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
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 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $17,860,031 $13,764,997 $31,625,028
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $18,383,948 $15,130,363 $33,514,311
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly $19,267,285 $14,914,733 $34,182,018
2018-2020 2019 Previous Legislative Appropriation $19,267,285 $14,914,733 $34,182,018
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments $0 $0 $0
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly $19,231,285 $14,914,733 $34,146,018
2018-2020 2020 Previous Legislative Appropriation $19,031,285 $14,914,733 $33,946,018
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments $718,529 $0 $718,529
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments ($518,529) $0 ($518,529)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 170.59 113.41 284.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2018-2020 2019 Previous Legislative Appropriation 165.59 113.41 279.00
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2019 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 854, 2019 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2018-2020 2020 Previous Legislative Appropriation 165.59 113.41 279.00
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Increase bandwidth capacity at five agency field offices Decision Package
  Provides funding to increase bandwidth capacity at the agency’s offices in Abingdon, Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest, New Kent, Salem, and Tappahannock to increase efficiency, and to better support the agency's ability to dispatch and track personnel and assets assigned to wildfires.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $200,000
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Provide additional support for the agency's water quality program Decision Package
  Provides funding for a watersheds program manager to consolidate the agency’s water quality efforts to improve water quality from forested watersheds and implement forestry restoration strategies included in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $167,843
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Strengthen hardwood forest management practices and sustainability Decision Package
  Provides funding for a hardwood management coordinator to assist public and private entities implement sustainable hardwood forest management practices.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $167,843
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Provide additional support for the agency's land conservation easement program Decision Package
  Provides funding for a land conservation stewardship coordinator to monitor and steward the conservation easements held by the agency through its forestry conservation easement program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $137,843
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Establish agency apprenticeship program Decision Package
  Supports three apprenticeship positions at $15,000 per year for each position. The apprenticeship positions include one mechanic to support the agency's vehicle maintenance program and two forestry technicians.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $45,000
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Remove funding for new forestry initiatives General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes funding proposed in HB 1700 as introduced to support new initiatives at the Department of Forestry, including funding for new positions and to support an agency apprenticeship program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($718,529)
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Increase bandwidth capacity at five agency field offices General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $200,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 2020 to improve broadband capacity at five of Forestry's offices to better support the agency's ability to dispatch and track personnel and assets assigned to wildfires. Item 98 #1c removed all funding for new initiatives at the Department of Forestry including support for bandwidth capacity at five agency field offices. Item 98 2c then restored funding for bandwidth capacity at five agency field offices, in effect a net zero change from the Introduced Budget.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $200,000
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Construct New Vehicle Service Center
  Provides for the sale of existing property to construct a new vehicle service center for the Department of Forestry.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $4,270,000


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 20:10:23