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Mission Statement Operating Budget Summary

	General Fund	Nongeneral Fund	Personnel Cost
2009 Appropriation	$ 45,768,934	$ 70,647,490	$ 40,316,745
2010 Appropriation	$ 55,474,935	$ 75,051,344	$ 41,292,556
2011 Appropriation	$ 71,191,797	$ 85,153,345	$ 39,240,984
2012 Appropriation	$ 43,486,306	$ 85,081,172	$ 40,451,425
2013 Base Budget	$ 43,486,306	$ 85,081,172	$ 40,157,250
2013 Addenda	$ 2,360,769	$ 459,529	$ 758,015
2013 Total	$ 45,847,075	$ 85,540,701	$ 40,915,265
2014 Base Budget	$ 43,486,306	$ 85,081,172	$ 40,157,250
2014 Addenda	$ (4,594,030)	$ (5,956,228)	$ 758,015
2014 Total	$ 38,892,276	$ 79,124,944	$ 40,915,265

Authorized Position Summary

	General Fund	Nongeneral Fund	Total Positions
2009 Appropriation	439.50	99.50	539.00
2010 Appropriation	419.50	97.50	517.00
2011 Appropriation	416.50	100.50	517.00
2012 Appropriation	436.50	100.50	537.00
2013 Base Budget	436.50	100.50	537.00
2013 Addenda	(13.00)	0.00	(13.00)
2013 Total	423.50	100.50	524.00
2014 Base Budget	436.50	100.50	537.00
2014 Addenda	(13.00)	0.00	(13.00)
2014 Total	423.50	100.50	524.00

• Authorize the use of Water Quality Improvement Fund reserve balances for stormwater planning assistance for localities
  Provides language authorizing the use of cash balances in the Water Quality Improvement Fund reserve to provide technical assistance to localities for stormwater management.

• Reset financial assistance to Soil and Water Conservation Districts
  Resets financial assistance to the Soil and Water Conservation Districts based on a change in the agency's determination of funding amounts provided.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  General Fund		$ (1,046,840)		$ (1,046,840)

• Reflect the realignment of service areas related to planning and recreation
  s structure by consolidating the Financial Assistance for Recreational Development service area into the Natural Outdoor Recreational and Open Space Resource Research, Planning, and Technical Assistance service area.

• Remove nongeneral fund appropriation for the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund
  Removes nongeneral fund appropriation established by the General Assembly for the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund. Historically, the General Assembly appropriates these funds for specific projects approved by the legislative Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  Nongeneral Fund		$ (311,777)		$ (311,777)

• Provide funding for deposit to the Water Quality Improvement Fund
  Provides general fund appropriation for a mandatory deposit to the Water Quality Improvement Fund (WQIF) within the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). This amount is based on a total of $50.3 million from FY 2011 year-end surpluses designated for deposit to the WQIF. Of this total amount, the Secretary of Natural Resources has designated 10 percent for deposit to the WQIF within DCR and 90 percent for deposit to the WQIF within the Department of Environmental Quality.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  General Fund		$ 5,029,933		$ 0

• Adjust funding to reflect changes in rent charges at the seat of government
  Provides additional funding to cover the general fund share of increased rent charges at the seat of government. The rent rate increase, the first in six years, results from additional costs to maintain facilities.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  General Fund		$ 37,605		$ 50,140

• Adjust funding to reflect changes in information technology and telecommunication charges
  Adjusts the agency's budget for the general fund share of information technology and telecommunication charges based on changes in utilization, services, and rate changes approved by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission on July 1, 2010, and September 1, 2011.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  General Fund		$ 110,788		$ 110,788

• Remove pass-through funding for Soil and Water Conservation District operations
  Removes general fund appropriation provided by the General Assembly in FY 2012 for operational support for Soil and Water Conservation Districts.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  General Fund		$ (1,000,000)		$ (1,000,000)

• Increase the nongeneral fund appropriation for the Conservation Resources Fund
  Increases the Conservation Resources Fund appropriation to reflect an anticipated increase in revenues from a growth in park patronage. Moneys in the fund are used to support park operating and capital needs.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  Nongeneral Fund		$ 1,600,000		$ 1,600,000

• Fund changes in state employee workers' compensation premiums
  Adjusts the agency's budget for the general fund share of state employee workers' compensation premiums based on the allocation of FY 2013 and FY 2014 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 2013		FY 2014
  General Fund		$ 4,380		$ 10,734

• Remove funding for deposit to the Virginia Land Conservation Fund
  Removes general fund appropriation provided in FY 2012 for deposit to the Virginia Land Conservation Fund.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  General Fund		$ (1,000,000)		$ (1,000,000)

• Reflect the creation of a Stormwater Division
  Reflects an internal agency reorganization that consolidates the former Divisions of Soil and Water Conservation and Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance into a single new Division of Stormwater Management.

• Increase the nongeneral fund appropriation for the Land Preservation Fund
  Increases the Land Preservation Fund appropriation to support additional revenue transferred from the Department of Taxation related to collaborative work with the land preservation tax credit.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  Nongeneral Fund		$ 70,000		$ 70,000

• Provide nongeneral fund appropriation for nonpoint source reduction programs
  Adjusts the agency's appropriation for the Natural Resources Commitment Fund (NRCF); a subfund of the Water Quality Improvement Fund. Moneys in the NRCF are used to promote nonpoint source reduction programs; specifically agricultural best management practices.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  Nongeneral Fund		$ 17,995,694		$ 11,579,937

• Provide funding for relocation and consolidation of offices to the Main Street Center
  Provides general fund appropriation for costs associated with the relocation and consolidation of the Richmond offices of the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) into one facility: the Main Street Center. This move is expected to save costs to both DCR and the Department of General Services due to efficiencies achieved.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  General Fund		$ 1,943,755		$ 0

• Eliminate currently vacant positions
  Eliminates vacant positions within the Department of Conservation and Recreation: one in the administrative service area, four in the stormwater division, seven in the state park division, and one in the design and recreation division. None of these positions are currently filled and all have been vacant for several years.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  General Fund		$ (650,000)		$ (650,000)
  Authorized Positions		$ (13)		$ (13)

• Provide funding to agencies for changes in payroll processing costs
  Provides funding for organizational changes related to processing payroll that are expected to achieve long term efficiencies.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  General Fund		$ 86,792		$ 86,792

• Adjust the base nongeneral fund appropriation for the Water Quality Improvement Fund to reflect annual spending
  Adjusts the agency's base appropriation for the Water Quality Improvement Fund to accurately reflect ongoing annual expenditures.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  Nongeneral Fund		$ (19,449,174)		$ (19,449,174)

• Distribute Central Appropriation amounts to agency budgets
  Adjusts the agency budget to reflect amounts moved to or from Central Appropriations to cover the costs of items such as changes in retirement and other benefit contribution rates, as well as the distribution of other centrally funded items.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  General Fund		$ 294,356		$ 294,356
  Nongeneral Fund		$ 104,786		$ 104,786

• Remove funding for deposit to the Civil War Historic Site Preservation Fund
  Removes general fund appropriation that was included in FY 2012 for transfer to the Department of Historic Resources for deposit to the Civil War Historic Site Preservation Fund.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  General Fund		$ (1,000,000)		$ (1,000,000)

• Supplant general fund appropriation with revenue generated by increasing park service fees
  Supplants general fund appropriation supporting agency operating costs with increased revenue from targeted increases to state park fees. State park fees are adjusted periodically to reflect market and user demands.

  		FY 2013		FY 2014
  General Fund		$ (450,000)		$ (450,000)
  Nongeneral Fund		$ 450,000		$ 450,000