The 2026 Executive Budget Document
Governor Youngkin's Proposed Budget for the 2026-2028 Biennial Budget
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Released on December 17, 2025 
 
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
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $20,411,165 $15,413,742 $35,824,907
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $21,701,822 $15,413,742 $37,115,564
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $28,624,159 $15,994,378 $44,618,537
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $23,047,329 $15,994,378 $39,041,707
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $30,374,282 $18,794,366 $49,168,648
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $27,636,282 $18,794,366 $46,430,648
2026-2028 2027 Governor's Proposed Budget $28,856,465 $19,887,177 $48,743,642
    Base Budget $27,636,282 $18,794,366 $46,430,648
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $1,220,183 $1,092,811 $2,312,994
2026-2028 2028 Governor's Proposed Budget $28,856,465 $19,752,177 $48,608,642
    Base Budget $27,636,282 $18,794,366 $46,430,648
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) $1,220,183 $957,811 $2,177,994
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2022-2024 2024 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 165.59 113.41 279.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly 170.59 113.41 284.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly 170.59 113.41 284.00
2026-2028 2027 Proposed Positions 170.59 116.41 287.00
    Base Budget 170.59 113.41 284.00
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 0.00 3.00 3.00
2012-2014 2028 Proposed Positions 170.59 116.41 287.00
    Base Budget 170.59 113.41 284.00
    Addenda (Changes to the Base) 0.00 3.00 3.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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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.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $707,912 $707,912
Nongeneral Fund $326,305 $326,305
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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 469 N. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $409,028 $409,028
Nongeneral Fund $115,232 $115,232
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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 469 G. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $311,685 $311,685
Nongeneral Fund $143,667 $143,667
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded minimum wage increases Base Budget Adjustment
  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.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $286,654 $286,654
Nongeneral Fund $132,040 $132,040
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Remove one-time funding for Forest Conservation Plan development Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time funding for development of the Forest Conservation Plan (2024 HB 309) while retaining ongoing funding for the related position to implement the plan.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund ($400,000) ($400,000)
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Provide nongeneral fund appropriation and positions for participation in a cooperative agreement with the United States Forest Service Decision Package
  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.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
Nongeneral Fund $425,244 $290,244
Positions 3.00 3.00
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Remove one-time funding for software upgrade Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time funding to upgrade six Integrated Forest Resource Information System software modules provided in the previous biennium.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund ($232,000) ($232,000)
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Increase funding for firefighting equipment Decision Package
  Increases funding for wildfire response vehicles and equipment through the Master Equipment Lease Program. Currently, 20 to 30 percent of the fleet remains in service past age and mileage replacement targets. The additional funding will allow the department to continue to replace aging equipment and provide safe and operable vehicles.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $200,000 $200,000
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Adjust funding for Reforestation of Timberlands program Decision Package
  Reduces the general fund match for the Reforestation of Timberlands program to align with anticipated Forest Products Tax revenue.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund ($95,239) ($95,239)
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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.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund ($60,097) ($60,097)
Nongeneral Fund ($27,700) ($27,700)
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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 470 C. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $74,659 $74,659
Nongeneral Fund $618 $618
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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.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund ($24,334) ($24,334)
Nongeneral Fund ($11,216) ($11,216)
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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 470 F. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $20,045 $20,045
Nongeneral Fund $8,812 $8,812
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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.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund ($4,140) ($4,140)
Nongeneral Fund ($20,220) ($20,220)
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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 470 M. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $23,927 $23,927
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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 470 E. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $3,688 $3,688
Nongeneral Fund $380 $380
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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 ($1,253) ($1,253)
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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 469 O. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund ($389) ($389)
Nongeneral Fund ($358) ($358)
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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 470 G. of Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY 2027 FY 2028
General Fund $37 $37
Nongeneral Fund $7 $7
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Remove budget language Decision Package
  Removes language in the budget authorizing the sale of five properties and timber and the deposit of any such proceeds to the general fund. One of the properties was identified as surplus in 2025, and the other four are currently supporting agency operations.


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