Department of Environmental Quality [440]
Secretarial Area: Natural and Historic Resources
formerly under: Natural Resources
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 $41,280,848 $177,659,797 $218,940,645
2008-2010 2010 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly $36,860,814 $176,909,797 $213,770,611
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $36,800,630 $121,954,797 $158,755,427
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $32,853,834 $121,954,797 $154,808,631
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $118,756,302 $123,122,731 $241,879,033
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $33,663,494 $120,103,981 $153,767,475
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly $45,535,093 $131,614,077 $177,149,170
2014-2016 2015 Base Budget $33,663,494 $120,103,981 $153,767,475
2014-2016 2015 Governor's Amendments $11,708,899 $11,510,096 $23,218,995
2014-2016 2015 General Assembly Adjustments $162,700 $0 $162,700
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly $38,103,046 $131,614,077 $169,717,123
2014-2016 2016 Base Budget $33,663,494 $120,103,981 $153,767,475
2014-2016 2016 Governor's Amendments $4,276,852 $11,510,096 $15,786,948
2014-2016 2016 General Assembly Adjustments $162,700 $0 $162,700
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2008-2010 2009 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly 392.50 503.50 896.00
2008-2010 2010 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly 392.50 503.50 896.00
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 393.50 503.50 897.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 390.50 503.50 894.00
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 390.50 503.50 894.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 386.50 503.50 890.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly 408.50 564.50 973.00
2014-2016 2015 Base Budget 386.50 503.50 890.00
2014-2016 2015 Governor's Amendments 22.00 61.00 83.00
2014-2016 2015 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 3, 2014 Acts of Assembly 408.50 564.50 973.00
2014-2016 2016 Base Budget 386.50 503.50 890.00
2014-2016 2016 Governor's Amendments 22.00 61.00 83.00
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 $1,784,140 $1,784,140
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Remove one-time funding for wastewater treatment plant Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time funding for a wastewater treatment plant. This is the state's share of costs associated with the construction of a wastewater treatment plant at the W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center at Smith Mountain Lake.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($85,000) ($85,000)
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Transfer the Stormwater Management Program Decision Package
  Transfers funding and positions to the agency from the Department of Conservation and Recreation for water quality programs. Legislation was adopted by the General Assembly during the 2013 Session that moved the stormwater permitting, erosion and sediment control, and Chesapeake Bay Preservation to the State Water Control Board and the Department of Environmental Quality.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,108,075 $2,108,075
Nongeneral Fund $9,180,096 $9,180,096
Positions 83.00 83.00
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Deposit funding to the Water Quality Improvement Fund from FY 2013 budget surplus Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation for a mandatory deposit to the Water Quality Improvement Fund (WQIF) within the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). A separate amendment addresses the deposit within the Department of Conservation and Recreation. This amount is based on a total of $31.5 million from FY 2013 year-end surpluses designated for deposit to the WQIF. Fifteen percent is deposited to the WQIF reserve within DEQ.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $7,582,500 $0
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Restore appropriation for the Waste Tire Trust Fund Decision Package
  Restores nongeneral fund appropriation to the Waste Tire Management Program. Consideration was provided for the elimination of the tire fee during the 2013 Session of the General Assembly. However, this did not occur, which allows the agency to continue to collect the fee. The program works to reduce the size of the remaining tire piles in the state and to prevent the current tire flow from accumulating.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,330,000 $2,330,000
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Increase water quality management for the Coastal Aquifer System Decision Package
  Provides additional funding as a result of the expansion of the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area. The State Water Control Board expanded the area to include the remaining portion of the Coastal Plain north of the Mattaponi River. The additional funding will be used to add a Saltwater Intrusion component to the Virginia Coastal Plain Groundwater Model, add a Land Subsidence component to the Virginia Coastal Plain Groundwater Model, and hire five new groundwater permit writers.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $401,036 $462,494
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Remove funding for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Decision Package
  Removes and transfers the funding to the Department of Conservation and Recreation to provide Chesapeake Bay education services through a competitive grant process.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($80,000) ($80,000)
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Adjust funding to agencies for information technology and telecommunication charges Decision Package
  Adjusts the agency's 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 $5,425 $85,857
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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 ($6,238) ($5,348)
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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 ($4,369) ($4,369)
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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 $7,673
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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 $3,330 $3,330
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Transfer positions between service areas Decision Package
  Transfers positions to reflect a more accurate depiction of the actual position level and funding within the agency.
 
  FY FY
Positions (0.00) (0.00)
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Provide dues to the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding for Virginia's dues to participate in the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin. Funding for these dues was cut in prior year budgets.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $151,500 $151,500
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Provide funds to the Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides general fund support to the Department of Environmental Quality for the payment of expenses associated with Virginia's participation in the Virginia-North Carolina Roanoke River Bi-State Commission and the Roanoke River Basin Advisory Committee.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $11,200 $11,200


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