Virginia Tourism Authority [320]
Secretarial Area: Commerce and Trade
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 $18,058,765 $0 $18,058,765
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $19,658,135 $0 $19,658,135
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $19,385,930 $0 $19,385,930
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $19,863,612 $0 $19,863,612
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $20,225,218 $0 $20,225,218
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $21,000,560 $0 $21,000,560
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly $21,035,296 $0 $21,035,296
2016-2018 2017 Previous Legislative Appropriation $21,746,335 $0 $21,746,335
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments ($1,039,817) $0 ($1,039,817)
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments $328,778 $0 $328,778
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly $19,784,112 $0 $19,784,112
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation $21,046,337 $0 $21,046,337
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments ($1,159,725) $0 ($1,159,725)
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments ($102,500) $0 ($102,500)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2017 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
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 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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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 ($1,039,817) $0
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Eliminate funding provided for the Vision Strategy Decision Package
  Removes appropriation provided for the Vision Strategy, a new initiative by the agency to expand and enhance research capabilities, marketing efforts, and social media platforms. This is a continuation of a savings strategy included in the FY 2017 Savings Plan released in October 2016.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($1,000,000)
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Provide funding for Asian market tourism promotion Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation to support tourism from India.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $400,000
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Reduce funding for marketing activities Decision Package
  Decreases the appropriation allocated for the agency's various marketing activities.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($300,000)
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Reduce funding for various sponsorships Decision Package
  Decreases support for sponsorship activities.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($237,225)
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Reduce funding for the Spearhead Trails Initiative Decision Package
  Decreases the appropriation provided to the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority for the Spearhead Trails Initiative by seven and a half percent.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($22,500)
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Tourism Promotion See Virginia First General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment restores funding of $248,772 from the general fund and restores the level of required matching contributions in the first year to the See Virginia First program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $248,772 $0
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Reduce Support for a Regional Tourism Entity General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes $250,000 from the general fund for the City of Portsmouth in fiscal year 2018 to benefit a regional tourism entity, and instead provides $125,000 from the general fund for the City of Virginia Beach in fiscal year 2018 for the same purpose.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($125,000)
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Tourism Promotion See Virginia First General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment restores funding of $65,006 from the general fund and restores the level of required matching contributions in the first year to the See Virginia First program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $65,006 $0
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Spearhead Trails General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reverses reductions proposed in the Governor's budget, providing $15,000 from the general fund the first year and $22,500 from the general fund the second year for Spearhead Trails, an initiative of the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $15,000 $22,500
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International Tourism Marketing Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment accompanies funding in the amount of $400,000 from the general fund the second year for a grant designed to attract tourists from India. This language requires that the recipient must enter into a performance agreement with the Commonwealth and must meet certain performance metrics.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-03-2026 01:03:48