Department of Wildlife Resources [403]
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 $0 $62,809,733 $62,809,733
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $0 $62,833,365 $62,833,365
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $0 $63,831,765 $63,831,765
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $0 $64,761,765 $64,761,765
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $0 $67,952,102 $67,952,102
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $0 $70,741,461 $70,741,461
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $200,000 $70,783,646 $70,983,646
2022-2024 2023 Previous Legislative Appropriation $200,000 $70,783,646 $70,983,646
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments $0 $0 $0
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $200,000 $70,783,646 $70,983,646
2022-2024 2024 Previous Legislative Appropriation $200,000 $70,783,646 $70,983,646
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments $0 $3,873,944 $3,873,944
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments $0 ($3,873,944) ($3,873,944)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 0.00 496.00 496.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 0.00 496.00 496.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 0.00 496.00 496.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 0.00 496.00 496.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 0.00 496.00 496.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 0.00 496.00 496.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 2.00 496.00 498.00
2022-2024 2023 Previous Legislative Appropriation 2.00 496.00 498.00
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 2.00 496.00 498.00
2022-2024 2024 Previous Legislative Appropriation 2.00 496.00 498.00
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust federal appropriation with increase in annual apportionment for wildlife restoration program Decision Package
  Aligns federal appropriation to anticipated wildlife restoration expenditures.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $2,673,944
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Address salary compression among law enforcement positions Decision Package
  Provides appropriation for the agency to address compression issues in its law enforcement positions. Increased funding from the sales tax on hunting and fishing equipment is the fund source. An adjustment to Part 3 of the Act increases the transfer of these funds to the Game Protection Fund.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $0 $1,200,000
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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
Nongeneral Fund $0 ($3,873,944)
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Modify language to include significant hazard dams
  Modifies language to expand the scope of an authorized capital project to include dams classified as having "significant hazard" status
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2023 Special Session I Amendments: Capital - DWR- Expand Dam Safety Funding Authorization
  This language amendment makes clarifications regarding the classification of dams that qualify for distribution of funds from a previously-authorized program allotment.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-04-2025 00:15:59