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2023 Special Session I

Budget Bill - HB6001 (Enrolled)

Department of Wildlife Resources

Item 382

Item 382

First Year - FY2023Second Year - FY2024
Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Management (51100)$50,330,696$50,330,696
Wildlife Information and Education (51102)FY2023 $4,804,193FY2024 $4,804,193
Enforcement of Recreational Hunting and Fishing Laws and Regulations (51103)FY2023 $16,095,890FY2024 $16,095,890
Wildlife Management and Habitat Improvement (51106)FY2023 $29,430,613FY2024 $29,430,613
Fund Sources:  
GeneralFY2023 $200,000FY2024 $200,000
Dedicated Special RevenueFY2023 $37,595,847FY2024 $37,595,847
Federal TrustFY2023 $12,534,849FY2024 $12,534,849

Authority: Title 29.1, Chapters 1 through 6, Code of Virginia.


A. Out of the amounts appropriated for this Item, $20,000 the first year and $20,000 the second year from nongeneral funds is provided for the Smith Mountain Lake Water Quality Monitoring Program.


B. Out of the amounts appropriated in this item, $10,000 the first year and $10,000 the second year from nongeneral funds is provided for the Back Bay Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Restoration Project.


C. Out of the amounts appropriated in this item, $200,000 in the first year and $200,000 in the second year from the general fund is provided to the department to support two additional staff biologists to develop and administer a statewide plan to protect and restore native freshwater mussel species. The department is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with qualified nonprofit and private entities to assist in mussel restoration planning and implementation.