The mission of the Department of Forestry (DOF) is to protect and develop healthy, sustainable forest resources for Virginians.
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
$16,704,493
$10,270,122
$26,974,615
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$14,687,840
$12,611,492
$27,299,332
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$13,688,926
$12,061,492
$25,750,418
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$14,302,210
$12,061,492
$26,363,702
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$14,907,209
$22,174,747
$37,081,956
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$15,025,902
$12,634,839
$27,660,741
2014-2016
2015
Governor's Proposed Budget
$16,881,149
$12,841,896
$29,723,045
Base Budget
$15,025,902
$12,634,839
$27,660,741
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$1,855,247
$207,057
$2,062,304
2014-2016
2016
Governor's Proposed Budget
$17,432,289
$12,848,747
$30,281,036
Base Budget
$15,025,902
$12,634,839
$27,660,741
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$2,406,387
$213,908
$2,620,295
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
206.77
112.61
319.38
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
179.39
112.61
292.00
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
179.39
112.61
292.00
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
179.39
112.61
292.00
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
177.39
112.61
290.00
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
173.59
113.41
287.00
2014-2016
2015
Proposed Positions
173.59
113.41
287.00
Base Budget
173.59
113.41
287.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
0.00
0.00
0.00
2012-2014
2016
Proposed Positions
174.59
113.41
288.00
Base Budget
173.59
113.41
287.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
1.00
0.00
1.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
•
Increase support for the Reforestation of Timberlands program
Decision Package
Provides additional general fund support to fully fund the state's share of the Reforestation of Timberlands (RT) program, beginning in 2016. Also, appropriates the anticipated nongeneral fund revenue to be generated from the forest products tax and used to support the program. Finally, provides funding to support critical positions to provide technical assistance and guidance on the implementation of best management practices to landowners.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$485,782
$999,500
Nongeneral Fund
$200,000
$200,000
Positions
0.00
1.00
•
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
$905,441
$905,441
•
Replace wildfire emergency response equipment
Decision Package
Maintains reliability of wildfire emergency response equipment critical to public safety and the prevention of property damage. Provides additional funding through the state's Master Equipment Lease Purchase program to replace fire dozers and transports used in fire suppression activities and additional support vehicles utilized by first responders who also serve as firefighters.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$500,000
$500,000
•
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
($24,746)
($22,299)
•
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
($2,060)
$30,429
Nongeneral Fund
$0
$4,760
•
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
$6,906
$9,392
Nongeneral Fund
$5,807
$7,898
•
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
($8,850)
($8,850)
•
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
($8,713)
($8,713)
•
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
$1,487
$1,487
Nongeneral Fund
$1,250
$1,250
•
Continue authorization for the replacement of the agency's accounts receivable system
Decision Package
Continues the authority to spend a portion of the general fund support provided for the Reforestation of Timberlands program into 2015. This action will allow the department to expend up to $147,500 in 2015. The total amount that may be expended for the project remains $240,000.
•
Transfer nongeneral fund appropriation according to needs
Decision Package
Adjusts nongeneral fund appropriation levels to match trends and spending in the service areas. The adjustment is zero-sum.
