The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) provides opportunities that encourage and enable people to enjoy, protect, and restore Virginia's natural and cultural 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. more...
More historical data is available for this agency on DPB's website under the
Virginia's Budget page. If you click on the Budget Round Description links under any of the "DPB Appropriation Database" tables and open the filter you can select various fields to get greater detail and you can select the official chapter data going back for several decades. The "Caboose" chapters are the final biennial budget approved by the General Assembly and signed into Law.
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Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$45,768,934
$70,647,490
$116,416,424
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$55,474,935
$75,051,344
$130,526,279
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$71,191,797
$85,153,345
$156,345,142
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$43,486,306
$85,081,172
$128,567,478
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$66,413,820
$85,398,363
$151,812,183
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$44,283,470
$79,109,560
$123,393,030
2014-2016
2015
Governor's Proposed Budget
$69,279,037
$70,612,642
$139,891,679
Base Budget
$44,283,470
$79,109,560
$123,393,030
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$24,995,567
($8,496,918)
$16,498,649
2014-2016
2016
Governor's Proposed Budget
$45,480,207
$70,612,642
$116,092,849
Base Budget
$44,283,470
$79,109,560
$123,393,030
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$1,196,737
($8,496,918)
($7,300,181)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
439.50
99.50
539.00
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
419.50
97.50
517.00
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
416.50
100.50
517.00
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
436.50
100.50
537.00
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
430.50
100.50
531.00
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
434.50
100.50
535.00
2014-2016
2015
Proposed Positions
412.50
39.50
452.00
Base Budget
434.50
100.50
535.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
(22.00)
(61.00)
(83.00)
2012-2014
2016
Proposed Positions
412.50
39.50
452.00
Base Budget
434.50
100.50
535.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
(22.00)
(61.00)
(83.00)
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
•
Deposit funding to the Water Quality Improvement Fund from FY 2013 budget surplus
Decision Package
Provides general fund appropriation for a mandatory deposit to the Water Quality Improvement Fund (WQIF) within the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). This amount is based on a total of $31.5 million from FY 2013 year-end surpluses designated for deposit to the WQIF. Fifteen percent is deposited to the WQIF reserve within DCR and within the Department of Environmental Quality. Of the remaining amount, the funding is split approximately 75 percent and 25 percent respectively.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$23,897,500
$0
•
Transfer the Stormwater Management Program
Decision Package
Transfers funding and positions from the agency to the Department of Environmental Quality for water quality programs. Legislation was adopted by the 2013 Session of the General Assembly that moved the stormwater permitting, erosion and sediment control, and Chesapeake Bay Preservation to the State Water Control Board and the Department of Environmental Quality.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($2,108,075)
($2,108,075)
Nongeneral Fund
($9,180,096)
($9,180,096)
Positions
(83.00)
(83.00)
•
Distribute Central Appropriation amounts to agency budgets
Base Budget Adjustment
Adjusts the agency budget to reflect amounts moved to or from Central Appropriations to cover the continued cost of public employee salary increases, increases in state employee health insurance premiums, changes in state employee retirement and other benefit contribution rates, and other centrally funded items being continued from the 2012-14 biennium into the 2014-16 biennium.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$1,735,046
$1,735,046
•
Increase funding to the Virginia Land Conservation Fund
Decision Package
Provides additional general fund support to the Virginia Land Conservation Fund. With this additional funding, $2.0 million from the general fund will be deposited to the fund in each year
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
•
Increase appropration for the Water Quality Improvement Fund's Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund to reflect additional revenue collections
Decision Package
Increases appropriation to reflect the estimated revenue for the recordation tax. The change will reflect an amount that is in-line with estimated revenue collections.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
$900,000
$900,000
•
Provide engineering support to Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Decision Package
Provides additional funding to hire four additional engineers to support the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts. The funding is needed because of the decrease in engineering services previoulsy provided by the Natural Resoucres Conservation Service.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$225,000
$225,000
Nongeneral Fund
$150,000
$150,000
•
Remove appropriation for the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund
Decision Package
Removes nongeneral fund appropriation established by the General Assembly for the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund. Historically, the General Assembly appropriates these funds for specific projects approved by the legislative Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
($366,822)
($366,822)
•
