(1) Vacancy savings may not be imposed on authorized game warden positions in the department.
(2) For purposes of this section:
(a) "authorized game warden positions" means those game warden positions included in the list of current authorized positions that the department is required to maintain under 2-18-206;
(b) "department" means the department of fish, wildlife, and parks established in 2-15-3401; and
(c) "vacancy savings" means the difference between the cost of fully funding authorized positions for an entire fiscal year and the actual cost of funding those authorized positions during that fiscal year.