MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK BUDGETARY EXPENSE COMPARISON REPORT AUGUST 31, 2026

DIVISION:PROGRAM: CENTRALIZED SERVICESLIVESTOCK LOSS BOARD
BUDGET TO ACTUAL EXPENSE COMPARISONREPORTFY 2027BudgetYear-to-Date ActualExpenses AugustFY 2027Same Period PriorYear Actual ExpensesAugustFY 2026Year to YearComparisonBalance of BudgetAvailable
BUDGETED FTE1.00
ABCDEF
61000 PERSONAL SERVICES
161100 SALARIES$ 40,303$ 3,810$ 2,874$ 936$ 36,493
261300 OTHER/PER DIEM1,500-400(400)1,500
361400 BENEFITS12,0882,7938841,9099,295
4TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES53,8916,6034,1582,44547,288
562000 OPERATIONS
662100 CONTRACT1,870139122171,731
762200 SUPPLY2,856906863431,950
862300 COMMUNICATION6,2203151891265,905
962400 TRAVEL7,0071,3802981,0825,627
1062500 RENT19,401588587118,813
1162700 REPAIR & MAINT394---394
1262800 OTHER EXPENSES4,769650-6504,119
13TOTAL OPERATIONS42,5173,9782,0591,91938,539
1467000 BENEFITS AND CLAIMS
1567200 DEPREDATION REMEDIATION212,70057,11840,75216,366155,582
16TOTAL CLAIMS212,70057,11840,75216,366155,582
17TOTAL EXPENDITURES$ 309,108$ 67,699$ 46,969$ 20,730$ 241,409
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19BUDGETED FUNDS
2001100 GENERAL FUND$ 309,108$ 67,699$ 46,969$ 20,730$ 241,409
21TOTAL BUDGETED FUNDS$ 309,108$ 67,699$ 46,969$ 20,730$ 241,409
22STATUTORY APPROPRIATIONS (SA) AND BUDGET AMENDMENTS (BA)
2666000 GRANTS
2766100 DEPREDATION REDUCTION GRANTS100,000-216,336(216,336)100,000
28TOTAL GRANTS100,000-216,336(216,336)100,000
2967000 BENEFITS AND CLAIMS
3067200 DEPREDATION REMEDIATION300,000---300,000
31TOTAL STATE SOURCES300,000---300,000
32TOTAL EXPEDITURES$ 400,000$ -$ 216,336$ (216,336)$ 400,000
33SA FUNDS
3402124 LIVESTOCK LOSS REMEDIATION (SA)$ 300,000$ -$ -$ -$ 300,000
3502125 LIVESTOCK LOSS REDUCTION (SA)100,000-216,336(216,336)100,000
36TOTAL SA FUNDS$ 400,000$ -$ 216,336$ (216,336)$ 400,000
In FY 2027, the Livestock Loss Board is budgeted $309,108 with 1.00 FTE funded with general fund. This includes $150,000 of funding for depredation remediation claims. The personal services budget is 12% expended with 15% of payrolls complete. Personal services expended as of August 2026 was $2,445 higher than August 2025. Operations are 9% expended with 8% of the budget year lapsed. Operation expenses as of August 2026 were $1,919 higher than August 2025. In FY 2023, the Board did not have HB02 budget authority for depredation claims. As of August 31, 2026, the board has spent 27% of its HB02 depredation claims budget. Overall, Livestock Loss Board total expenditures were $20,730 higher than the same period last year, of which $57,118 was from newly appriated HB02 funding for depredation claims. As of August 31, 2026, LLB has expended 22% of the its budget.
The Livestock Loss Board is statutorily budgeted with $300,000 for livestock depredation loss remediation. Because the Livestock Loss Board has House Bill 02 authority for livestock depredation loss claims, it has not paid claims from the Statutory Appropriations fund 02124. From the total amount budgeted for depredation claims of $512,700 in House Bill 02 and Statutory Appropriations, LLB has expended $57,118 or 11% of the total depredation claims budgets, account 67200. In FY 2026, LLB paid $40,752 for depredation claims as of August 31, 2025 or $16,366 less than the current year.
The Livestock Loss Board is statutorily budgeted with $100,000 for livestock depredation reductions grants.

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