Department of Forestry [411]
Secretarial Area: Agriculture and Forestry
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 $19,267,285 $14,914,733 $34,182,018
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $19,231,285 $14,914,733 $34,146,018
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $20,411,165 $15,413,742 $35,824,907
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $21,701,822 $15,413,742 $37,115,564
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $28,624,159 $15,994,378 $44,618,537
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $23,047,329 $15,994,378 $39,041,707
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $30,104,282 $18,794,366 $48,898,648
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget $23,047,329 $15,994,378 $39,041,707
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments $2,432,883 $2,739,988 $5,172,871
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments $4,624,070 $60,000 $4,684,070
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $27,404,282 $18,794,366 $46,198,648
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget $23,047,329 $15,994,378 $39,041,707
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments $2,172,883 $2,739,988 $4,912,871
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments $2,184,070 $60,000 $2,244,070
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 170.59 113.41 284.00
2024-2026 2025 Base Budget 165.59 113.41 279.00
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments 5.00 0.00 5.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 2, 2024 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 170.59 113.41 284.00
2024-2026 2026 Base Budget 165.59 113.41 279.00
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments 5.00 0.00 5.00
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 $1,054,135 $1,054,135
Nongeneral Fund $479,238 $479,238
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded minimum wage increases Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation to reflect the increase in the Virginia minimum wage effective January 1, 2023, and budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 R. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. The amounts provided support the annualized general fund cost of increasing the Virginia minimum wage from $11.00 per hour to $12.00 per hour or the equivalent annual salary of $24,960.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $390,754 $390,754
Nongeneral Fund $177,872 $177,872
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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
General Fund $155,361 $155,361
Nongeneral Fund $34,750 $34,750
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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 $86,606 $86,606
Nongeneral Fund $48,416 $48,416
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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 $25,835 $25,835
Nongeneral Fund $11,746 $11,746
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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
General Fund ($15,041) ($15,041)
Nongeneral Fund ($6,664) ($6,664)
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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 ($19,311) ($19,311)
Nongeneral Fund $914 $914
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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
General Fund ($9,666) ($9,666)
Nongeneral Fund ($5,041) ($5,041)
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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
General Fund $7,995 $7,995
Nongeneral Fund $2,253 $2,253
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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 ($2,776) ($2,776)
Nongeneral Fund ($1,971) ($1,971)
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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
General Fund ($2,336) ($2,336)
Nongeneral Fund ($1,112) ($1,112)
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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 ($442) ($442)
Nongeneral Fund ($413) ($413)
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Adjust nongeneral fund appropriation to reduce annual budget execution adjustments for cash balances Decision Package
  Aligns nongeneral fund appropriation with anticipated expenditures in the biennium from cash balances, anticipated revenue, and nongeneral fund grants to decrease recurring budget execution adjustments.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,000,000 $2,000,000
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Remove derelict fire towers Decision Package
  Provides funding to complete a statewide inventory of obsolete fire towers and to begin removing such structures.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $760,000 $600,000
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Reduce funding for the expansion of broadband upgrades Decision Package
  Reduces funding to support internet connectivity upgrades across the department's field offices. This action reduces appropriation to better match expenditures.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($275,000) ($275,000)
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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 $226,769 $226,769
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Fund technical assistance to perform carbon life cycle assessment Decision Package
  Provides funds for the development of best management practices for the sustainable harvesting of biomass, including a life-cycle carbon analysis, as directed by Chapter 803, 2023 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $0
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Reduce Commonwealth support for external organizations Decision Package
  Reduces annual payment to the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute, which has other private and public funding sources.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($50,000) ($50,000)
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Transfer nongeneral fund appropriation between service areas Decision Package
  Adjusts nongeneral fund appropriation by moving appropriation to better reflect anticipated expenditures, reducing the need to adjust appropriation levels administratively.
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Transfer positions between service areas Decision Package
  Adjusts allocation of positions within the agency to reflect recent changes.
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Forest Sustainability Fund General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $2.5 million from the general fund the first year to the Forest Sustainability Fund authorized in § 58.1-3242.1.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,500,000 $0
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Statewide Coordinated Invasive Species Management General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $940,000 each year from the general fund and two positions at the Department of Forestry 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, Conservation and Recreation, and Wildlife Resources support corresponding funding and positions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $940,000 $940,000
Positions 2.00 2.00
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HB 892 - Transfer Office of Farmland Preservation from VDACS to Department of Forestry General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment appropriates $589,000 each year from the general fund and $60,000 each year from nongeneral funds and one position pursuant to House Bill 892, which transfers the responsibilities of the Office of Farmland Preservation from VDACS to the Department of Forestry. A companion amendment to VDACS removes these funds.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $589,070 $589,070
Nongeneral Fund $60,000 $60,000
Positions 1.00 1.00
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HB 309 - Forest Conservation Plan General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $630,000 the first year and $530,000 the second year and one position for the development of a statewide forest conservation plan, pursuant to House Bill 309.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $630,000 $530,000
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Support for Removal of Derelict Fire Towers General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment redirects support for removal of derelict fire towers by $260,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year from the general fund. A balance of $500,000 from the general fund remains in each year to complete the statewide assessment of tower conditions and begin removal.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($260,000) ($100,000)
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Department of Forestry Policy Analyst General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $175,000 each year from the general fund and one position for the Department of Forestry to establish a position focused on the analysis, development, and implementation of policy related to the Department's mission and objectives. The Department has increasing needs for policy expertise on complex issues, including Carbon Lifecycle Analysis, the Forest Sustainability Fund, the Invasive Species Management Plan, as well as the increasing complexities of managing state forests.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $175,000 $175,000
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides an additional $50,000 from the general fund each year to restore funding for the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute to the fiscal year 2024 level of support.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $50,000 $50,000


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