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 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $200,000 $70,783,646 $70,983,646
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget $0 $66,841,461 $66,841,461
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments $0 $3,942,185 $3,942,185
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments $200,000 $0 $200,000
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $200,000 $70,783,646 $70,983,646
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget $0 $66,841,461 $66,841,461
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments $0 $3,942,185 $3,942,185
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments $200,000 $0 $200,000
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 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 2.00 496.00 498.00
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget 0.00 496.00 496.00
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments 2.00 0.00 2.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 2.00 496.00 498.00
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget 0.00 496.00 496.00
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments 2.00 0.00 2.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded five percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 X. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,687,437 $1,687,437
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 C. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($518,827) ($518,827)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $191,865 $191,865
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $189,291 $189,291
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $100,329 $100,329
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 F. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($60,507) ($60,507)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 R. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $46,416 $46,416
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded general liability premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for general liability premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 J. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $19,376 $19,376
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Line of Duty Act premiums and enrollment Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Line of Duty Act premiums and enrollment changes budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 Q. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($12,237) ($12,237)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded internal service fund charges for the Personnel Management Information System Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 I. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($3,045) ($3,045)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 K. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,649 $2,649
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting system charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting system internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($562) ($562)
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Deposit Watercraft Sales and Use Tax revenue Decision Package
  Increases the amount of Watercraft Sales and Use tax collections transferred to the Game Protection Fund
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,800,000 $1,800,000
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Deposit hunting and fishing equipment sales tax revenue Decision Package
  Increases the amount transferred to the Game Protection Fund from the sales tax
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $500,000 $500,000
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Support Statewide Mussel Restoration Plan General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $400,000 from the general fund over the biennium to support two additional staff at the Department of Wildlife Resources for the development and implementation of a statewide mussel restoration plan.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $200,000 $200,000
Positions 2.00 2.00
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Acquire land and property
  Supports a capital project for the acquisition of land and property
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $5,000,000 $5,000,000
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Repair and Upgrade Dams
  This amendment provides $2.0 million in nongeneral fund appropriation each year from dedicated special revenue at the Department of Wildlife Resources for repairs and upgrades to dams.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,000,000 $2,000,000
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Maintenance Reserve
  This amendment provides $1.5 million in nongeneral fund appropriation each year for maintenance reserve projects at facilities owned by the Department of Wildlife Resources.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,500,000 $1,500,000
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Improve Boating Access
  This amendment provides $1.3 million in nongeneral fund appropriation each year for improvements to boating access facilitated by the Department of Wildlife Resources.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,250,000 $1,250,000
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Improve Wildlife Management Areas
  This amendment provides $1.0 million in nongeneral fund appropriation each year for improvements to Wildlife Management Areas.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $1,000,000 $1,000,000


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 07-18-2025 11:42:01