Department of Conservation and Recreation [199]
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
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $69,138,217 $56,422,726 $125,560,943
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $58,996,178 $79,959,659 $138,955,837
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $118,994,799 $50,292,668 $169,287,467
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $49,922,661 $50,292,668 $100,215,329
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $79,394,004 $55,161,596 $134,555,600
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $134,961,754 $55,046,852 $190,008,606
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $133,055,585 $57,858,814 $190,914,399
2020-2022 2021 Previous Legislative Appropriation $132,722,253 $57,858,814 $190,581,067
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments ($2,218,668) $0 ($2,218,668)
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments $2,552,000 $0 $2,552,000
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $152,531,045 $58,058,814 $210,589,859
2020-2022 2022 Previous Legislative Appropriation $91,393,387 $57,858,814 $149,252,201
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments $27,206,058 $200,000 $27,406,058
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments $33,931,600 $0 $33,931,600
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 412.50 39.50 452.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 412.50 39.50 452.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 412.50 39.50 452.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 408.50 39.50 448.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 416.50 42.50 459.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 420.50 44.50 465.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 435.50 46.50 482.00
2020-2022 2021 Previous Legislative Appropriation 435.50 46.50 482.00
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2021 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 443.50 46.50 490.00
2020-2022 2022 Previous Legislative Appropriation 435.50 46.50 482.00
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Amendments 8.00 0.00 8.00
2020-2022 2022 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Directs the required deposit to the Water Quality Improvement Fund from the FY 2020 discretionary year-end general fund balances. Decision Package
  Directs the required deposit to the Water Quality Improvement Fund from the FY 2020 discretionary year-end general fund balances. (Item 373)
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $34,175,400
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Move reductions to agency budget Decision Package
  Moves the reductions included in Item 482.20 of the 2020 Special Session Appropriation Act from Central Appropriations to the agency budget.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,518,668) ($27,188,668)
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Provide supplemental funding for the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund and technical assistance Decision Package
  Increases funding for water quality efforts, including $4.55 million for technical assistance to soil and water conservation districts and $9.0 million for deposit to the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund for agricultural best management practices. With this amendment, $35.0 million will be available for the implementation of agricultural best management practices in 2022.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $13,550,000
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Provide appropriation for Project Harmony Decision Package
  Supports Project Harmony, an environmental justice project to address the repatriation of tombstones from the former Columbian Harmony Cemetery and creation of the Harmony Living Shoreline memorial.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $5,000,000
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Correct Water Quality Improvement Fund Deposit Appropriation for Changes in the Commonwealth Balance Sheet (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 373 #1c) Decision Package
  This amendment reflects changes to the amount calculated for a mandatory deposit to the Water Quality Improvement Fund resulting from a correction in the Commonwealth's final balance sheet for fiscal year 2020. A companion amendment to Item 0 corrects the general fund resources and amendment totals resulting from the balance sheet correction.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($3,825,400)
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Assist the Chickahominy Tribe with the acquisition and restoration of tribal land Decision Package
  Provides appropriation to assist the Chickahominy Tribe in reclaiming acreage along its namesake river.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $3,500,000
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Support for natural heritage public safety and access needs Decision Package
  Provides additional appropriation and five positions to balance biodiversity conservation and safe, sustainable public access to Natural Area Preserves.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,038,331
Positions 0.00 5.00
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Support state park operations Decision Package
  Increases funding to support state park operations including maintenance, supplies, and additional wage staff.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $556,000
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Provide support for increased personnel costs due to the pandemic Decision Package
  Adds resources to address increased personnel costs realized due to the pandemic.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $300,000 $0
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Establish dam safety floodplain management positions Decision Package
  Provides for additional floodplain management positions to assist Virginia's residents, localities, and state and federal partners, and to ensure compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $229,637
Positions 0.00 2.00
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Increase nongeneral fund appropriation Decision Package
  Adds appropriation for the State Park Projects Fund to align the budget with anticipated revenue and expenditure patterns.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $200,000
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Establish dam safety lead engineer position Decision Package
  Provides support for a lead engineer position in the Dam Safety and Floodplain Management Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $170,758
Positions 0.00 1.00
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Allocate Mandatory Water Quality Improvement Fund Deposit associated with the FY 2020 discretionary year-end general fund balances Decision Package
  Allocates the Water Quality Improvement Fund deposit in the Appropriation Act in 2022 associated with the 2020 discretionary general fund balances. This is a companion to the amendment appropriating support for technical assistance and additional support to provide $35 million for the implementation of agricultural best management practices in 2022.
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Allot restored amounts (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - Item 482.20) Decision Package
  Allots $25,219,842 in FY 2021 and $6,246,673 in FY 2022 for amounts originally unalloted in Item 375.10 of Chapter 1289 (2020) and subsequently restored via 2020 Special Session General Assembly action in Item 482.20.
