Department of Agriculture

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 936.2 72,328 356,540 428,868
2021-23 Maintenance Level 936.2 72,328 356,540 428,868
Difference from Original 0.0 0 0 0
% Change from Original 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

2021-23 Policy Other Changes

Invasive Moth Survey & Eradication 0.0 120 390 510
Japanese Beetle Eradication 0.0 3,183 0 3,183
2021-23 Policy Other Changes Total 0.0 3,303 390 3,693
Total Policy Changes 0.0 3,303 390 3,693
Policy Level 936.2 75,631 356,930 432,561
Difference from Original 0.0 3,303 390 3,693
% Change from Original 0.0% 4.6% 0.11% 0.86%

Policy Changes

Invasive Moth Survey & Eradication

Invasive moths are very damaging to trees and negatively impact the timber industry and the state's trust lands. This funding will enable the agency to conduct spongy moth eradication, trapping and control at locations identified in the 2022 trapping season for the spring and early summer of 2023. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State)

Japanese Beetle Eradication

Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica Newman), a federally regulated and destructive pest, have been detected in southeast Washington. This funding will continue eradication efforts into the spring of 2023. (General Fund - State)