The 2024 Executive Budget Document
Governor Youngkin's Proposed Budget for the 2024-2026 Biennum
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Released on December 20, 2023 
 
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
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $19,267,285 $14,914,733 $34,182,018
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $19,231,285 $14,914,733 $34,146,018
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $20,411,165 $15,413,742 $35,824,907
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $28,624,159 $15,994,378 $44,618,537
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $21,701,822 $15,413,742 $37,115,564
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $23,047,329 $15,994,378 $39,041,707
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Proposed Budget $25,480,212 $18,734,366 $44,214,578
    Base Budget $23,047,329 $15,994,378 $39,041,707
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $2,432,883 $2,739,988 $5,172,871
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Proposed Budget $25,220,212 $18,734,366 $43,954,578
    Base Budget $23,047,329 $15,994,378 $39,041,707
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $2,172,883 $2,739,988 $4,912,871
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2024-2026 2025 Proposed Positions 165.59 113.41 279.00
    Base Budget 165.59 113.41 279.00
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 5.00 0.00 5.00
2012-2014 2026 Proposed Positions 165.59 113.41 279.00
    Base Budget 165.59 113.41 279.00
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust nongeneral fund appropriation to reduce annual budget execution adjustments for cash balances Decision Package
  Aligns nongeneral fund appropriation with anticipated expenditures in the biennium from cash balances, anticipated revenue, and nongeneral fund grants to decrease recurring budget execution adjustments.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
Nongeneral Fund $2,000,000 $2,000,000
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded five percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 S. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $1,054,135 $1,054,135
Nongeneral Fund $479,238 $479,238
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Remove derelict fire towers Decision Package
  Provides funding to complete a statewide inventory of obsolete fire towers and to begin removing such structures.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $760,000 $600,000
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded minimum wage increases Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation to reflect the increase in the Virginia minimum wage effective January 1, 2023, and budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 R. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. The amounts provided support the annualized general fund cost of increasing the Virginia minimum wage from $11.00 per hour to $12.00 per hour or the equivalent annual salary of $24,960.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $390,754 $390,754
Nongeneral Fund $177,872 $177,872
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Reduce funding for the expansion of broadband upgrades Decision Package
  Reduces funding to support internet connectivity upgrades across the department's field offices. This action reduces appropriation to better match expenditures.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($275,000) ($275,000)
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Continue Chapter 1 funding changes: Provide funding for two percent salary increase Decision Package
  Adjusts appropriation for the two percent salary increase for state and state supported local employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Paragraphs S, T, U, and V of Item 483, Chapter 1, 2023 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $226,769 $226,769
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 C. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $155,361 $155,361
Nongeneral Fund $34,750 $34,750
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $86,606 $86,606
Nongeneral Fund $48,416 $48,416
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Fund technical assistance to perform carbon life cycle assessment Decision Package
  Provides funds for the development of best management practices for the sustainable harvesting of biomass, including a life-cycle carbon analysis, as directed by Chapter 803, 2023 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $100,000 $0
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Reduce Commonwealth support for external organizations Decision Package
  Reduces annual payment to the Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute, which has other private and public funding sources.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($50,000) ($50,000)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 G. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $25,835 $25,835
Nongeneral Fund $11,746 $11,746
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 P. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($15,041) ($15,041)
Nongeneral Fund ($6,664) ($6,664)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded property insurance premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for property insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 J. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($19,311) ($19,311)
Nongeneral Fund $914 $914
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded information technology auditors and security officers Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for information technology auditors and information security officers budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 E. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($9,666) ($9,666)
Nongeneral Fund ($5,041) ($5,041)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Line of Duty Act premiums and enrollment Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Line of Duty Act premiums and enrollment changes budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 483 O. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund $7,995 $7,995
Nongeneral Fund $2,253 $2,253
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 F. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($2,776) ($2,776)
Nongeneral Fund ($1,971) ($1,971)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded internal service fund charges for the Personnel Management Information System Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 I. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($2,336) ($2,336)
Nongeneral Fund ($1,112) ($1,112)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting system charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting system internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 484 H. of Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY 2025 FY 2026
General Fund ($442) ($442)
Nongeneral Fund ($413) ($413)
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Transfer positions between service areas Decision Package
  Adjusts allocation of positions within the agency to reflect recent changes.
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Transfer nongeneral fund appropriation between service areas Decision Package
  Adjusts nongeneral fund appropriation by moving appropriation to better reflect anticipated expenditures, reducing the need to adjust appropriation levels administratively.


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