Department of Motor Vehicles [154]
Secretarial Area: Transportation
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2008-2010 2009 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly $0 $214,479,009 $214,479,009
2008-2010 2010 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly $0 $217,244,208 $217,244,208
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $0 $217,244,208 $217,244,208
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $0 $217,541,260 $217,541,260
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $0 $223,072,160 $223,072,160
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $0 $223,072,160 $223,072,160
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly $0 $234,411,474 $234,411,474
2014-2016 2015 Base Budget $0 $223,072,160 $223,072,160
2014-2016 2015 Governor's Amendments $0 $11,339,314 $11,339,314
2014-2016 2015 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly $0 $236,822,802 $236,822,802
2014-2016 2016 Base Budget $0 $223,072,160 $223,072,160
2014-2016 2016 Governor's Amendments $0 $13,750,642 $13,750,642
2014-2016 2016 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2008-2010 2009 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly 0.00 2,038.00 2,038.00
2008-2010 2010 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly 0.00 2,038.00 2,038.00
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 0.00 2,038.00 2,038.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 0.00 2,038.00 2,038.00
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 0.00 2,038.00 2,038.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 0.00 2,038.00 2,038.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly 0.00 2,038.00 2,038.00
2014-2016 2015 Base Budget 0.00 2,038.00 2,038.00
2014-2016 2015 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2015 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly 0.00 2,038.00 2,038.00
2014-2016 2016 Base Budget 0.00 2,038.00 2,038.00
2014-2016 2016 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2016 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
Fund classified compensation and fringe benefits changes Decision Package
  Provides increased special fund appropriation for the salary and fringe benefit changes authorized by the 2013 Session of the General Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $6,131,799 $6,131,799
Realign federal funds to account for ongoing operations funded by federal grants Decision Package
  Transfers the appropriation for existing federal grants from the Department of Motor Vehicles Transfer Payments to the Department of Motor Vehicles. This action will eliminate the need to administratively transfer the appropriation for the federal grants on an annual basis.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $4,000,000 $4,000,000
Provide operating appropriation for new Northern Virginia customer service center Decision Package
  Increases the agency's nongeneral fund appropriation to support operations at a new customer service center in Northern Virginia.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $817,731 $1,694,959
Adjust funding to agencies for information technology and telecommunication charges Decision Package
  Adjusts the agency budget for information technology and telecommunication charges based on the required cost of living adjustments contained in the Northrop Grumman contract and the elimination of the debt recovery surcharge originally approved by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission on July 12, 2010.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $128,987 $1,083,186
Provide appropriation to reflect cost of collecting revenue Decision Package
  Provides appropriation to address the marginal increased cost of collecting the revenue associated with the 2013 transportation funding bill. The Department of Motor Vehicles incurs costs to collect revenue from merchant fees required with the acceptance of credit card payments.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $370,093 $398,975
Fund agency costs for the new Cardinal accounting system Decision Package
  Provides appropriation to the agency's budget to pay for the agency's share of the costs for the new Cardinal accounting system. The Department of Accounts allocates the yearly cost of the system to agencies based upon the number of transactions the agency completed in the previous fiscal year.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $539,740
Fund changes in state employee workers' compensation premiums Decision Package
  Adjusts the agency's budget for workers' compensation premiums based on the allocation of 2015 and 2016 program costs provided by the Department of Human Resource Management. The allocation is based on the historical experience of the agency and reflects the current policy of providing agencies with 50 percent of any increased costs and allowing agencies to retain 50 percent of any reduced costs.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($94,613) ($83,334)
Adjust funding for state agency Line of Duty costs Decision Package
  Adjusts funding for state agency Line of Duty Act premiums based on the 2015 and 2016 premium rates set by the Virginia Retirement System.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($40,921) ($40,921)
Adjust agency appropriation for the cost of Performance Budgeting system charges Decision Package
  Provides appropriation to pay for the agency's share of ongoing Performance Budgeting system operating and maintenance costs. The general fund share of this cost was previously budgeted in Central Appropriations.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $22,069 $22,069
Fund Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission cost increase Decision Package
  Provides additional funds for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission operations. Virginia's share of fees and fines from operation of the Commission are returned to the Highway Maintenance and Operating Fund.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,939 $2,939
Adjust funding for premium changes in the Automobile Insurance Liability program Decision Package
  Adjusts agency funding for the approved premium changes in the state's Automobile Insurance Liability program.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,230 $1,230
Realign agency positions and funds to account for the increased use of information technology Decision Package
  Realigns positions and resources to account for the support necessary for information technology systems. Customers are increasingly using information technology service options and the agency has an increased reliance on these systems in order to improve efficiency and expand operations.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
Relocate Sandston weigh station
  Relocates the Sandston weigh station located in Henrico County to the eastbound side of I-64. This project will provide much needed additional space for current weighing operations and address a steadily increasing workload from increasing commercial vehicle traffic in the central Virginia area.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,079,500 $0
Maintenance Reserve
  Adds appropriation to implement maintenance reserve projects required for the continued use of existing facilities.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $803,000 $835,000


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