Provide additional funds to implement the Resource Management Plan
Decision Package
Provides funding to allow the department to hire an additional position to assist agricultural landowners or operators in developing and carrying out Resource Management Program activities. Those who fully implement and maintain a plan are deemed as being in full compliance with the total maximum daily load (TMDL) allocation, requirements of the Virginia Chesapeake Bay TMDL Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP), and state water quality requirements for nutrients and sediment.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$89,100
$85,050
•
Fund the Chesapeake Bay education field studies
Decision Package
Provides additional funding to set up a competitive grant process for Chesapeake Bay education services. The funding was transferred from the Department of Environmental Quality.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$80,000
$80,000
•
Fund changes in state employee workers' compensation premiums
Decision Package
Adjusts the agency's budget for workers' compensation premiums based on the allocation of 2015 and 2016 program costs provided by the Department of Human Resource Management. The allocation is based on the historical experience of the agency and reflects the current policy of providing agencies with 50 percent of any increased costs and allowing agencies to retain 50 percent of any reduced costs.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$74,068
$80,400
•
Remove one-time funding to support trail development and enhancement at Pocahontas State Park
Base Budget Adjustment
Removes funding provided for a public-private partnership. These funds leverage donations and other funds to make trail improvements, capitalize on the 2015 Union Cycliste International (UCI) Road Cycling World Championship in Richmond, and to gain Ride Center status from the International Mountain Bicycling Association.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($50,000)
($50,000)
•
Adjust funding to reflect changes in rent charges at the seat of government
Decision Package
Adjusts agency's funding for changes in the cost of rent charges at the seat of government. Overall rent rate changes are the result of additional costs to maintain facilities.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$28,489
$47,773
•
Adjust funding for premium changes in the Automobile Insurance Liability program
Decision Package
Adjusts agency funding for the approved premium changes in the state?s Automobile Insurance Liability program.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$23,259
$23,259
•
Adjust funding to agencies for information technology and telecommunication charges
Decision Package
Adjusts the agency's budget for information technology and telecommunication charges based on the required cost of living adjustments contained in the Northrop Grumman contract and the elimination of the debt recovery surcharge originally approved by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission on July 12, 2010.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($1,850)
$40,656
•
Fund agency costs for the new Cardinal accounting system
Decision Package
Provides appropriation to the agency?s budget to pay for the agency?s share of the costs for the new Cardinal accounting system. The Department of Accounts allocates the yearly cost of the system to agencies based upon the number of transactions the agency completed in the previous fiscal year.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$0
$34,598
•
Adjust agency appropriation for the cost of Performance Budgeting system charges
Decision Package
Provides appropriation to pay for the agency's share of ongoing Performance Budgeting system operating and maintenance costs. The general fund share of this cost was previously budgeted in Central Appropriations.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$4,381
$4,381
•
Adjust funding for state agency Line of Duty costs
Decision Package
Adjusts funding for state agency Line of Duty Act premiums based on the 2015 and 2016 premium rates set by the Virginia Retirement System.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($1,351)
($1,351)
•
Provide report on grant management
Decision Package
Provides that a grants management expert shall conduct an audit and make recommendations to ensure that the department complies with the financial or other data reporting requirements set forth by the State Comptroller.
•
Remove language concerning the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts' stakeholder group
Decision Package
Removes language concerning the stakeholder group. This group will have met its goals during FY 2014.
•
Delete language about a State Directory of Cultural Historic Sites
Decision Package
Deletes language that is no longer necessary since it’s now codified.
•
Transfer dam fundng for districts to the correct service area
Decision Package
Transfers appropriation for district dams. Historically, expenditures have been spent from the Financial Assistance to Soil and Water Conservation Districts service area.
•
Remove language requiring reports on Conservation Innovation Grants
Decision Package
Removes language that requires the department to report on the number of Conservation Innovation Grants provided to Virginia farmers and other entities by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The number of grants is not tracked by the department.
•
Clarify and reorganize language to improve transparency
Decision Package
Clarifies and reorganizes language describing funding for the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts. Provides the department's use of funding to services, such as auditing, bonding, contracts, and training for the districts, and states the amounts provided for districts for small dams and dam safety. Additionally, makes technical changes to better organize paragraphs describing similar and related functions within the agency.
