Senate Finance CommitteeEconomic Development and Natural

Resources Subcommittee

January 16, 2018

Agency OverviewHB30/SB30 (as introduced)

FY 2019 $74.4 million GF $55.1 million NGF $129.5 million total

FY 2020 $51.3 million GF $54.6 million NGF $109.9 million totalAuthorized MEL 451 FTE Currently filled-

Vacant-425 FTE23 FTE

Current Wage Positions

638 Filled Expected Wage Positions In-season

1,630 +/- (Includes life guards, snack bars, YCC staff)

Active Federal Grants

$37.6 million NGF Major Grant Sources NPS, FHWA(DOT), EPA via DEQ, FEMA, FWS

Increase NGF Appropriation –$3.9 million to support anticipated revenues and expenses. Virginia State Parks - $2.9M Federal - $1.0M

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Virginia Land Conservation Foundation

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• $4.5 M GF for both FY2019 and FY2020

– $900,000 each year is designated for the Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund at the Virginia Outdoors Foundation

– $3.6 million each year is designated for VLCF grants• at least 50% of the funds are to be used for grants to acquire

land or easements with public access

Livestock Stream Exclusion• Approximately $12.25 million

needed to meet previous commitment for FY2015232 practices on backlog list

(awaiting funding)

• Statewide (FY2013 to present) $74.25 million finished; 2,000 practices installed 7.6 million linear feet have been protected 95,000 animal units excluded Additional $20 million funded but not yet completed (336 practices)

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Water Quality Improvement Fund

• $22.5 Million from WQIA• $10.0 Million NGF Appropriation

Nearly $17.4 million for implementation of agricultural best management practices

$2.3 million for technical assistance for SWCDs $2.0 million for Water Quality Improvement Fund Reserve $750,000 for other purposes:

$500,000 for Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) $250,000 for financial tracking and reporting module

HB/SB30 for FY2019

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Cost-Share Fiscal Expenditures

(as of January 1, 2018)

FY17 FY18Total Funding Allocated by VSWCB to SWCDs $52.6 $13.8

Total Funding Requested by Producers $50.1 $17.2

Total Funding Approved by SWCDs $47.4 $9.3 Total Funding Pending Approval $2.7 $7.9

Subtotal $50.1 $17.2

Total Obligations Paid $26.5 $0.695% of available funds allocated have been obligated by the SWCDs

Agricultural BMP Funding

Stakeholder Recommendations Required by Chapter 836 (2017); Item 364 R

• Stabilize Funding for a base-level Cost-Share (VACS) Program at $35 Million Annually

• Utilize the Second Half of the Recordation Fee Revenue to Stabilize the Reserve Fund

• Provide Adequate Funding for District Administration, Operations, and Technical Assistance

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Total Appropriations vs. WQIF/VNRCF

$0

$10,000,000

$20,000,000

$30,000,000

$40,000,000

$50,000,000

$60,000,000

$70,000,000

$80,000,000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Total Appropriations WQIF and VNRCF Appropriations

NOTE: SWCD administration and operations funds are not included.

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Recordation Fee Revenue

• Provides the recordation fee proceeds dedicated to the implementation of agricultural best management practices

• $10 million in non-general funds appropriated in each year• $8.8 million for agricultural BMPs• $1.2 million for technical assistance to Districts each year

$0$2,000,000$4,000,000$6,000,000$8,000,000

$10,000,000$12,000,000

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Total Appropriations Actual Revenue

WQIF Funding History

Fiscal Year WQIF Original Appropriation (all sources)

WQIF Total Disbursements

2018 $18,274,474 $11,957,834*2017 $71,708,800 $47,331,8112016 $28,881,888 $28,758,4682015 $33,897,500 $28,997,7592014 $26,049,115 $26,502,1342013 $14,129,933 $30,318,8972012 $41,898,700 $26,283,9242011 $9,100,000 $12,937,8982010 $21,112,300 $21,596,6562009 $20,000,000 $20,927,313

Total $285,052,710 $255,612,694

10*YTD as of January 1, 2018

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Virginia State Parks

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State Parks FY2017 Revenues

Camping $5,326,800Cabins $6,442,756

Reservation Fees $871,535Parking $3,583,052

Merchandise $2,457,483Food and Beverages $856,456

Swimming $1,123,647Equipment Rentals $411,800

Admission $996,328

Total $23,545,240

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Revenue Generating Facilities

Facility Type (Number of units) Average yearly revenue per unit

Efficiency/ 1-bedroom (36) $17,000

2-bedroom cabin (210) $20,000

3-bedroom cabin (19) $23,000

6-bedroom lodge (27) $41,000

30-site campground with bathhouse (2060)

$50,000

Available to Rent -18• Pocahontas (4)• Powhatan (3)• Fairy Stone (4)• Hungry Mother (2)• Natural Tunnel (4)• Kiptopeke (1)

