginia | Natural Resources | $396,734,638 | $368,810,035 | $481,441,541 | $369,447,482 | $400,402,974 |
| Washington | Natural Resources; Ecology | $828,119,000* (2015-2017) | $780,033,000* (2013-2015) | $695,409,000* (2011-2013) | ||
| West Virginia | Environmental Protection | $195,072,839 | $201,906,476 | $173,414,325 | $178,298,652 | N/A |
| Wisconsin | Natural Resources | $574,854,600 | $549,737,800 | $561,677,000 | $467,043,600 | $564,717,100 |
| Wyoming | Natural Resources; Environmental Quality; Game and Fish; State Lands; Wildlife and Natural Resources Board | $531,175,818* (2014-2015) | $535,628,226* (2012-2013) | $480,519,507* (2011-2012) | ||
| *Note: This denotes a biennium budget figure. Sources: [See state government websites below] | ||||||
State budget websites
The following state government websites were consulted for the above state budget figures.
See also
Footnotes
