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 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $17,969,536 $13,764,997 $31,734,533
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget $16,426,507 $12,848,747 $29,275,254
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments $1,720,758 $916,250 $2,637,008
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments ($177,729) $0 ($177,729)
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $18,700,323 $13,765,909 $32,466,232
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget $16,426,507 $12,848,747 $29,275,254
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments $2,451,545 $917,162 $3,368,707
2016-2018 2018 General Assembly Adjustments ($177,729) $0 ($177,729)
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 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 170.59 113.41 284.00
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget 174.59 113.41 288.00
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments (4.00) 0.00 (4.00)
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 170.59 113.41 284.00
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget 174.59 113.41 288.00
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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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 ($1,083,184) ($1,083,184)
Positions (4.00) (4.00)
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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 $263,873 $263,873
Nongeneral Fund $125,452 $125,452
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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 $197,782 $197,782
Nongeneral Fund $84,617 $84,617
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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 $189,578 $189,578
Nongeneral Fund $81,106 $81,106
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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 $152,104 $152,104
Nongeneral Fund $63,677 $63,677
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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 $145,921 $145,921
Nongeneral Fund $61,535 $61,535
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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 ($50,808) ($50,808)
Nongeneral Fund ($7,948) ($7,948)
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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 $10,349 $10,349
Nongeneral Fund $4,919 $4,919
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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 $1,962 $1,962
Nongeneral Fund $307 $307
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Replace wildfire emergency equipment and vehicles Decision Package
  Provides additional funding through the state's Master Equipment Lease Purchase program to replace fire dozers and transports used in fire suppression activities and additional support vehicles utilzed by first responders who also serve as firefighters. Maintains reliability of wildfire emergency response equipment critical to public safety and the prevention of property damage.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,076,080 $1,909,250
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Provide funding to support forest sustainability Decision Package
  Provides additional general fund support to match the anticipated revenue generated from the forest products tax for the Reforestation of Timberlands (RT) program, beginning in 2017. Also, appropriates the anticipated nongeneral fund revenue to be generated from the forest products tax. Finally, provides funding to support critical positions to provide technical assistance and guidance on the implementation of best management practices to landowners.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $854,019 $773,116
Nongeneral Fund $180,540 $180,540
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Realign nongeneral fund appropriation Decision Package
  Increases the nongeneral fund appropriation for the agency's indirect costs associated with federal grants and the agency's nursery and state forest operations which are self-supporting.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $300,000 $300,000
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Remove one-time funding for technology upgrade Decision Package
  Removes one-time funding for the replacement of the agency's accounts receivable fiscal system.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($175,000) ($175,000)
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Provide funding to fill vacant telecommunications specialist position Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation to fill a vacant telecommunications specialist position. A second telecommunications specialist is needed to maintain radio and data communications equipment throughout the state and is critical to the agency's ability to respond during an emergency situation including wildfire incidents.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $109,505 $84,551
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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 $26,841 $28,007
Nongeneral Fund $20,444 $21,356
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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
General Fund $10,942 $10,942
Nongeneral Fund $1,601 $1,601
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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 ($9,206) ($6,898)
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Transfer nongeneral fund and part of a position to the Long-Term Mitigation Fund Decision Package
  Transfers a small portion of the State Forest Fund and part of a position to the Long-Term Mitigation Fund for the management of the Cumberland Stream Mitigation Project as required by the Stewardship Plan approved by the Department of Forestry and the Army Corp of Engineers.
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Update communication tower language Decision Package
  Amends appropriation language to allow the agency to enter into lease agreements for the operational life of the communications tower located in Albemarle County and to retain any revenue generated from such agreements for forest land management.
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Phase-In Funding of Forestry MELP General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reduces the proposed proposed funding for the replacement of forestry firefighting equipment by $177,729 each year, leaving new funding of $898,351 in the first year and $1,731,521 in the second year for this purpose in addition to the base funding in Chapter 665, 2015 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($177,729) ($177,729)
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Technical Correction General Assembly Adjustment
  Technical correction to provide the correct reference to Miscellaneous Economic Contingency.


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