The most desirable major enhancement is to provide map-based searching and display capabilities. Ironically, this makes it harder to find funding than it would be for a less important, less useful system that solely serves the needs of a single program. The challenge of funding enterprise projects is featured prominently in DNR s current Information Technology Strategic Plan. This is likely to include a Strategic Information Technology combined budget request in the next biennial cycle, which would use general program revenues to support Fact and other strategic enterprise projects. DNR will continue to seek outside grants for system support and enhancements.
State government develops budgets on two year cycles.
At this time, DNR has certainty about funding the Fact System through the remainder of this biennium, and a thoughtful plan to secure funding for the next biennium. DNR believes this issue has been addressed as adequately as is realistically possible. DNR workload, or leads to better environmental management decisions by DNR or external parties. Many businesses found themselves on lists of high volume polluters, and were powerfully motivated to improve their environmental performance. DNR hopes to see a similar effect when the Fact System is released to the public.