The 2019 Executive Budget Document
Governor Northam's Proposed Amendments to the 2018-2020 Biennial Budget
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Released on December 18, 2018 
 
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
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $15,895,367 $12,841,896 $28,737,263
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly $16,426,507 $12,848,747 $29,275,254
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $17,860,031 $13,764,997 $31,625,028
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $18,383,948 $15,130,363 $33,514,311
2018-2020 2019 Governor's Proposed Budget $19,267,285 $14,914,733 $34,182,018
    2018 Appropriation $19,267,285 $14,914,733 $34,182,018
    Governor's Amendments $0 $0 $0
2018-2020 2020 Governor's Proposed Budget $19,749,814 $14,914,733 $34,664,547
    2018 Appropriation $19,031,285 $14,914,733 $33,946,018
    Governor's Amendments $718,529 $0 $718,529
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2014-2016 2015 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 173.59 113.41 287.00
2014-2016 2016 Chapter 732, 2016 Acts of Assembly 174.59 113.41 288.00
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 170.59 113.41 284.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2018-2020 2019 Proposed Positions 165.59 113.41 279.00
    2018 Appropriation 165.59 113.41 279.00
    Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2018-2020 2020 Proposed Positions 165.59 113.41 279.00
    2018 Appropriation 165.59 113.41 279.00
    Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
Increase bandwidth capacity at five agency field offices Decision Package
  Provides funding to increase bandwidth capacity at the agency’s offices in Abingdon, Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest, New Kent, Salem, and Tappahannock to increase efficiency, and to better support the agency's ability to dispatch and track personnel and assets assigned to wildfires.
 
  FY 2019 FY 2020
General Fund $0 $200,000
Strengthen hardwood forest management practices and sustainability Decision Package
  Provides funding for a hardwood management coordinator to assist public and private entities implement sustainable hardwood forest management practices.
 
  FY 2019 FY 2020
General Fund $0 $167,843
Provide additional support for the agency's water quality program Decision Package
  Provides funding for a watersheds program manager to consolidate the agency’s water quality efforts to improve water quality from forested watersheds and implement forestry restoration strategies included in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan.
 
  FY 2019 FY 2020
General Fund $0 $167,843
Provide additional support for the agency's land conservation easement program Decision Package
  Provides funding for a land conservation stewardship coordinator to monitor and steward the conservation easements held by the agency through its forestry conservation easement program.
 
  FY 2019 FY 2020
General Fund $0 $137,843
Establish agency apprenticeship program Decision Package
  Supports three apprenticeship positions at $15,000 per year for each position. The apprenticeship positions include one mechanic to support the agency's vehicle maintenance program and two forestry technicians.
 
  FY 2019 FY 2020
General Fund $0 $45,000
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
Construct New Vehicle Service Center
  Provides for the sale of existing property to construct a new vehicle service center for the Department of Forestry.
 
  FY 2019 FY 2020
Nongeneral Fund $0 $4,270,000


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