Virginia Tourism Authority [320]
Secretarial Area: Commerce and Trade
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
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $21,035,424 $0 $21,035,424
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $21,335,424 $0 $21,335,424
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $20,993,272 $0 $20,993,272
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $23,233,272 $0 $23,233,272
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $27,039,872 $0 $27,039,872
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $24,511,872 $0 $24,511,872
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $32,214,929 $0 $32,214,929
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget $23,914,872 $0 $23,914,872
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments $2,050,057 $0 $2,050,057
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments $6,250,000 $0 $6,250,000
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $26,014,929 $0 $26,014,929
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget $23,914,872 $0 $23,914,872
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments $950,057 $0 $950,057
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments $1,150,000 $0 $1,150,000
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
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 483 S. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $744,770 $744,770
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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 483 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $42,274 $42,274
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded property insurance premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for property insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 J. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,500 $2,500
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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 484 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $793 $793
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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 484 H. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($525) ($525)
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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 484 F. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $28 $28
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Increase funding for Spearhead Trails Decision Package
  Increases funding for the Spearhead Trails in Southwest Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $800,000 $0
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide funding for two percent salary increase Decision Package
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state and state supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Paragraphs S, T, U, and V of Item 483, Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $160,217 $160,217
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Provide funding for Carter Family Fold Decision Package
  Provides general fund support to increase visitation to the Carter Family Fold.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $300,000 $0
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Remove advertising requirements Decision Package
  Removes language requiring the authority to partner with a specific entity for advertising.
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2024 Solheim Cup General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $5.0 million in fiscal year 2025 from the general fund to support the Ladies Professional Golf Association's (LPGA) 2024 Solheim Cup hosted in Gainesville, Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $5,000,000 $0
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Southwest Regional Recreation Authority General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.0 million each year from the general fund to increase support for the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority for the Spearhead Trails initiative, bringing total support to $5.0 million over the biennium. The amendment also continues the financial reporting requirements.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,000,000 $1,000,000
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Increase Support for Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $150,000 in each year for the Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority, bringing total annual support to $450,000 from the general fund.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $150,000 $150,000
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Hampton Roads African American Heritage Travel Guide General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $100,000 in fiscal year 2025 for the city of Virginia Beach to develop a Hampton Roads African American Heritage travel guide.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $0
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Tourism Promotion Partnerships General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment restores two public private partnerships operated by the Virginia Association of Broadcasters in affiliation with the Virginia Tourism Authority to advertise Virginia. The funding is contingent on the Association contributing advertising to promote tourism in Virginia that is at least three times the value of the general funds appropriated. These funds would be used to promote tourism throughout Virginia as well as the Washington, D.C., Virginia and Baltimore media markets. The funds supporting these two public private partnerships were not reduced in the House Bill 30, as introduced.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 07:49:20