Department of Environmental Quality [440]
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 $36,800,630 $121,954,797 $158,755,427
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $32,853,834 $121,954,797 $154,808,631
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $118,756,302 $123,122,731 $241,879,033
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $33,663,494 $120,103,981 $153,767,475
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $45,535,093 $131,614,077 $177,149,170
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $43,303,046 $131,614,077 $174,917,123
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $40,764,599 $134,600,472 $175,365,071
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget $43,303,046 $131,614,077 $174,917,123
2016-2018 2017 Governor's Amendments ($2,538,447) $2,986,395 $447,948
2016-2018 2017 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act $40,767,665 $134,600,472 $175,368,137
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget $43,303,046 $131,614,077 $174,917,123
2016-2018 2018 Governor's Amendments ($2,535,381) $2,986,395 $451,014
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 393.50 503.50 897.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 390.50 503.50 894.00
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 390.50 503.50 894.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 386.50 503.50 890.00
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 408.50 564.50 973.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 408.50 564.50 973.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 780, 2016 Appropriation Act 408.50 564.50 973.00
2016-2018 2017 Base Budget 408.50 564.50 973.00
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 408.50 564.50 973.00
2016-2018 2018 Base Budget 408.50 564.50 973.00
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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Remove one-time funding for the Stormwater Local Assistance Fund Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes $5.0 million in general fund support provided to the Stormwater Local Assistance Fund, which supplemented funding from bond proceeds.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($5,000,000) ($5,000,000)
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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 $608,195 $608,195
Nongeneral Fund $941,544 $941,544
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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 $494,867 $494,867
Nongeneral Fund $652,244 $652,244
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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 $394,793 $394,793
Nongeneral Fund $512,046 $512,046
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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 $380,640 $380,640
Nongeneral Fund $501,690 $501,690
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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 $287,689 $287,689
Nongeneral Fund $358,511 $358,511
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Remove one-time funding for a Clean Power Plan assessment Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes $200,000 in one-time general fund support provided for any contractual costs incurred in the implementation of an assessment of any potential double-counting of air quality benefits in the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 273 of the 2015 General Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($200,000) ($200,000)
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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 $23,851 $23,851
Nongeneral Fund $36,928 $36,928
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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 ($38,331) ($38,331)
Nongeneral Fund ($22,378) ($22,378)
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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 $4,042 $4,042
Nongeneral Fund $5,810 $5,810
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Fund cost increase related to Division of Consolidated Laboratories' fees Decision Package
  Increases funding due to Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS) price increases for analytical services. DCLS at the Department of General Services (DGS) performs many of the lab testing and analytical services required for the department's water quality monitoring, air quality monitoring and groundwater programs. DCLS has informed the department that their catalog of rates is changing. The funding is needed for the department to fully support the required testing volume at the increased test rates.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $442,000 $442,000
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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 $32,753 $34,055
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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 $31,054 $32,818
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Provide additional funding for nutrient removal grants Decision Package
  Includes in Central Capital an additional $59.0 million in authorization for Virginia Public Building Authority (VPBA) bonds to upgrade the nutrient removal technology at those wastewater treatment plants for which the Department of Environmental Quality has signed grant agreements.
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Transfer general fund appropriation between programs and service areas Decision Package
  Transfers general fund appropriation between programs and service areas to reflect actual expenditures and to reduce the need for administrative transfers. This is a technical amendment.
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Transfer nongeneral fund appropriation to meet expenditure needs Decision Package
  Transfers nongeneral fund appropriation between fund details and service areas to reflect actual expenditures and to reduce the need for administrative transfers. This is a technical amendment.
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Appomattox River Water Authority General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an expiration date for $5.0 million in bond proceeds authorized for the Appomattox River Water Authority authorized by the 2013 General Assembly.
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Expand use of stormwater local assistance fund General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment expands the use of the Stormwater Local Assistance Fund to include the acquisition of nonpoint nutrient credits.
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Local Stormwater Charge Reporting General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes the requirement that each locality with a stormwater service charge file a report with DEQ as to the programs funded by these fees and the expected nutrient and sediment reductions for each of these programs and instead requires that this report be filed by October 1 of each year with the Auditor of Public Accounts. Upon request, the DEQ would continue to offer assistance to the APA in their review of the reports. The requirement to ensure compliance with the Code of Virginia shall remain in place.
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Prohibition on Implementation Clean Power Plan Until Supreme Court Stay is Lifted General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment prohibits DEQ from expending any funds provided for air protection to develop or implement EPA's Clean Power Plan until the Supreme Court's stay of such Plan is released.
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Remove obsolete language General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes obsolete language referencing bond authorization in the Introduced Budget Bill. The bond authorization was removed from the budget bill and provided in separate legislation, therefore, the language is no longer relevant.
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Review of Nutrient Offset Methods General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs DEQ to work with the VEDP to develop long-term offsetting methods within the Virginia Nutrient Credit Exchange.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 05:13:47