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Feasibility of Linear Park Near Seven Bends State Park (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - 374 #1c) Decision Package
  This amendment directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation to assess the feasibility of the establishment of a linear park near Seven Bends State Park.
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Modify line of credit language Decision Package
  Modifies language in § 3-2.03 (Lines of Credit) to allow for the use of the agency's existing line of credit for the continued development of the coastal master plan, including use of a consultant to assist in the plan's development. Language also requires that any use of the line of credit for this purpose be repaid from revenues generated by the Commonwealth's participation in the sale of allowances through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. (§ 3-2.03)
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Increase Agricultural BMP Funding General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment increases the appropriation for agricultural best management practices by $30.0 million from the general fund the second year, to a total of $65 million.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $30,000,000
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Replace provision for Virginia Land Conservation Foundation funding with general fund support to assist the Chickahominy Tribe General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes language requiring the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation to reserve $3,500,000 for the identification and evaluation of a project focused on the preservation of tribal lands of the Chickahominy Tribe, and instead provides a direct general fund appropriation for the project.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $3,500,000
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Virginia Land Conservation Foundation General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides for the consideration of one-time funding of up to $3.5 million for the identification, acquisition and preservation of tribal lands for the Chickahominy Tribe from the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation, and removes the direct appropriation of $3.5 million originally included in the introduced bill.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($3,500,000)
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River Farm General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $2.0 million the second year from the general fund to support the purchase of River Farm in Alexandria by the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority for conservation and maintenance as a publicly-accessible historic site.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $2,000,000
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Mason Neck Water Supply General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.5 million the second year from the general fund for the costs of connecting Mason Neck State Park to the local municipal drinking water system.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,511,600
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Breaks Interstate Park General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.4 million from the general fund in the first year to modernize and repair lodge units and the Rhododendron Restaurant. This investment will support a key component of the Breaks Interstate Park's five-year strategic plan, make the park more sustainable from a maintenance perspective, and significantly boost overnight visitation.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,412,000 $0
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Project Harmony General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment limits the scope of the proposed Project Harmony related to the removal and relocation of the Columbian Harmony tombstones from Virginia to the New Harmony Cemetery in Landover, Maryland.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($1,000,000)
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Lake Gaston Lyngbya Remediation General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $400,000 from the general fund each year to support lyngbya remediation efforts at Lake Gaston. Lyngbya is an algae that can be harmful to swimmers, boaters, and underwater wildlife.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $400,000 $400,000
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Restore Riverfront Park General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment restores $740,000 from the general fund in the first year as a source of matching funds for the construction of Riverfront Park in the City of Danville. This funding was approved in the 2020 Session and subsequently unallotted.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $740,000 $0
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Increase VCAP Appropriation General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment increases the appropriation for the Virginia Conservation Assistance Program by $500,000 the second year, bringing total funding to $1.0 million the second year. VCAP currently has a backlog of more than $200,000 until future funding is provided, and the restoration of the appropriation to its previous level will allow the program to meet growing demand and assist with water quality goals in urban areas.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $500,000
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Mendota Trail Conservancy General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $350,000 from the general fund the first year to assist the Mendota Trail Conservancy in restoring abandoned railroad trestles to convert them for use as a walking/biking trail. The requested amount will allow extension of the next section of the trail an additional 2.7 miles. It will include completion of trestles T-17 (82 linear feet), T-15 (56 linear feet), T-14 (71 linear feet), T-13 (84 linear feet) and a contingency.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $350,000
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Environmental Literacy General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment restores $170,000 from the general fund the second year that was unalloted in Chapter 1289 for the environmental education experiences identified in Item 373, Paragraph K. This request recognizes the commitment Virginia made to its students and the importance environmental education plays developing and nurturing watershed stewards. These funds provide for meaningful interactions and learning opportunities for students throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $170,000
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Increase appropriation for acquisition of state parks
  Adds nongeneral fund appropriation to support the acquisition of lands for state parks. The corresponding budget language updates the list of approved parks.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $500,000 $800,000
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State Park Preventive Maintenance (2020 Special Session General Assembly Action - C-42 #1c)
  This amendment provides and additional $500,000 nongeneral fund bond proceeds for critical infrastructure repairs and preventive maintenance projects across the Virginia State Park System.
 
  FY FY
Tax Supported Debt $500,000 $0
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Update list of approved natural area preserves for acquisition
  Updates the list of natural area preserves that the agency is authorized to expand with acquisitions of property within or contiguous to such preserves.
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DCR - Acquire Newton Neck Property Partnership
  This amendment provides general fund to support the Department of Conservation and Recreation to partner with the Living River Trust for the acquisition of the Newton Neck property and development of a public park in partnership with the City of Chesapeake.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,000,000
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CO - DCR - State Parks - Language Amendment
  This amendment updates the list for acquisitions of land for state parks for in-holdings and contiguous properties, consistent with funding included in the budget as introduced, to include Kiptopeke.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-07-2025 20:02:03