Department of Game and Inland Fisheries [403]
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 $0 $53,473,376 $53,473,376
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $0 $55,243,003 $55,243,003
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $0 $55,977,722 $55,977,722
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $0 $57,242,880 $57,242,880
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $0 $59,968,277 $59,968,277
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $0 $59,968,277 $59,968,277
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $0 $62,809,733 $62,809,733
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget $0 $59,968,277 $59,968,277
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments $0 $2,841,456 $2,841,456
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $0 $62,833,365 $62,833,365
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget $0 $59,968,277 $59,968,277
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments $0 $2,865,088 $2,865,088
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 0.00 496.00 496.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 0.00 496.00 496.00
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 0.00 496.00 496.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 0.00 496.00 496.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 0.00 496.00 496.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 0.00 496.00 496.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 0.00 496.00 496.00
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget 0.00 496.00 496.00
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 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 0.00 496.00 496.00
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget 0.00 496.00 496.00
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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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
Nongeneral Fund $763,861 $763,861
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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
Nongeneral Fund $585,875 $585,875
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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
Nongeneral Fund $469,160 $469,160
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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
Nongeneral Fund $410,272 $410,272
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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
Nongeneral Fund $381,444 $381,444
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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
Nongeneral Fund $35,085 $35,085
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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
Nongeneral Fund $32,232 $32,232
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Adjust appropriation for the centrally funded two percent salary increase for state employees in high turnover roles Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state employees in high turnover roles budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 467.T. of Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $7,610 $7,610
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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
Nongeneral Fund $4,478 $4,478
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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
Nongeneral Fund $134,411 $144,527
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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
Nongeneral Fund $9,700 $23,216
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Adjust appropriation to support Line of Duty Act premiums Decision Package
  Adjusts the agency's appropriation based on the premium rates set by the Virginia Retirement System and most recent roster of eligible state employees.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $7,328 $7,328
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Increase the transfer of certain tax revenue to the Game Protection Fund Decision Package
  Increases the transfer of watercraft sales and use tax revenue and hunting, fishing, and wildlife equipment tax revenue to the Game Protection Fund. The total increase is $7.7 million in each year.
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Realign service area budgets to match anticipated expenditures Decision Package
  Reallocates nongeneral fund appropriation within the agency across programs and service areas to more accurately reflect anticipated expenditure patterns over the biennium. This amendment is zero-sum and technical in nature.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Acquire additional land
  Authorizes nongeneral fund appropriation for land acquisition projects. The agency has identified several properties to acquire, all of which support the Governor’s goal to preserve and protect at least 1,000 significant sites and assets, or land conservation treasurers, in Virginia.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,000,000 $2,000,000
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Maintenance Reserve
  Authorizes nongeneral fund appropriation for maintenance reserve projects for the next biennium.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,900,000 $1,900,000
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Improve boating access
  Authorizes nongeneral fund appropriation to support boating access and safety projects. Typical capital projects for boating access consist of the establishment and/or construction of new boating access facilities and sites or major renovation to existing sites throughout the Commonwealth.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,000,000 $2,000,000
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Improve Wildlife Management Areas
  Authorizes nongeneral fund appropriation for improvements to wildlife management areas. Typical capital improvements to wildlife management areas consist of repairs to roadways and trails, development of handicap accessible facilities, and renovations of hatchery facilities.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,000,000 $1,000,000
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Repair and upgrade dams to comply with the Dam Safety Act
  Provides nongeneral fund appropriation to support the repair and upgrades to dams necessary for compliance with the Dam Safety Act.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $500,000 $500,000


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-07-2025 04:33:46