Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services [301]
Secretarial Area: Agriculture and Forestry
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 $30,452,180 $28,697,697 $59,149,877
2008-2010 2010 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly $25,984,821 $29,167,187 $55,152,008
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $26,990,668 $30,563,378 $57,554,046
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $28,746,348 $30,237,737 $58,984,085
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $30,505,788 $28,549,519 $59,055,307
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $31,113,696 $27,883,019 $58,996,715
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly $33,176,063 $29,581,211 $62,757,274
2014-2016 2015 Base Budget $31,113,696 $27,883,019 $58,996,715
2014-2016 2015 Governor's Amendments $2,842,544 $1,698,192 $4,540,736
2014-2016 2015 General Assembly Adjustments ($780,177) $0 ($780,177)
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly $33,523,116 $29,581,211 $63,104,327
2014-2016 2016 Base Budget $31,113,696 $27,883,019 $58,996,715
2014-2016 2016 Governor's Amendments $2,927,188 $1,698,192 $4,625,380
2014-2016 2016 General Assembly Adjustments ($517,768) $0 ($517,768)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2008-2010 2009 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly 348.69 177.31 526.00
2008-2010 2010 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly 310.29 186.71 497.00
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 310.09 188.91 499.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 310.09 191.91 502.00
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 306.00 200.00 506.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 314.00 190.00 504.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly 321.00 205.00 526.00
2014-2016 2015 Base Budget 314.00 190.00 504.00
2014-2016 2015 Governor's Amendments 7.00 15.00 22.00
2014-2016 2015 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly 321.00 205.00 526.00
2014-2016 2016 Base Budget 314.00 190.00 504.00
2014-2016 2016 Governor's Amendments 7.00 15.00 22.00
2014-2016 2016 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Distribute Central Appropriation amounts to agency budgets Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts the agency budget to reflect amounts moved to or from Central Appropriations to cover the continued cost of public employee salary increases, increases in state employee health insurance premiums, changes in state employee retirement and other benefit contribution rates, and other centrally funded items being continued from the 2012-14 biennium into the 2014-16 biennium.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,452,076 $1,452,076
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Provide positions to meet growing demand for commodity grading services Decision Package
  Increases nongeneral fund appropriation and establishes commodity grain inspector positions to adequately support grading and inspecting services for commodity exports. Supporting revenue has been steady and the demand for services continues to grow.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,213,192 $1,213,192
Positions 15.00 15.00
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Increase and redistribute nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect revenue projections Decision Package
  Shifts nongeneral appropriation within the agency. Special fund appropriation is reduced, while dedicated special appropriation and federal appropriation are increased.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $485,000 $485,000
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Provide support to meet security standards to reduce computer security risk Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation to ensure compliance with the Commonwealth's security standards. Funding will be used to support an application engineer position, server upgrades, and procurement of disaster recovery services.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $531,325 $379,736
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Enhance the food safety inspection program Decision Package
  Provides support for additional food safety inspectors to incrementally reduce the number of retail food establishments per inspector.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $262,409 $270,047
Positions 3.00 3.00
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Provide additional funding for the Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund Decision Package
  Increases the amount of funding available for facility grants under the Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund to a full $1.0 million.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 $250,000
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Increase the frequency of weights and measures inspections Decision Package
  Provides general fund support for additional inspector positions and related operating expenses for the Office of Weights and Measures. The support is intended to increase the frequency of inspections of various devices to enhance consumer protection.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $267,768 $220,038
Positions 3.00 3.00
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Obtain national accreditation of animal health laboratories Decision Package
  Provides appropriation to support efforts to obtain national accreditation of the agency's animal health laboratories. Accrediting the animal health laboratories will ensure that Virginia's agricultural industries and products, like livestock and poultry, remain trusted and competitive in the domestic and global market.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $203,774
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Increase appropriation to reflect wine liter tax collections Decision Package
  Provides additional general fund appropriation for the Virginia Wine Board. The increase is based on actual wine liter tax revenue collections in 2013.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $62,433 $62,433
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Adjust funding to reflect changes in rent charges at the seat of government Decision Package
  Adjusts agency funding for changes in the cost of rent charges at the seat of government. Overall rent rate changes are the result of additional costs to maintain facilities.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $23,289 $39,295
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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
General Fund $646 $37,743
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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
General Fund $0 $18,807
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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
General Fund ($5,496) ($5,496)
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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
General Fund ($4,984) ($4,343)
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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
General Fund $3,078 $3,078
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Align nongeneral fund positions with resources Decision Package
  Allocates nongeneral fund positions within the agency to the proper service areas. This action aligns the base budget with anticipated expenditure patterns.
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Remove proposed increase for the Weights and Measures Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment eliminates a proposed increase in funding for the weights and measures program at the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The proposed amounts were $267,768 the first year and $220,038 the second year. This amendment removes $267,768 from both years, cutting into the base funding for the program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($267,768) ($267,768)
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Remove additional funding provided for the Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces a proposed increase in funding to the Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund and authorizes up to $250,000 in each year from the Governor's Development Opportunity Fund.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($250,000) ($250,000)
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Delay additional support for food safety to the second year General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment delays an increase in funding for the food safety inspection program from Fiscal Year 2015 to Fiscal Year 2016, generating a savings of $262,409 compared to House Bill 5002 as introduced.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($262,409) $0


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