FY 25-27 Takeaways

This will be the page where WACD staff will post information as we review the 1336 page operating budget and 530 page capital budget adopted by the Washington State Legislature. All of this information is available online at fiscal.wa.gov if you know where to look.

 

Natural Resource Agency Comparisons

One task Ryan does each year is compare the various natural resource agency budgets. These numbers are a point in time capture, not including the supplemental budget. It is a straight comparison of what was adopted in FY23-25 biennium budget to the FY25-27 biennium budget.

FY 25 – 27 Operating Budget

  • Washington State Conservation Commission – $49.032 million (reduced $3.045 million from FY23-25)
  • Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife– $791.478 million ($47.657 million increase from FY23-25)
  • Puget Sound Partnership – $51.853 million (reduced $489,000 from FY23-25)
  • Department of Natural Resources – $1.025 billion (reduced $11.335 million from FY23-25)
  • Washington State Department of Agriculture – $424 million ($103 million increase from FY23-25, though $93 million is dedicated to new Emergency Food assistance funding)
  • Recreation and Conservation Office – $22.494 million ($1.229 million increase from FY23-25)
  • Washington State Parks – $256.429 million (increased $778,000 from FY23-25)
  • Department of Ecology – $1.076 billion ($152 million increase from FY23-25, though $96 million is authorization to pursue federal grants)

FY 25-27 Capital Budget

  • Washington State Conservation Commission – $58 million (reduced $5 M from FY23-25)
  • Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife – $96 million (reduced $36 million from FY23-25)
  • Department of Natural Resources – $292 million (increased $17 million from FY23-25)
  • Washington State Department of Agriculture – $9 million (increased $1 million from FY23-25)
  • Recreation and Conservation Office – $467 million (reduced $29 million from FY23-25)
  • Washington State Parks – $43 million (reduced $38 million from FY23-25)
  • Department of Ecology – $1.267 billion (reduced $99 M from FY23-25)

 

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