The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries mission is to manage Virginia's wildlife and inland fish to maintain optimum populations of all species to serve the needs of the Commonwealth; to provide opportunity for all to enjoy wildlife, inland fish, boating and related outdoor recreation and to work diligently to safeguard the rights of the people to hunt, fish and harvest game as provided for in the Constitution of Virginia.
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
$0
$52,173,376
$52,173,376
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$0
$52,173,376
$52,173,376
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$0
$53,473,376
$53,473,376
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$0
$55,243,003
$55,243,003
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$0
$55,977,722
$55,977,722
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$0
$57,242,880
$57,242,880
2014-2016
2015
Governor's Proposed Budget
$0
$59,968,277
$59,968,277
Base Budget
$0
$57,242,880
$57,242,880
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$0
$2,725,397
$2,725,397
2014-2016
2016
Governor's Proposed Budget
$0
$59,968,277
$59,968,277
Base Budget
$0
$57,242,880
$57,242,880
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$0
$2,725,397
$2,725,397
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
0.00
496.00
496.00
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
0.00
496.00
496.00
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
0.00
496.00
496.00
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
0.00
496.00
496.00
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
0.00
496.00
496.00
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
0.00
496.00
496.00
2014-2016
2015
Proposed Positions
0.00
496.00
496.00
Base Budget
0.00
496.00
496.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
0.00
0.00
0.00
2012-2014
2016
Proposed Positions
0.00
496.00
496.00
Base Budget
0.00
496.00
496.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
0.00
0.00
0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
•
Increase appropriation in support of additional federal revenue
Decision Package
Establishes additional federal appropriation in the agency's budget to meet projected revenue collections and expenditure patterns.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
$3,150,000
$3,150,000
•
Remove one-time appropriation related to soft costs of the new headquarters facility
Base Budget Adjustment
Removes nongeneral fund appropriation provided for one-time soft costs related to the construction of the agency's new headquarters facility.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
($1,704,158)
($1,704,158)
•
Increase nongeneral fund appropriation to support personnel costs
Decision Package
Increases nongeneral fund appropriation in the agency's budget to account for legislatively authorized salary adjustments.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
$1,279,555
$1,279,555
•
Align base budget with predicted expenditure patterns and agency organization
Decision Package
Allocates the base budget across service areas and fund details to reflect internal organization and anticipated expenditure patterns. The shift is zero-sum.
•
Increase the transfer of watercraft sales tax revenue to the Game Protection Fund
Decision Package
Transfers additional watercraft sales tax revenue out of the general fund for deposit to the Game Protection Fund pursuant to Section 58.1-1410, Code of Virginia.
•
Increase the transfer of sales tax revenue from hunting and fishing equipment to the Game Protection Fund
Decision Package
Transfers additional sales tax revenue from hunting and fishing equipment purchases out of the general fund for deposit to the Game Protection Fund pursuant to Section 58.1-638 E, Code of Virginia.
Capital Project Requests (in order of largest to smallest)
•
Improve Wildlife Management Areas
Provides nongeneral appropriation to establish a capital project to improve wildlife management areas.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
•
Improve boating access
Provides nongeneral fund appropriation to establish a capital project to improve boating access.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
•
Repair and upgrade dams to comply with the Dam Safety Act
Provides nongeneral fund appropriation to establish a capital project to repair and upgrade dams. This work is necessary to ensure compliance with the Dam Safety Act.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
$500,000
$500,000
•
Acquire additional land
Provides nongeneral fund appropriation to establish a capital project for land acquistion.
