Department of Conservation and Recreation [199]
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
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $71,191,797 $85,153,345 $156,345,142
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $43,486,306 $85,081,172 $128,567,478
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $66,413,820 $85,398,363 $151,812,183
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $44,283,470 $79,109,560 $123,393,030
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $69,138,217 $56,422,726 $125,560,943
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $58,996,178 $79,959,659 $138,955,837
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly $118,994,799 $50,292,668 $169,287,467
2016-2018 2017 Previous Legislative Appropriation $119,653,799 $50,292,668 $169,946,467
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments ($1,059,000) $0 ($1,059,000)
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments $400,000 $0 $400,000
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly $49,922,661 $50,292,668 $100,215,329
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation $53,948,147 $50,292,668 $104,240,815
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments ($4,025,486) $0 ($4,025,486)
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 416.50 100.50 517.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 436.50 100.50 537.00
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 430.50 100.50 531.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 434.50 100.50 535.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 412.50 39.50 452.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 412.50 39.50 452.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly 412.50 39.50 452.00
2016-2018 2017 Previous Legislative Appropriation 412.50 39.50 452.00
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly 408.50 39.50 448.00
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation 412.50 39.50 452.00
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments (4.00) 0.00 (4.00)
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Reduce general fund deposit to Virginia Land Conservation Fund Decision Package
  Decreases funding for the Virginia Land Conservation Fund. With this reduction, $900,000 will be available for each of the four land conservation grant categories, and $900,000 will be available for the Virginia Outdoors Foundation's Open-Space Preservation Fund.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($3,500,000)
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Reflect October 2016 Savings in agency budgets Decision Package
  Reflects the savings included in the Governor's October 2016 Savings Plan.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,059,000) $0
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Eliminate four positions Decision Package
  Eliminates the Environmental Education Unit. This is a continuation of a strategy included in the FY 2017 Savings Plan released in October 2016.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($450,000)
Positions 0.00 (4.00)
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Supplant general fund appropriation with nongeneral fund interest revenue Decision Package
  Supplants general fund support with nongeneral fund dollars. The department will utilize $30,138 from the Virginia Land Conservation Fund and $45,348 combined from the Water Quality Improvement Fund and Virginia Natural Resource Commitment Fund. The usage of interest earnings is authorized in statute and through budgetary language for these funds. The agency has sufficient nongeneral fund appropriation to support this shift of funding.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($75,486)
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Enable the acquisition of land with nongeneral funds Decision Package
  Authorizes the department to acquire in-holdings and land contiguous to an existing state park to curb potential development and encourage land conservation. This amendment is language-only.
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Partial Restoration of Funding for Swift Creek Trail General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment partially restores funding included in Chapter 780 for the construction of accessible mountain bike trails for disabled riders. Additional language clarifies the legislative intent of the funding is for trail construction and does not include additional structures.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $400,000 $0
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Additional Implementation of RMPs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to convene a stakeholder group to examine the funding and resource needs for the implementation of Resource Management Plans and to make recommendations no later than October 1, 2017.
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Appropriate WQIF Reserve for Ag BMPs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment utilizes the dollars deposited in the Virginia Water Quality Reserve Fund for the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund and appropriates them for distribution in the second year for agricultural best management practices cost share program activities. Of the total, the amount reserved for technical assistance matches the share established in Chapter 780 for fiscal year 2017.
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Language on DCR Land Acquisition General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment modifies language controlling the acceptance or purchase of property by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Two companion amendments in Capital Outlay provide express authorization for the acquisition of in-holdings or contiguous property at a list of enumerated State Parks and Natural Area Preserves.
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Review Methods to Stabilize Ag BMP Funding General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment establishes a stakeholder working group to discuss potential methods to stabilize the flow of funding for Agricultural Best Management Practices to reduce the fluctuations and provide additional surety to the farm community while ensuring the flow of work for the Soil and Water Conservation Districts becomes more stable and predictable.
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VOF: Clarify Filing Fee Applies to Conveyancing Instruments General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment clarifies that the deed recordation fee established in ยง 58.1-817 applies to instruments and documents recorded in the deed books in the clerk's offices of the circuit courts covered by this provision of law. Current Code provisions require the fee only be imposed on deeds admitted to record.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Acquisition of land for Natural Area Preserves
  Provides additional sources of nongeneral fund appropriation to acquire and preserve natural areas.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $26,000 $2,654,000
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Acquisition of land for State Parks
  Provides additional nongeneral fund appropriation to acquire state park land, primarily in-holding and adjoining properties to protect the continuity of various state parks.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $1,000,000
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CO - DCR - Parcel Acquisition Language
  This amendment authorizes the use of Department of Conservation and Recreation nongeneral funds for the acquisition of in-holding parcels at nine state parks.
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Natural Area Preserves
  This amendment authorizes the use of Department of Conservation and Recreation nongeneral funds for the acquisition of in-holding and contiguous parcels at 10 existing Natural Area Preserves and authorizes the acceptance of donated property contiguous to an existing Natural Area Preserve.


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