Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services [301]
Secretarial Area: Agriculture and Forestry
Mission:
We promote the economic growth and development of Virginia agriculture, provide consumer protection, and encourage environmental stewardship.
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. more...
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Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$30,452,180
$28,697,697
$59,149,877
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$25,984,821
$29,167,187
$55,152,008
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$26,990,668
$30,563,378
$57,554,046
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$28,746,348
$30,237,737
$58,984,085
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$30,505,788
$28,549,519
$59,055,307
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$31,113,696
$27,883,019
$58,996,715
2014-2016
2015
Governor's Proposed Budget
$33,956,240
$29,581,211
$63,537,451
Base Budget
$31,113,696
$27,883,019
$58,996,715
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$2,842,544
$1,698,192
$4,540,736
2014-2016
2016
Governor's Proposed Budget
$34,040,884
$29,581,211
$63,622,095
Base Budget
$31,113,696
$27,883,019
$58,996,715
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$2,927,188
$1,698,192
$4,625,380
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
348.69
177.31
526.00
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
310.29
186.71
497.00
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
310.09
188.91
499.00
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
310.09
191.91
502.00
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
306.00
200.00
506.00
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
314.00
190.00
504.00
2014-2016
2015
Proposed Positions
321.00
205.00
526.00
Base Budget
314.00
190.00
504.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
7.00
15.00
22.00
2012-2014
2016
Proposed Positions
321.00
205.00
526.00
Base Budget
314.00
190.00
504.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
7.00
15.00
22.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
•
Distribute Central Appropriation amounts to agency budgets
Base Budget Adjustment
Adjusts the agency budget to reflect amounts moved to or from Central Appropriations to cover the continued cost of public employee salary increases, increases in state employee health insurance premiums, changes in state employee retirement and other benefit contribution rates, and other centrally funded items being continued from the 2012-14 biennium into the 2014-16 biennium.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$1,452,076
$1,452,076
•
Provide positions to meet growing demand for commodity grading services
Decision Package
Increases nongeneral fund appropriation and establishes commodity grain inspector positions to adequately support grading and inspecting services for commodity exports. Supporting revenue has been steady and the demand for services continues to grow.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
$1,213,192
$1,213,192
Positions
15.00
15.00
•
Increase and redistribute nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect revenue projections
Decision Package
Shifts nongeneral appropriation within the agency. Special fund appropriation is reduced, while dedicated special appropriation and federal appropriation are increased.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
$485,000
$485,000
•
Provide support to meet security standards to reduce computer security risk
Decision Package
Provides general fund appropriation to ensure compliance with the Commonwealth's security standards. Funding will be used to support an application engineer position, server upgrades, and procurement of disaster recovery services.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$531,325
$379,736
Positions
1.00
1.00
•
Enhance the food safety inspection program
Decision Package
Provides support for additional food safety inspectors to incrementally reduce the number of retail food establishments per inspector.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$262,409
$270,047
Positions
3.00
3.00
•
Provide additional funding for the Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund
Decision Package
Increases the amount of funding available for facility grants under the Governor's Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund to a full $1.0 million.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$250,000
$250,000
•
Increase the frequency of weights and measures inspections
Decision Package
Provides general fund support for additional inspector positions and related operating expenses for the Office of Weights and Measures. The support is intended to increase the frequency of inspections of various devices to enhance consumer protection.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$267,768
$220,038
Positions
3.00
3.00
•
Obtain national accreditation of animal health laboratories
Decision Package
Provides appropriation to support efforts to obtain national accreditation of the agency's animal health laboratories. Accrediting the animal health laboratories will ensure that Virginia's agricultural industries and products, like livestock and poultry, remain trusted and competitive in the domestic and global market.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$0
$203,774
•
Increase appropriation to reflect wine liter tax collections
Decision Package
Provides additional general fund appropriation for the Virginia Wine Board. The increase is based on actual wine liter tax revenue collections in 2013.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$62,433
$62,433
•
Adjust funding to reflect changes in rent charges at the seat of government
Decision Package
Adjusts agency funding for changes in the cost of rent charges at the seat of government. Overall rent rate changes are the result of additional costs to maintain facilities.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$23,289
$39,295
•
Adjust funding to agencies for information technology and telecommunication charges
Decision Package
Adjusts the agency budget for information technology and telecommunication charges based on the required cost of living adjustments contained in the Northrop Grumman contract and the elimination of the debt recovery surcharge originally approved by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission on July 12, 2010.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$646
$37,743
•
Fund agency costs for the new Cardinal accounting system
Decision Package
Provides appropriation to the agency's budget to pay for the agency's share of the costs for the new Cardinal accounting system. The Department of Accounts allocates the yearly cost of the system to agencies based upon the number of transactions the agency completed in the previous fiscal year.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$0
$18,807
•
Adjust funding for premium changes in the Automobile Insurance Liability program
Decision Package
Adjusts agency funding for the approved premium changes in the state's Automobile Insurance Liability program.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($5,496)
($5,496)
•
Fund changes in state employee workers' compensation premiums
Decision Package
Adjusts the agency's budget for workers' compensation premiums based on the allocation of 2015 and 2016 program costs provided by the Department of Human Resource Management. The allocation is based on the historical experience of the agency and reflects the current policy of providing agencies with 50 percent of any increased costs and allowing agencies to retain 50 percent of any reduced costs.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($4,984)
($4,343)
•
Adjust agency appropriation for the cost of Performance Budgeting system charges
Decision Package
Provides appropriation to pay for the agency's share of ongoing Performance Budgeting system operating and maintenance costs. The general fund share of this cost was previously budgeted in Central Appropriations.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$3,078
$3,078
•
Align nongeneral fund positions with resources
Decision Package
Allocates nongeneral fund positions within the agency to the proper service areas. This action aligns the base budget with anticipated expenditure patterns.
