The 2021 Executive Budget Document
Governor Northam's Proposed Amendments to the 2020-2022 Biennial Budget
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Released on December 16, 2020 
 
Department of Conservation and Recreation [199]
Secretarial Area: Natural and Historic Resources
formerly under: Natural 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.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $118,994,799 $50,292,668 $169,287,467
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $49,922,661 $50,292,668 $100,215,329
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $79,394,004 $55,161,596 $134,555,600
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $134,961,754 $55,046,852 $190,008,606
2020-2022 2021 Governor's Proposed Budget $130,503,585 $57,858,814 $188,362,399
    2020 Special Session Approp. Act $132,722,253 $57,858,814 $190,581,067
    Governor's Amendments ($2,218,668) $0 ($2,218,668)
2020-2022 2022 Governor's Proposed Budget $118,599,445 $58,058,814 $176,658,259
    2020 Special Session Approp. Act $121,743,387 $57,858,814 $179,602,201
    Governor's Amendments ($3,143,942) $200,000 ($2,943,942)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 412.50 39.50 452.00
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 408.50 39.50 448.00
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 416.50 42.50 459.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 420.50 44.50 465.00
2020-2022 2021 Proposed Positions 435.50 46.50 482.00
    2020 Special Session Approp. Act 435.50 46.50 482.00
    Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2020-2022 2022 Proposed Positions 443.50 46.50 490.00
    2020 Special Session Approp. Act 435.50 46.50 482.00
    Governor's Amendments 8.00 0.00 8.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Move reductions to agency budget Decision Package
  Moves the reductions included in Item 482.20 of the 2020 Special Session Appropriation Act from Central Appropriations to the agency budget.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund ($2,518,668) ($27,188,668)
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Provide supplemental funding for the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund and technical assistance Decision Package
  Increases funding for water quality efforts, including $4.55 million for technical assistance to soil and water conservation districts and $9.0 million for deposit to the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund for agricultural best management practices. With this amendment, $35.0 million will be available for the implementation of agricultural best management practices in 2022.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $0 $13,550,000
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Provide appropriation for Project Harmony Decision Package
  Supports Project Harmony, an environmental justice project to address the repatriation of tombstones from the former Columbian Harmony Cemetery and creation of the Harmony Living Shoreline memorial.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $0 $5,000,000
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Assist the Chickahominy Tribe with the acquisition and restoration of tribal land Decision Package
  Provides appropriation to assist the Chickahominy Tribe in reclaiming acreage along its namesake river.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $0 $3,500,000
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Support for natural heritage public safety and access needs Decision Package
  Provides additional appropriation and five positions to balance biodiversity conservation and safe, sustainable public access to Natural Area Preserves.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $0 $1,038,331
Positions 0.00 5.00
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Support state park operations Decision Package
  Increases funding to support state park operations including maintenance, supplies, and additional wage staff.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $0 $556,000
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Provide support for increased personnel costs due to the pandemic Decision Package
  Adds resources to address increased personnel costs realized due to the pandemic.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $300,000 $0
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Establish dam safety floodplain management positions Decision Package
  Provides for additional floodplain management positions to assist Virginia's residents, localities, and state and federal partners, and to ensure compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $0 $229,637
Positions 0.00 2.00
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Increase nongeneral fund appropriation Decision Package
  Adds appropriation for the State Park Projects Fund to align the budget with anticipated revenue and expenditure patterns.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
Nongeneral Fund $0 $200,000
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Establish dam safety lead engineer position Decision Package
  Provides support for a lead engineer position in the Dam Safety and Floodplain Management Program.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
General Fund $0 $170,758
Positions 0.00 1.00
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Allocate Mandatory Water Quality Improvement Fund Deposit associated with the FY 2020 discretionary year-end general fund balances Decision Package
  Allocates the Water Quality Improvement Fund deposit in the Appropriation Act in 2022 associated with the 2020 discretionary general fund balances. This is a companion to the amendment appropriating support for technical assistance and additional support to provide $35 million for the implementation of agricultural best management practices in 2022.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Increase appropriation for acquisition of state parks
  Adds nongeneral fund appropriation to support the acquisition of lands for state parks. The corresponding budget language updates the list of approved parks.
 
  FY 2021 FY 2022
Nongeneral Fund $500,000 $800,000
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Update list of approved natural area preserves for acquisition
  Updates the list of natural area preserves that the agency is authorized to expand with acquisitions of property within or contiguous to such preserves.


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