The 2014 Executive Budget Document
Governor McDonnell's Proposed Budget for the 2014-2016 Biennum
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Released on December 16, 2013 
 
Department of Environmental Quality [440]
Secretarial Area: Natural and Historic Resources
formerly under: Natural Resources
Mission:
The Department of Environmental Quality protects and enhances Virginia’s environment, and promotes the health and well being of the citizens of the Commonwealth.

 

 

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
2008-2010 2009 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly $41,280,848 $177,659,797 $218,940,645
2008-2010 2010 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly $36,860,814 $176,909,797 $213,770,611
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $36,800,630 $121,954,797 $158,755,427
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly $32,853,834 $121,954,797 $154,808,631
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $118,756,302 $123,122,731 $241,879,033
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly $33,663,494 $120,103,981 $153,767,475
2014-2016 2015 Governor's Proposed Budget $45,372,393 $131,614,077 $176,986,470
    Base Budget $33,663,494 $120,103,981 $153,767,475
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $11,708,899 $11,510,096 $23,218,995
2014-2016 2016 Governor's Proposed Budget $37,940,346 $131,614,077 $169,554,423
    Base Budget $33,663,494 $120,103,981 $153,767,475
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $4,276,852 $11,510,096 $15,786,948
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2008-2010 2009 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly 392.50 503.50 896.00
2008-2010 2010 Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly 392.50 503.50 896.00
2010-2012 2011 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 393.50 503.50 897.00
2010-2012 2012 Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly 390.50 503.50 894.00
2012-2014 2013 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 390.50 503.50 894.00
2012-2014 2014 Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly 386.50 503.50 890.00
2014-2016 2015 Proposed Positions 408.50 564.50 973.00
    Base Budget 386.50 503.50 890.00
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 22.00 61.00 83.00
2012-2014 2016 Proposed Positions 408.50 564.50 973.00
    Base Budget 386.50 503.50 890.00
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 22.00 61.00 83.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Transfer the Stormwater Management Program Decision Package
  Transfers funding and positions to the agency from the Department of Conservation and Recreation for water quality programs. Legislation was adopted by the General Assembly during the 2013 Session 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
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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 Environmental Quality (DEQ). A separate amendment addresses the deposit within the Department of Conservation and Recreation. 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 DEQ.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund $7,582,500 $0
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Restore appropriation for the Waste Tire Trust Fund Decision Package
  Restores nongeneral fund appropriation to the Waste Tire Management Program. Consideration was provided for the elimination of the tire fee during the 2013 Session of the General Assembly. However, this did not occur, which allows the agency to continue to collect the fee. The program works to reduce the size of the remaining tire piles in the state and to prevent the current tire flow from accumulating.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund $2,330,000 $2,330,000
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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 $1,784,140 $1,784,140
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Increase water quality management for the Coastal Aquifer System Decision Package
  Provides additional funding as a result of the expansion of the Eastern Virginia Groundwater Management Area. The State Water Control Board expanded the area to include the remaining portion of the Coastal Plain north of the Mattaponi River. The additional funding will be used to add a Saltwater Intrusion component to the Virginia Coastal Plain Groundwater Model, add a Land Subsidence component to the Virginia Coastal Plain Groundwater Model, and hire five new groundwater permit writers.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund $401,036 $462,494
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Remove one-time funding for wastewater treatment plant Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time funding for a wastewater treatment plant. This is the state's share of costs associated with the construction of a wastewater treatment plant at the W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center at Smith Mountain Lake.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund ($85,000) ($85,000)
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Remove funding for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Decision Package
  Removes and transfers the funding to the Department of Conservation and Recreation to provide Chesapeake Bay education services through a competitive grant process.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
General Fund ($80,000) ($80,000)
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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 $5,425 $85,857
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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 ($6,238) ($5,348)
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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 ($4,369) ($4,369)
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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 $7,673
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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 $3,330 $3,330
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Transfer positions between service areas Decision Package
  Transfers positions to reflect a more accurate depiction of the actual position level and funding within the agency.
 
  FY 2015 FY 2016
Positions (0.00) (0.00)


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