The Marine Resources Commission serves as stewards of Virginia's marine and aquatic resources, and protectors of its tidal waters and homelands, for present and future generations.
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...
More historical data is available for this agency on DPB's website under the
Virginia's Budget page. If you click on the Budget Round Description links under any of the "DPB Appropriation Database" tables and open the filter you can select various fields to get greater detail and you can select the official chapter data going back for several decades. The "Caboose" chapters are the final biennial budget approved by the General Assembly and signed into Law.
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Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$10,090,800
$8,895,812
$18,986,612
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$8,600,764
$10,549,385
$19,150,149
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$9,393,752
$13,049,385
$22,443,137
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$8,345,043
$13,049,385
$21,394,428
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$9,100,291
$12,288,467
$21,388,758
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$10,923,751
$12,288,467
$23,212,218
2014-2016
2015
Governor's Proposed Budget
$11,694,600
$10,918,467
$22,613,067
Base Budget
$10,923,751
$12,288,467
$23,212,218
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$770,849
($1,370,000)
($599,151)
2014-2016
2016
Governor's Proposed Budget
$11,702,889
$10,923,403
$22,626,292
Base Budget
$10,923,751
$12,288,467
$23,212,218
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$779,138
($1,365,064)
($585,926)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
136.50
23.00
159.50
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
136.50
23.00
159.50
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
126.50
33.00
159.50
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
126.50
33.00
159.50
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
126.50
32.00
158.50
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
126.50
32.00
158.50
2014-2016
2015
Proposed Positions
128.50
30.00
158.50
Base Budget
126.50
32.00
158.50
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
2.00
(2.00)
0.00
2012-2014
2016
Proposed Positions
128.50
30.00
158.50
Base Budget
126.50
32.00
158.50
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
2.00
(2.00)
0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
•
Remove excess appropriation in oyster replenishment service area
Decision Package
Reduces federal and removes excess recreational fishing license appropriations. Federal grants previously received by the agency for related work have been reduced or eliminated.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
($1,100,000)
($1,100,000)
•
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
$557,666
$557,666
•
Reduce nongeneral fund appropriation in the Coastal Lands program
Decision Package
Decreases the appropriation level of the Marine Habitat and Waterways Improvement Fund for the agency. The current appropriation exceeds revenue and anticipated expenditure patterns.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
($300,000)
($300,000)
•
Provide funding to fill vacant marine law enforcement officer positions
Decision Package
Provides general fund appropriation to fill four vacant marine police officer positions. The officers are needed to address increased oyster poaching, a major threat to the Commonwealth’s oyster sanctuary, private industry, and the public’s health when oysters are poached from condemned waters.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$255,200
$255,200
•
Adjust funding for the Commonwealth's share of the Tangier Island Seawall project
Decision Package
Adjusts the agency's budget to reflect the Commonwealth's share of the Tangier Island Seawall project. The adjustment is based on estimates provided by the Army Corps of Engineers. The Commonwealth's share is $23,000 in the first year and $6,000 in the second year.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($73,000)
($90,000)
•
Increase nongeneral fund appropriation in base budget for agency commercial licensing function
Decision Package
Increases the nongeneral fund appropriation in the base budget for the agency commercial licensing function. Consolidates all commercial licensing administration costs into one cost center.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
$30,000
$30,000
•
Provide additional funding for rent
Decision Package
Provides additional funding to cover increased lease payments for the agency's headquarters facility in downtown Newport News.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$20,575
$34,205
•
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
$7,873
$7,873
•
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
($347)
$9,713
Nongeneral Fund
$0
$4,936
•
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
$4,443
$6,042
•
Adjust funding for state agency Line of Duty costs
Decision Package
Adjusts funding for state agency Line of Duty Act premiums based on the 2015 and 2016 premium rates set by the Virginia Retirement System.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($2,642)
($2,642)
•
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
$1,081
$1,081
•
Adjust positions assigned to Saltwater Fishing Tournament
Decision Package
Adjusts positions that support the Virginia Fishing Tournament effort to the correct program and service area.
•
Adjust the base budget related to agency law enforcement activities
Decision Package
Realigns the agency's general fund and nongeneral fund appropriation within the Marine Life Regulation Enforcement service area to more accurately reflect revenue and expenditure patterns. The shift is zero-sum.
•
Reallocate appropriation within the Marine Life Information Services area
Decision Package
Shifts general fund and nongeneral fund appropriation within the Marine Life Information Services area to better reflect revenue and expenditure patterns. The adjustment is zero-sum.
•
Transfer appropriation provided for information technology costs into the Administrative and Support Services service area
Decision Package
Moves general fund appropriation provided for information technology (IT) costs from Marine Life Management to Administrative Support Services. The agency charges IT related expenses to this program. The adjustment is zero-sum.
•
Adjust position allocation in fisheries management
Decision Package
Adjusts position allocation in fisheries management to the correct program and service area.
