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
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 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $133,055,585 $57,858,814 $190,914,399
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $152,961,045 $58,058,814 $211,019,859
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $431,138,368 $172,452,771 $603,591,139
2022-2024 2023 Previous Legislative Appropriation $431,138,368 $172,452,771 $603,591,139
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments $100,000,000 $0 $100,000,000
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments ($100,000,000) $0 ($100,000,000)
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $556,564,758 $146,799,665 $703,364,423
2022-2024 2024 Previous Legislative Appropriation $92,076,890 $146,799,665 $238,876,555
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments $238,585,858 $490,350 $239,076,208
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments $225,902,010 ($490,350) $225,411,660
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 435.50 46.50 482.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 443.50 46.50 490.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 474.50 49.50 524.00
2022-2024 2023 Previous Legislative Appropriation 474.50 49.50 524.00
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 480.50 50.50 531.00
2022-2024 2024 Previous Legislative Appropriation 480.50 40.50 521.00
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 6.00 (1.00) 5.00
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments (6.00) 11.00 5.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Provide additional funding for the Resilient Virginia Revolving Loan Fund Decision Package
  Increases appropriation for the Resilient Virginia Revolving Loan Fund, which provides loans or grants to local governments to finance or refinance the cost of resilience projects. Funding in the second year is contingent upon actual general fund revenue collections for fiscal year 2023 being equal to or in excess of the official fiscal year 2023 revenue estimate.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000,000 $100,000,000
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Provide appropriation to the Water Quality Improvement Fund Decision Package
  Appropriates funding associated with 2022 excess general fund revenue collections and discretionary year-end general fund balances required for deposit to the Water Quality Improvement Fund.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $87,113,924
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Provide supplemental funding to support agriculture best management practices Decision Package
  Allocates a supplemental deposit to the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund to support agriculture best management practices.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $50,000,000
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Support for Hayfields State Park operations Decision Package
  Provides appropriation to support the operations of the new Hayfields State Park.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $692,436
Positions 0.00 2.00
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Increase support for dam safety regional engineers Decision Package
  Provides nongeneral fund appropriation and positions for dam safety regional engineers funded through the National Dam Safety Program in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $490,350
Positions 0.00 3.00
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Fund soil and water conservation positions previously supported by federal grants Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation to support positions previously funded through federal grants.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $400,823
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Address compression among law enforcement personnel Decision Package
  Provides additional funding to address compression issues across the agency's law enforcement positions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $358,675
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Provide free admission to Virginia State Parks for the Virginia National Guard Decision Package
  Appropriates general fund dollars to address revenue loss associated with providing free admission to the state parks for members of the Virginia National Guard.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $20,000
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Amend budget language regarding the acquisition of Hayfields Farm Decision Package
  Updates budget language to incorporate an in-holding into the initial land transfer to maximize operational efficiency.
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Increase flexibility of use of water quality funding Decision Package
  Amends Appropriation Act language to authorize the use of water quality funding toward municipal separate storm sewer system localities.
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Reverse Introduced Operating Budget Amendments (2023 Session HB 1400 Conference Action) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment reverses the operating budget amendments proposed in HB 1400 / SB 800 as introduced. The passage of the conference substitute to HB 1400 nullifies the introduced amendments. To reflect the General Assembly action, this amendment reverses the aggregate total of proposed introduced budget changes for this agency.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($100,000,000) ($238,585,858)
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($490,350)
Positions 0.00 (5.00)
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: WQIF (FY 2023) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment deposits $207.5 million from the general fund in the second year to the Water Quality Improvement fund to meet the mandatory deposit requirements associated with fiscal year 2023 excess general fund revenue collections. Amounts are distributed to the fund to support resiliency, stormwater management, dam safety improvements, and conservation practice monitoring and reporting software enhancements.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $207,458,556
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: WQIF (FY 2022) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment deposits $131.0 million the second year from the general fund to the Water Quality Improvement Fund (WQIF), in accordance with mandatory deposit requirements for fiscal year 2022 excess general fund revenue and discretionary balances. In addition, $1.0 million from the WQIF in the second year is directed for enhancements to the Conservation Application Suite.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $131,029,312
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: WQIF (FY 2023) - Resilient Virginia Revolving Loan Fund General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment deposits $100.0 million from the general fund to the Resilient Virginia Revolving Loan Fund in the second year. The deposit fulfills WQIF mandatory deposit requirements for fiscal year 2023.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $100,000,000
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: WQIF (FY 2023) - Dam Safety General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment deposits $25.0 million from the general fund in the second year to the Water Quality Improvement Fund to meet the mandatory deposit requirements associated with fiscal year 2023 excess general fund collections. Funding is provided for dam safety improvements for department maintained dams and Soil and Water Conservation District dams.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $25,000,000
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Lake Anna Cyanobacteria Mitigation and Remediation General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.0 million from the general fund in the second year to conduct cyanobacteria mitigation and remediation activities on Lake Anna.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,000,000
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Allocate Positions Using Existing NGF Revenue General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment increases the position level at DCR by ten nongeneral fund positions in the second year for critical programs and functions, including agricultural best management practices, resiliency and flood plain projects, and capital construction and maintenance projects.
 
  FY FY
Positions 0.00 10.00
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Replace underground storage tanks - Phase I
  Provides appropriation for Phase I replacement of underground storage tanks.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,000,000 $0
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Reprogram capital appropriation provided for soil and water conservation district dam projects
  Authorizes the shift of capital appropriation for soil and water conservation district dam repairs to operating appropriation to be deposited to the Soil and Water Conservation District Dam Maintenance, Repair, and Rehabilitation Fund.
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Reverse Introduced Capital Outlay Budget Amendments - Replace underground storage tanks (2023 Session HB 1400 Conference Action)
  This amendment reverses capital outlay budget amendment amounts proposed in HB 1400 / SB 800 as introduced. The passage of the conference substitute to HB 1400 nullifies the introduced amendments. To reflect the General Assembly action, this amendment reverses the proposed introduced budget changes for this agency and project.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($3,000,000) $0


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-03-2026 14:26:32