Department of Forestry [411]
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
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $13,688,926 $12,061,492 $25,750,418
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $14,302,210 $12,061,492 $26,363,702
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $14,907,209 $22,174,747 $37,081,956
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $15,025,902 $12,634,839 $27,660,741
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $15,895,367 $12,841,896 $28,737,263
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $16,426,507 $12,848,747 $29,275,254
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly $17,860,031 $13,764,997 $31,625,028
2016-2018 2017 Previous Legislative Appropriation $17,969,536 $13,764,997 $31,734,533
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments ($109,505) $0 ($109,505)
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly $18,383,948 $15,130,363 $33,514,311
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation $18,700,323 $13,765,909 $32,466,232
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments ($1,229,735) $1,864,454 $634,719
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments $913,360 ($500,000) $413,360
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 179.39 112.61 292.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 179.39 112.61 292.00
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 177.39 112.61 290.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 173.59 113.41 287.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 173.59 113.41 287.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 174.59 113.41 288.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly 170.59 113.41 284.00
2016-2018 2017 Previous Legislative Appropriation 170.59 113.41 284.00
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 165.59 113.41 279.00
2016-2018 2018 Previous Legislative Appropriation 170.59 113.41 284.00
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments (15.00) 10.00 (5.00)
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments 10.00 (10.00) 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Increase nongeneral fund appropriation Decision Package
  Aligns the budget to reflect actual expenditure patterns and increases transparency by reducing the need for administrative appropriation adjustments.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $1,350,000
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Establish water quality notification fee Decision Package
  Establishes a $100 water quality notification fee for enforcement of the silvicultural water quality law for the protection of water quality in the Commonwealth. Currently, these services are provided to landowners and logging operators at no cost. The anticipated revenue will be used to offset a portion of the cost of administering this activity.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($500,000)
Nongeneral Fund $0 $500,000
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Eliminate positions Decision Package
  Eliminates four positions within the agency, and consolidates two of the department's work areas. There are four layoffs associated with this action.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($330,730)
Positions 0.00 (4.00)
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Reduce Reforestation of Timberlands funding Decision Package
  Reduces Reforestation of Timberlands funding. With this reduction, $1.53 million will remain available in FY 2018 to match revenue generated by the forest products tax to assist landowners reforest pine trees.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($300,000)
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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 ($109,505) $0
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Eliminate vacant telecommunications specialist position Decision Package
  Eliminates support for a vacant telecommunications specialist position funded during the 2016 Session. This is a continuation of a savings strategy included in the FY 2017 Savings Plan released in October 2016.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($84,551)
Positions 0.00 (1.00)
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Utilize federal funds Decision Package
  Replaces general fund appropriation with federal grant funds that have overlapping objectives.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($14,454)
Nongeneral Fund $0 $14,454
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Authorize the sale of properties and timber Decision Package
  Authorizes the sale of five department owned properties and timber. The net proceeds of the sales will be deposited to the Nurseries Fund and the State Forest Land Fund to offset transfers from these two funds to the general fund. This language amendment supports a savings strategy included in the FY 2017 Savings Plan released in October 2016.
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Continue development of accounts receivable system Decision Package
  Authorizes, through budgetary language, the continued development of an accounts receivable system critical to the Reforestation of Timberlands program and the Nurseries program.
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Eliminate New Silvicultural Inspection Fee General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment eliminates the proposed notification fee contained in HB 1500, as introduced, and replaces $500,000 in fee revenue with a like amount of general fund support for the Department of Forestry's silvicultural protection activities. Under ยง10.1-1181.2, Code of Virginia, a logger is required to notify the Department of Forestry within three days of starting a timber harvest. There is no fee associated with this notice.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $500,000
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($500,000)
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Reforestation of Timberlands General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment restores the 100 percent state match to the revenue generated by the forest products severance tax.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $300,000
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Provide GF to Support Forestry AR System General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes language authorizing use of $113,360 from the Reforestation of Timberlands (RT) program to replace the accounting system used by the Department of Forestry and provides a like amount of general fund appropriation to cover this share of the costs. In the 2014-16 biennium, the General Assembly authorized use of up to $147,500 from RT funds for this purpose. The contract with the vendor failed, and the Commonwealth recovered the funding but did not restore them to the RT program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $113,360
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Sale of Forestry Lands General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the proceeds from the sale of Department of Forestry property assumed in House Bill 1500, as introduced, to the general fund. The Governor had proposed allowing these funds to be retained by the Department of Forestry to offset other reductions.


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