Department of Rail and Public Transportation [505]
Secretarial Area: Transportation
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
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $0 $862,250,555 $862,250,555
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $0 $935,455,316 $935,455,316
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $0 $858,432,414 $858,432,414
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $0 $864,402,978 $864,402,978
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $137,100,000 $963,148,276 $1,100,248,276
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly $0 $975,272,629 $975,272,629
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $172,300,000 $978,075,953 $1,150,375,953
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget $0 $975,272,629 $975,272,629
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments $0 $2,803,324 $2,803,324
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments $172,300,000 $0 $172,300,000
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I $0 $978,133,033 $978,133,033
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget $0 $975,272,629 $975,272,629
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments $0 $2,860,404 $2,860,404
2026-2028 2028 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 0.00 72.00 72.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 0.00 72.00 72.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 0.00 72.00 72.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 0.00 72.00 72.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 0.00 72.00 72.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 7, 2026 Acts of Assembly 0.00 72.00 72.00
2026-2028 2027 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 0.00 72.00 72.00
2026-2028 2027 Base Budget 0.00 72.00 72.00
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2027 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2028 Chapter 1. 2026 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I 0.00 72.00 72.00
2026-2028 2028 Base Budget 0.00 72.00 72.00
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2026-2028 2028 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 salary increases for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the salary increases for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 R. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $502,614 $502,614
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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 470 C. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($105,537) ($105,537)
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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 469 G. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $102,820 $102,820
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency rental costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to agency rental costs at the seat of government budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 D. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $71,492 $71,492
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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 469 H. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($26,427) ($26,427)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded 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 469 J. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($17,245) ($17,245)
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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 470 G. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($4,648) ($4,648)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency leased space costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for reduced charges to customer agencies for the Department of General Services to perform lease administration services budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 I. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($2,256) ($2,256)
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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 470 E. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,171 $2,171
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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 470 F. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($1,880) ($1,880)
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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 469 O. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($1,473) ($1,473)
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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 470 M. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $687 $687
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded liability insurance premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for liability insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 J. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($182) ($182)
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Appropriate new nongeneral fund source Decision Package
  Reflects appropriation for I-495 toll funding collected by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) from the concessionaire and transferred to the Department of Rail and Public Transportation. This appropriation will enable the department to program the funds for transit corridor projects, pursuant to the agreement with VDOT.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $2,283,188 $2,340,268
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Adjust language and amounts for human services mobility programs and state safety oversight Decision Package
  Modifies language that designates funding for paratransit projects to more accurately reflect human services mobility programs. Additionally, modifies the amounts from the Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund designated for human services mobility programs and state safety oversight. Annual support for human services mobility programs is increased from $1.5 million to $2.0 million, and annual support for state safety oversight is reduced from $2.0 million to $1.5 million.
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Transfer appropriation between subobject codes Decision Package
  Aligns nongeneral fund appropriation with expected activity.
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Provide Additional Support for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) (433 #6c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $153.0 million general fund to provide the state share of the increased operating support for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority over the two year biennium.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $153,000,000 $0
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Transit Capital Assistance (433 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $19.0 million GF the first year for one-time transit capital investments.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $19,000,000 $0
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HJ 28 Study of Hampton Roads Public Transit (433 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $300,000 general fund to support the work of the joint 13-member subcommittee established pursuant to the passage of House Joint Resolution 28 for a one-year study concerning the current status of public transit in Hampton Roads and options for the future.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $300,000 $0
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Authorize Expanded Use of State Safety Oversight Funds (433 #4c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment expands the authorized use of state transit safety oversight funds for broader transit safety needs, which will allow the Department of Rail and Public Transportation's new Safety and Design Division to provide enhanced programming.
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Evaluate Streamlining Bus Services (433 #5c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to evaluate the feasibility of consolidating DASH Alexandria Transit, Fairfax Connector, ART Arlington Transit, and CUE Fairfax City into a single, unified regional bus system.
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Identify Funding Opportunities for Transit-Oriented Development (435 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires DRPT along with DHCD to perform a statewide review to identify opportunities for transit-oriented development around existing and proposed transit and rail stations.
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Require Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Efficiency Reporting (433 #7c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment requires the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to produce and make public a 20-year, conceptual capital plan every five years beginning June 30, 2027, a funding/financial plan for major projects with a capital cost greater than $300 million (adjusted for inflation), and an annual report on the performance of WMATA and its capital program. This amendment also requires the Department of Rail and Public Transportation to study WMATA cost savings and cost efficiency efforts and submit a report to the General Assembly by October 15, 2026.
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Support Demolition of Parking Garage at Huntington WMATA Station (433 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment commits $10,000,000 from the Transportation Partnership Opportunity Fund in the first year to support the demolition of a parking garage at the Huntington Metrorail Station.


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