Under Construction*- 13 • Grayson Highlands(2)• Occoneechee (3)• Chippokes(3)• Hungry Mother (1)• Claytor Lake (4)*anticipate completion early spring

Final Stage - 9• Lake Anna (4)• Shenandoah (3)• Grayson Highlands(2)(furniture, handrails, occupancy permit)

Planned Construction-6• First Landing(3)• Kiptopeke (3)

YURTS

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Nights Revenue

Kiptopeke State Park 22 $7,613

Pocahontas State Park 94 $16,808

Powhatan State Park 19 $3,366

Fairy Stone State Park 22 $4,472

Natural Tunnel State Park 19 $3,308

Total 176 $35,567

• Projected annual revenue once all yurts completed (assuming 60% occupancy) = $854,000/ year

Yurt Revenue

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Clinch River State Park

The Nature Conservancy Donation:

1.0 acre parcel near Artrip 2.3 acre parcel near Old Castlewood TNC has constructed cartop launch facilities to DCR specifications

Authority for $2.5 M for acquisition:

285.5 acre parcel in Russell County is in the process of acquisition

Others are in negotiation

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• Opened as a State Park in September 2016

• Current Staffing: 4 full-time staff - Park Manager, Business Manager, Chief Ranger and Office Manager

• 2017 Statistics• Attendance-182,558• Revenue - $1,991,223

o Admission fees $1,349,439o Merchandise sales $628,916

Natural BridgeState Park

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WidewaterState Park

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Phase Appropriation Project Estimated Completion

Phase I A $7.5 M Visitor Center, Day Use Facilities

April 2018

Phase I B $4.5 M Boat Ramp, Contact Station

December 2019

Connectivity in State Parks

Support the development of WiFi connectivity through cabling and equipment

Initiative supports the strategies of improved efficiencies, upgrading technology in government services, and encouraging connectivity services for citizens

• Immediate benefits– Increased public safety– Improved business operations and revenue collections

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Proposed Budget - $536,348 • FY2019 - $526,888 • FY2020 - $9,460

Surry - Skiffes Creek Mitigation ProjectsCost (Million)

Project Fund Manager

$27.7 Jamestown Island-Hog Island-Captain John Smith Trail Historic District Mitigation

The Conservation Fund

$25.0 Historic Property Treatment at the Captain John Smith Trail as a Gateway to Werowocomoco

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation

$15.6 Water Quality Improvements Virginia Environmental Endowment

$12.5 Landscape and Battlefield Conservation

Virginia Land Conservation Foundation (DCR)

$4.5 Preserve and enhance the Pamunkey Indian Tribe’s cultural values and way of life

Pamunkey Indian Tribe

$4.2 Historic Property Treatment at Hog Island and Chickahominy Wildlife Management Areas

Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries(DGIF)

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Surry- Skiffes Creek Gateway to Werowocomoco

$25.0 M for “Gateway to Werowocomoco” through Middle Peninsula State Park (Item C-27)

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$1,250,000 to support initial start-up costs of the Middle Peninsula State Park, including staffing, provision of park recreational facilities and programs and equipment costs.

FY2019 $509,955 FY2020 $317,124 FY2021 $422,921

Surry-Skiffes Creek Virginia Land Conservation Foundation

• $12.5 M to support projects within the Jamestown Island-Hog Island-Captain John Smith Trail Historic District.

$12,390,600 awarded to nine (9) grant applicants

$109,400 in reserve for unforeseen project expenses, or a future restricted grant round.

• $625,000 to defray VLCF’s administrative costs and expenses in supporting projects.

• Summary: Projects will include battlefield conservation, landscape preservation along the James River watershed, and landscape scale conservation.

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DuPont Settlement

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• DuPont will pay $42.0 M into a federal Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund managed at the U.S. Department of the Interior

• DuPont will complete renovation of DGIF Front Royal Fish Hatchery as in-kind contribution

• $38.5 M to be managed by US Fish and Wildlife Service

- Majority of funds will be provided directly to grant recipients- DCR will recover direct and indirect administrative costs

DuPont Terms of Settlement

Settlement Fund CategoriesCost (in Millions)

Project Fund Manager

$19.5 Land protection, acquisition,enhancement

VLCF recommended projects to SNR and US Fish and Wildlife Service

$2.5 Migratory Songbird Habitat VLCF recommended projects to SNR and US Fish and Wildlife Service

$10.0 Water Quality Improvements(Agricultural and Urban BMPs)

US Fish and Wildlife Serviceprovides funds directly to 3 Soil and Water Conservation Districts and City of Waynesboro

$4.0 Mussel Stocking US Fish and Wildlife Service

$2.5 Recreational Fishing Improvements (Access Points)

DGIF

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DuPont Settlement

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DuPont Settlement

Department of Conservation and Recreation

Clyde E. Cristman, Director600 East Main StreetRichmond, VA 23219Clyde.Cristman@DCR.virginia.gov804-786-6124

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