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
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 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $200,000 $70,783,646 $70,983,646
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $200,000 $70,783,646 $70,983,646
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $200,000 $81,498,458 $81,698,458
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget $200,000 $70,783,646 $70,983,646
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments $0 $9,939,812 $9,939,812
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $775,000 $775,000
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $200,000 $79,498,458 $79,698,458
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget $200,000 $70,783,646 $70,983,646
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments $0 $7,939,812 $7,939,812
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $775,000 $775,000
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 2.00 496.00 498.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 2.00 496.00 498.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 2.00 498.00 500.00
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget 2.00 496.00 498.00
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 2.00 2.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 2.00 498.00 500.00
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget 2.00 496.00 498.00
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 2.00 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 483 S. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $3,352,562 $3,352,562
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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 484 C. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $535,982 $535,982
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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
Nongeneral Fund $239,730 $239,730
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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 483 H. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $232,017 $232,017
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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 483 P. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $135,123 $135,123
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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
Nongeneral Fund $106,044 $106,044
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded information technology auditors and security officers Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for information technology auditors and information security officers budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 E. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($68,457) ($68,457)
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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
Nongeneral Fund $55,641 $55,641
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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
Nongeneral Fund ($13,340) ($13,340)
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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 483 O. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $11,567 $11,567
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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 484 I. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($6,270) ($6,270)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency leased space costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for to increased charges to customer agencies for the Department of General Services to perform lease administration services. budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 485 K. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,467 $2,467
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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
Nongeneral Fund ($1,798) ($1,798)
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Increase federal appropriation for wildlife restoration Decision Package
  Provides federal appropriation for anticipated increase in wildlife restoration grant.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,673,944 $2,673,944
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Support freshwater mussel restoration capacity increase Decision Package
  Provides nongeneral fund appropriation from a legal settlement for one-time infrastructure upgrades tied to mussel restoration.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,000,000 $0
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Address salary compression among law enforcement positions Decision Package
  Increases appropriation to address compression in law enforcement positions. A corresponding increase in the transfer of tax proceeds from the revenue of hunting and fishing equipment is provided for this purpose.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $684,600 $684,600
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Statewide Coordinated Invasive Species Management General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $775,000 each year from nongeneral funds and two positions at the Department of Wildlife Resources to mitigate the impact of invasive species in support of the goals outlined by the Virginia Invasive Species Management Plan. Companion amendments to the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Forestry, and Conservation and Recreation support corresponding funding and positions.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $775,000 $775,000
Positions 2.00 2.00
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Acquire Land and Property
  Infuses nongeneral fund appropriation into the agency's current land and property acquisition umbrella project
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $5,000,000 $5,000,000
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2024 Special Session I: Supplant funding for capital project: DWR Lake Shenandoah Dam
  Supplants $3.0 million in general fund appropriation with state-supported bond proceeds for this project.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($3,000,000) $0
Nongeneral Fund $3,000,000 $0
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DWR - Repair and Upgrade Lake Shenandoah Dam
  This amendment provides $3.0 million from the general fund the first year to the Department of Wildlife Resources to repair and upgrade the dam at Lake Shenandoah in Rockingham County.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,000,000 $0


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 11-02-2026 07:48:17