The 2023 Executive Budget Document
Governor Youngkin's Proposed Amendments to the 2022-2024 Biennial Budget
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Released on December 15, 2022 
 
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
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 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $133,055,585 $57,858,814 $190,914,399
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $152,961,045 $58,058,814 $211,019,859
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Proposed Budget $531,138,368 $172,452,771 $703,591,139
    2022 Appropriation $431,138,368 $172,452,771 $603,591,139
    Governor's Amendments $100,000,000 $0 $100,000,000
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Proposed Budget $330,662,748 $147,290,015 $477,952,763
    2022 Appropriation $92,076,890 $146,799,665 $238,876,555
    Governor's Amendments $238,585,858 $490,350 $239,076,208
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
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 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 435.50 46.50 482.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 443.50 46.50 490.00
2022-2024 2023 Proposed Positions 474.50 49.50 524.00
    2022 Appropriation 474.50 49.50 524.00
    Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2022-2024 2024 Proposed Positions 486.50 39.50 526.00
    2022 Appropriation 480.50 40.50 521.00
    Governor's Amendments 6.00 (1.00) 5.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Provide additional funding for the Resilient Virginia Revolving Loan Fund Decision Package
  Increases appropriation for the Resilient Virginia Revolving Loan Fund, which provides loans or grants to local governments to finance or refinance the cost of resilience projects. Funding in the second year is contingent upon actual general fund revenue collections for fiscal year 2023 being equal to or in excess of the official fiscal year 2023 revenue estimate.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $100,000,000 $100,000,000
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Provide appropriation to the Water Quality Improvement Fund Decision Package
  Appropriates funding associated with 2022 excess general fund revenue collections and discretionary year-end general fund balances required for deposit to the Water Quality Improvement Fund.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $87,113,924
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Provide supplemental funding to support agriculture best management practices Decision Package
  Allocates a supplemental deposit to the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund to support agriculture best management practices.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $50,000,000
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Support for Hayfields State Park operations Decision Package
  Provides appropriation to support the operations of the new Hayfields State Park.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $692,436
Positions 0.00 2.00
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Increase support for dam safety regional engineers Decision Package
  Provides nongeneral fund appropriation and positions for dam safety regional engineers funded through the National Dam Safety Program in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
Nongeneral Fund $0 $490,350
Positions 0.00 3.00
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Fund soil and water conservation positions previously supported by federal grants Decision Package
  Provides general fund appropriation to support positions previously funded through federal grants.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $400,823
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Address compression among law enforcement personnel Decision Package
  Provides additional funding to address compression issues across the agency's law enforcement positions.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $358,675
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Provide free admission to Virginia State Parks for the Virginia National Guard Decision Package
  Appropriates general fund dollars to address revenue loss associated with providing free admission to the state parks for members of the Virginia National Guard.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $0 $20,000
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Amend budget language regarding the acquisition of Hayfields Farm Decision Package
  Updates budget language to incorporate an in-holding into the initial land transfer to maximize operational efficiency.
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Increase flexibility of use of water quality funding Decision Package
  Amends Appropriation Act language to authorize the use of water quality funding toward municipal separate storm sewer system localities.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
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Replace underground storage tanks - Phase I
  Provides appropriation for Phase I replacement of underground storage tanks.
 
  FY 2023 FY 2024
General Fund $3,000,000 $0
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Reprogram capital appropriation provided for soil and water conservation district dam projects
  Authorizes the shift of capital appropriation for soil and water conservation district dam repairs to operating appropriation to be deposited to the Soil and Water Conservation District Dam Maintenance, Repair, and Rehabilitation Fund.


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