| • |
| Support the Water Quality Improvement Fund and the Virginia Agricultural Cost-Share Program |
Decision Package |
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Provides a total of $286.0 million in general and nongeneral funds to support the Water Quality Improvement Fund (WQIF) and the Virginia Agricultural Cost-Share program. The amount includes the mandatory surplus of $107.9 million from the general fund, an additional $36.2 million from the general fund, and the remaining appropriation from nongeneral fund sources of interest in the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund and partial balances in the WQIF reserve. |
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FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
$144,121,142 |
$0 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$141,883,443 |
$0 |
|
| • |
| Increase nongeneral fund appropriation |
Decision Package |
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| |
Provides additional nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect anticipated revenue and spending patterns. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$6,600,000 |
$6,600,000 |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded salary increases for state employees |
Base Budget Adjustment |
|
| |
Adjusts appropriation for the salary increases for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 R. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
$2,185,115 |
$2,185,115 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$305,110 |
$305,110 |
|
| • |
| Provide nongeneral fund appropriation and positions for participation in a cooperative agreement with the United States Forest Service |
Decision Package |
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Establishes federal and special nongeneral fund appropriation and positions to support participation in a ten-year cooperative agreement with the United States Forest Service. This agreement will designate funding for critical trail maintenance, arborist work, and infrastructure repair across state parks and adjacent federal lands. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$1,474,052 |
$1,551,784 |
| Positions |
13.00 |
13.00 |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums |
Base Budget Adjustment |
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| |
Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 G. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
$721,963 |
$721,963 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$100,809 |
$100,809 |
|
| • |
| 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 470 C. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
$518,980 |
$518,980 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$60,692 |
$60,692 |
|
| • |
| Provide funding for the Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Increases appropriation in the first year for the Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
$1,000,000 |
$0 |
|
| • |
| Remove supplemental funding for environmental Literacy |
Base Budget Adjustment |
|
| |
Removes additional ongoing funding for the environmental literacy program to reflect the Governor's veto of Paragraph J.1-2 of Item 359, Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
($500,000) |
($500,000) |
|
| • |
| Support algal bloom remediation at Lake Anna |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Provides funding in the first year for harmful algal bloom remediation efforts. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
$750,000 |
$0 |
|
| • |
| Remove one-time funding for a master plan and assessment |
Base Budget Adjustment |
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| |
Removes the one-time funding provided for the development of a Falkland State Conservation Area Master Plan and a Restoration Assessment for the Syndor House Lodge. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
($350,000) |
($350,000) |
|
| • |
| 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 470 M. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
$333,042 |
$333,042 |
|
| • |
| 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 470 E. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
($169,847) |
($169,847) |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$26,065 |
$26,065 |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency rental costs |
Base Budget Adjustment |
|
| |
Adjusts appropriation for changes to agency rental costs at the seat of government budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 D. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
$178,269 |
$178,269 |
|
| • |
| Support maintenance of the Dam Safety Information System and the Virginia Flood Risk Information System |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Authorizes the agency to utilize its indirect recoveries appropriation and balances to fund upgrades to the Dam Safety Information System and the Virginia Flood Risk Information System. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$250,000 |
$0 |
|
| • |
| 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 470 F. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
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| |
| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
$104,825 |
$104,825 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
($11,862) |
($11,862) |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded minimum wage increases |
Base Budget Adjustment |
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| |
Adjusts appropriation to reflect the assumed increase in the Virginia minimum wage effective January 1, 2026, and budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 Q. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. The amounts provided support the annualized general fund cost of increasing the Virginia minimum wage from $12.00 per hour to $12.89 per hour or the equivalent annual salary of $26,811. The actual minimum wage for January 1, 2026 will be communicated by the Commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry by October 1, 2025. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
$92,886 |
$92,886 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$13,018 |
$13,018 |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded other post-employment benefit rate changes |
Base Budget Adjustment |
|
| |
Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 J. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
($74,868) |
($74,868) |
| Nongeneral Fund |
($10,451) |
($10,451) |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes |
Base Budget Adjustment |
|
| |
Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 H. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
($68,491) |
($68,491) |
| Nongeneral Fund |
($9,564) |
($9,564) |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency vehicle fleet charges |
Base Budget Adjustment |
|
| |
Adjusts appropriation for reduced fleet vehicle operational rate charges billed by the Department of General Services budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 H. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. |
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| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
($5,712) |
($5,712) |
| Nongeneral Fund |
($19,803) |
($19,803) |
|
| • |
| 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 469 N. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. |
| |
| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
$18,035 |
$18,035 |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded liability insurance premium charges |
Base Budget Adjustment |
|
| |
Adjusts appropriation for liability insurance premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 J. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. |
| |
| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
($7,817) |
($7,817) |
|
| • |
| 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 470 G. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. |
| |
| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
$905 |
$905 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$4,192 |
$4,192 |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency leased space costs |
Base Budget Adjustment |
|
| |
Adjusts appropriation for reduced charges to customer agencies for the Department of General Services to perform lease administration services budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 470 I. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. |
| |
| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
($1,990) |
($1,990) |
|
| • |
| Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes |
Base Budget Adjustment |
|
| |
Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 469 O. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly. |
| |
| |
FY 2027 |
FY 2028 |
| General Fund |
$1,320 |
$1,320 |
| Nongeneral Fund |
$369 |
$369 |
|
| • |
| Adjust nongeneral fund appropriation between service areas to reflect current trends |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Allocates nongeneral fund appropriation to more accurately reflect anticipated expenditure patterns. |
| • |
| Remove obsolete budgetary language |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Eliminates language that represents amounts for operating various state parks that are included in the agency's base budget. |
| • |
| Adjust budget details between subobjects of expenditure |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Realigns the agency's budget to more accurately reflect anticipated spending patterns. |
| • |
| Transfer cash between funds within the agency |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Authorizes the agency to transfer $2.4 million from the State Park Acquisition and Development Fund to the Natural Area Preservation Fund. These funds were received through the sale of property originally intended to become a preserve. |
| • |
| Amend reporting requirements for efficiencies |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Changes the reporting of Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts' budgets and the Cost Share Program from semi-annually to annually. |
| • |
| Correct allocation across programs and service areas |
Base Budget Adjustment |
|
| |
Makes zero-sum shifts of several budget items to the correct programs and service areas to ensure proper accounting. |
| • |
| Allocate interest for deposit to the reserve of the Water Quality Improvement Fund |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Authorizes the transfer of interest accrued in the Virginia Natural Resources Commitment Fund, less the amount estimated for personnel costs, to the reserve of the Water Quality Improvement Fund unless the balance in the reserve is at or above $70.0 million in any year. |
| • |
| Shift positions to correct funding source |
Decision Package |
|
| |
Redistributes positions across the agency's nongeneral funds and program areas for proper accounting. |
