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Rec/Conserv Funding Board

RCW 77.85.110, 79A.25

The Recreation and Conservation Office and its associated funding boards administer a variety of grant programs that conserve and improve Washington’s great outdoors. The office provides leadership, funding, coordination and technical assistance to government agencies, Native American tribes, nonprofit organizations and private landowners to create opportunities for outdoor recreation, conserve the best of state’s wild lands and wildlife and recover salmon from the brink of extinction. The office provides administrative support, grant program management and program development to four independent boards: the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board, the Salmon Recovery Funding Board, the Invasive Species Council and the Habitat and Recreation Lands Coordinating Group. It also houses the Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office.

Agency Mission

The Recreation and Conservation Office is an exemplary partner that provides statewide leadership and funding to protect and improve the best of Washington’s natural and outdoor recreation resources, now and for future generations.
Request 1,146,723,000
Net change from current biennium 214,250,000 Increase
Percent change from current biennium 23.0% Increase

Operating Budget: Summary

Appropriated Funds

2021-23 Appropriations Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   2019-21 Actual 2021-23 Estimated 2023-25 Proposed
(90,652,000) Outdoor Recreation Account - 90,652,000 123,944,000
(24,095,000) Farm and Forest Account - 24,095,000 34,015,000
(611,000) Riparian Protection Account - 611,000 117,000
(86,947,000) Habitat Conservation Account - 86,947,000 123,765,000
4,329,000 (185,585,000) General Fund - Federal 1,682,336 189,914,000 225,210,000
24,000 General Fund - Private/Local 2,966 24,000 24,000
Industrial Insurance Premium Refund - Nonappropriated 879
Youth Athletic Facility Account - Nonappropriated 6,000
33,448,000 General Fund - State 2,543,698 33,448,000 17,673,000
385,000 (1,694,000) Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account - State 328,000 2,079,000 5,254,000
(365,234,000) State Building Construction Account - State 365,234,000 414,192,000
75,000,000 Salmon Recovery Account - State 75,000,000 100,000,000
37,000 (1,742,000) Firearms Range Account - State 37,000 1,779,000 2,181,000
4,355,000 (35,483,000) Recreation Resources Account - State 3,897,741 39,838,000 43,121,000
1,486,000 (21,366,000) NOVA Program Account - State 924,151 22,852,000 24,910,000
Climate Investment Account - State 200,000
Natural Climate Solutions Account - State 32,117,000
Pension Funding Stabilization Acct - State 80,000
181,000 181,000 Youth Athletic Facility Account - State
119,245,000 (813,228,000) Total Appropriated Funds 9,502,771 932,473,000 1,146,723,000

Non-Appropriated Funds

Capital Budget: Summary

  Appropriated Funds Expenditures
Amount Estimated Balance   Actual Estimated Proposed
181,649,220 181,649,220 General Fund - Federal 48,020,514
1,693,930 1,693,930 Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account - State 700,144
346,169,140 346,169,140 State Building Construction Account - State 130,284,586
90,651,790 90,651,790 Outdoor Recreation Account - State 31,479,791
24,094,610 24,094,610 Farm and Forest Account - State 4,373,186
611,000 611,000 Riparian Protection Account - State 1,402,976
Boating Activities Account - State
1,742,000 1,742,000 Firearms Range Account - State 256,284
86,946,920 86,946,920 Habitat Conservation Account - State 25,858,950
35,441,270 35,441,270 Recreation Resources Account - State 9,886,280
18,925,760 18,925,760 NOVA Program Account - State 11,948,289
787,925,640 787,925,640 Total Appropriated Funds 264,211,000

Operating Budget: Program Summary

Program Title Actual Estimated Proposed
Actual Estimated Estimated Proposed Proposed
Annual Total 5,830,288 7,173,052 2,572,761 15,277,000 11,537,000

Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium

Actual Estimated Proposed
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
(306,933) (3.1%) 243,042 2.6% 17,068,187 175.1%

Employment Summary

  Actual Estimated Proposed
  2020-21 Actual 2021-22 Estimated 2022-23 Estimated 2023-24 Proposed 2024-25 Proposed
FTE Staff Years 33.1 24.6 47.6 27.2 26.7