The department has been working toward this goal, and is very comfortable with the project status. All of the work has been done by department employees and no cost figures for time spent on the Y2K issue were available from the department. While these total funding amounts represent overall decreases in funding, all of the decreases can be accounted for by examining the disaster relief lines. FY 1999 total spending by the department is further inflated by state disaster relief spending within line item 763-601. While disaster relief spending is critical for the state, it needs to be excluded for the purpose of comparing operational funding.
Operating expenses are up significantly in the major areas within the department.