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
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 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $33,176,063 $29,581,211 $62,757,274
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $34,490,871 $29,581,211 $64,072,082
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $38,276,487 $33,294,555 $71,571,042
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget $34,241,116 $29,581,211 $63,822,327
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments $4,425,967 $3,613,344 $8,039,311
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments ($390,596) $100,000 ($290,596)
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $38,041,677 $33,297,250 $71,338,927
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget $34,241,116 $29,581,211 $63,822,327
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments $4,389,757 $3,616,039 $8,005,796
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments ($589,196) $100,000 ($489,196)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 321.00 205.00 526.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 321.00 205.00 526.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 333.00 206.00 539.00
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget 321.00 205.00 526.00
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments 11.00 0.00 11.00
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments 1.00 1.00 2.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 333.00 206.00 539.00
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget 321.00 205.00 526.00
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments 11.00 0.00 11.00
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments 1.00 1.00 2.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Distribute savings to agency budgets Base Budget Adjustment
  Moves savings budgeted centrally in Paragraph A, Item 471.10, Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly from Central Appropriations to the individual budgets of state agencies.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($914,062) ($914,062)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in state employee retirement rates to 80 percent of the Virginia Retirement System Board certified rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.H. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly. A companion adjustment provides funding to increase state employee retirement rates to 90 percent of the Virginia Retirement System Board certified rate.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $493,740 $493,740
Nongeneral Fund $291,586 $291,586
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded two percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.P. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $336,637 $336,637
Nongeneral Fund $214,436 $214,436
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded compression pay adjustment for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the compression pay adjustment for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.Q. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $275,406 $275,406
Nongeneral Fund $175,427 $175,427
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Adjust appropriation to accelerate the employer retirement contribution phase in schedule Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in employee retirement rates to 90 percent of the Virginia Retirement System Board certified rate budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.U. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $268,834 $268,834
Nongeneral Fund $168,332 $168,332
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded health insurance costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.G. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $235,061 $235,061
Nongeneral Fund $123,775 $123,775
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Adjust appropriation for changes in information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the changes in information technology costs budgeted in Central Appropriations, Items 468.M. and 470.B. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $73,749 $73,749
Nongeneral Fund $42,697 $42,697
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes in state employee other post employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.K.3. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $19,362 $19,362
Nongeneral Fund $11,433 $11,433
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded increase in internal service fund costs due to salary adjustments Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation to agencies to offset increases in internal service fund costs due to the salary and benefit adjustments in Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $11,836 $11,836
Nongeneral Fund $11,381 $11,381
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Increase nongeneral fund appropriations to reflect administrative increases Decision Package
  Adjusts the agency's nongeneral fund appropriation levels based on increased federal grant funding and other admininstrative increases such as salary, health, and retirement benefits. Sufficient revenues and cash balances support the increases.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,625,000 $2,625,000
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Increase support for the Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund Decision Package
  Provides additional general fund appropriation for the administration of the Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund. Specifically, $1.0 million is provided for grants, doubling the amount available. Support for two positions is provided to aggressively market the program. Lastly, language is added to the line-item to remove the cap on the size of grant awards.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,210,944 $1,210,944
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Use modern information technology to meet business clients' needs Decision Package
  Supports the agency's information technology efforts by providing funding for four system developers, one Oracle engineer, and one human resource position. An amount of $150,000 in each year is also provided for system projects and upgrades.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $907,788 $907,788
Positions 6.00 6.00
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Provide additional general fund appropriation for the Virginia Farmland Preservation Fund Decision Package
  Supports land conservation efforts by providing additional funds for deposit to the Virginia Farmland Preservation Fund. The fund is designed to compensate landowners who voluntarily place an agricultural conservation easement on their property.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,000 $250,000
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Develop a laboratory quality system to protect export markets Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation to pursue national accreditation at the agency's regional animal health laboratories. Funding also supports two quality management positions to ensure implementation and ongoing conformance.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $250,138 $224,098
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Fund cost increase related to the Division of Consolidated Laboratories' fees Decision Package
  Provides additional general fund appropriation to account for increased fees for laboratory tests conducted at the Department of General Services Division of Consolidated Laboratories.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $213,065 $213,065
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Remove appropriation for administration of the reduced cigarette ignition propensity program Decision Package
  Removes appropriation tied to the Reduced Cigarette Propensity program. The program was transferred to the Department of Fire Programs during the 2014 legislative session.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($210,243) ($210,243)
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Enhance the meat and poultry inspection program Decision Package
  Provides general fund and federal appropriation for two inspector positions and one compliance specialist in the agency's meat and poultry program. The agency receives a dollar for dollar match from the federal government under the federal meat and poultry agreement. No increase in employment level is provided, as the program has vacant, unfunded positions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $104,255 $103,655
Nongeneral Fund $104,255 $103,655
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Expand international trade representation for agricultural products Decision Package
  Provides funding to establish two additional international trade offices to promote Virginia's agricultural products. The offices will be located strategically to serve the Middle East/North Africa region and Southeast Asia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $150,000 $150,000
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Provide funds for a strategic marketing campaign Decision Package
  Provides additional general fund appropriation for the department to build on the success of international trade missions with a strategic marketing campaign. The funding will be used to support activities such as "reverse trade missions" and promotional events in countries to expand on trade agreements.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $150,000 $150,000
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Grow Virginia's organic food production Decision Package
  Creates a dedicated organic agricultural specialist within the department. The position will work directly with farmers on all aspects of organic farming to tap into this emerging market. In addition, the organic specialist will work on the Bridging the Nutritional Divide initiative and will contribute to efforts to get Virginia organic products into schools and institutions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $136,472 $123,472
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Adjust appropriation for the costs of the new Cardinal financial system Decision Package
  Reflects the agency's share of the costs of 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 $60,645 $63,203
Nongeneral Fund $51,785 $53,994
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Fund a Virginia Grown Foods Ambassador Decision Package
  Provides support to establish a Virginia Grown Foods Ambassador to promote Virginia-grown products. The position will work aggressively to raise the profile of Virginia agricultural products and foods to increase use in restaurants, schools, and institutions and will serve as support for the Bridging the Nutritional Divide initiative.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $107,224 $107,224
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Increase deposit to the Wine Promotion Fund based on wine liter tax collections Decision Package
  Accounts for increased wine liter tax revenues attributed to the sale of Virginia wine by increasing the amount required for deposit to the Virgina Wine Promotion Fund. This deposit is required in the Code of Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $77,729 $77,729
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Adjust appropriation to support workers' compensation premiums Decision Package
  Supports the agency's workers' compensation premiums based on the allocation of 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 $7,144 $8,016
Nongeneral Fund $3,480 $4,566
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Allow use of special fund for administrative costs Decision Package
  Permits the agency to disburse from the Beehive Grant Fund reasonable expenses related to the administration of the program. This is a language-only amendment.
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Correct general fund allocation across subobject code details for better accuracy Decision Package
  Reallocates general fund appropriation across subobject code details in several programs of the agency to reflect anticipated expenditure patterns. This amendment is zero-sum and technical in nature.
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Develop a plan to transfer responsibility of Virginia's federal food programs to Agriculture and Consumer Services Decision Package
  Requires the Virginia Departments of Education, Health, and Agriculture and Consumer Services to develop a plan to transfer the Summer Food Services Program and the Child and Adult Care Feeding Program from the Virginia Department of Health, and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Special Milk Program from the Virginia Department of Education to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in an effort to house feeding services under one agency. This is a language-only amendment.
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Redistribute nongeneral fund appropriations and positions to meet needs Decision Package
  Aligns nongeneral fund appropriation and positions across the agency's budget to better reflect program needs and accurately record expenditures. This amendment is technical in nature.
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Remove obsolete language Decision Package
  Eliminates language referencing the Pork Industry Board as the agency no longer administers the Board's funds.
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Reduce Land Acquisition Programs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment is part of a series of amendments to reduce public general fund expenditures on land acquisition programs. The amendment removes funding for the Virginia Farmland Preservation Fund.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($1,000,000) ($1,000,000)
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Agricultural Marketing/Business Expansion Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $373,944 each year and two positions from the general fund to support a program to provide grants to agribusinesses. The investment will provide $5,000 grants to 30 companies each year and include at least two half-day workshops around the state. This program will be a first-of-its-kind strategic investment in domestic marketing for agriculture and forestry. Many agribusinesses are so focused on farming and production costs it is difficult to balance marketing and business planning tasks.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $373,944 $373,944
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Support the Weights and Measures Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides additional support for the weights and measures program. The amounts would be used to hire two additional inspectors and related support equipment. This would increase the total devices inspected by 3,600 annually with a focus on farm scales and risk-based needs. This would continue the General Assembly's goal of incrementally addressing the deficit between available funding and stated goals in terms of timely inspections.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $345,701 $197,101
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Reduce Information Technology Upgrade Funding General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces the funding available to upgrade internal information technology applications by $200,000 each year and one position, leaving a total of $707,788 and five additional positions each year to begin the system upgrades in a phased fashion.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($200,000) ($200,000)
Positions (1.00) (1.00)
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International Marketing General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $125,000 each year from the general fund to support international marketing of Virginia's agricultural products through the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Virginia agriculture and forestry exports reached a new all-time high of $3.35 billion in 2014, making the Commonwealth the No. 2 exporter on the East Coast.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $125,000 $125,000
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VA Grown Food Ambassador General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes $107,224 each year that was included in House Bill/Senate Bill 30 as introduced to support a new initiative to create a Virginia Grown Foods Ambassador.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($107,224) ($107,224)
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Provide support for the Fantasy Contests Act General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides funding and staffing for the regulation of fantasy sports contests in the Commonwealth.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $100,000 $100,000
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Appomattox 4-H Center Renovation Matching Funds General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $50,000 from the general fund the first year as matching funds for the renovations of the Appomattox 4-H Center.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $50,000 $0
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Cider Revenues to Wine Promotion Fund General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment increases the amounts deposited to the Wine Promotion Fund to reflect the dedication of the cider mark-up on cider produced by farm wine licensees.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $21,983 $21,983
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Report on Proposed Food Program Change General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes language proposed in House Bill/Senate Bill 30 as introduced that would have moved and consolidated the food programs through the Department of Education and Department of Health into the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The amendment requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to present a report on the planned transition to the General Assembly and propose any such change to the 2017 Session of the General Assembly.
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Wildlife Damage Management Program General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs VDACS to enter into an agreement with the federal government by December 31, 2016 to ensure continued operation of the cooperative wildlife damage management program.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Install generators in regional laboratories
  Provides support for the installation of generators at the agency's four regional animal health laboratories.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $750,000 $0
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Defer New Funding
 
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($750,000) $0


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