Source: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2012/2/HB1301/Introduced/GR/
Timestamp: 2019-04-19 19:15:42+00:00

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Today I have taken actions on House Bill 1301, the appropriation bill for the 2012-2014 biennium, so that the biennial budget bill will go into effect on July 1, bringing certainty to all citizens and stakeholders affected by it. I am sure that many members of the General Assembly would agree that the process for reaching conclusion on the budget was lengthy and difficult. The core fiscal objectives I outlined in the introduced budget last December have been accomplished, and much progress was made in funding for public education, higher education, economic development, health and human resources, as well as reform of the retirement system. The ability of all to compromise where necessary and work together toward these results is noted and appreciated.
The budget bill returned to me from the special session presents a sound financial plan to move the Commonwealth ahead. Therefore, my actions on this re-enrolled budget bill are very limited. Specifically, I have signed House Bill 1301, including one veto and one provision marked as unconstitutional. My reasons for these actions are further elaborated below.
The last phrase in this budget item unconstitutionally conditions the Governor’s authority on distributing any funds from the Federal Action Contingency Trust (“FACT”) fund by requiring prior approval by the FACT Fund Approval Commission (“Commission”). The Commission is composed of 10 members of the General Assembly and “is established as an advisory commission in the legislative branch.” As such, I believe that any attempt to delegate legislative approval or veto power over distributions from the FACT fund to a subset of the General Assembly (i.e., the Commission) is unconstitutional.
In accordance with Article III, Section 1 of the Virginia Constitution, the legislative, executive and judicial departments shall be separate and distinct, “so that none exercise the powers properly belonging to the others….” Clearly, the distribution and execution of appropriated monies from the FACT fund falls within the Executive Department and by instituting a Commission of 10 legislators to cast binding approval or veto votes violates the Division of Powers.
If the General Assembly is trying to manage and execute each distribution of monies from the FACT fund, which was never the purpose or intent of creating the fund, as separate and individual appropriations, the General Assembly may not do so by delegation. Pursuant to Article IV, Section 11 of the Virginia Constitution, the General Assembly can only pass a bill that makes any appropriation by the affirmative vote of a majority of all members elected to each house, not by the affirmative vote of only 10 members.
As stated, in Commonwealth v. Dodson 176 Va. 281, 296 (1940), “…if for any reason any item may be unconstitutional, it may be stricken out…” Based on these two sections of the Virginia Constitution as described above, I view this language in Item 469.J.3. as inherently unconstitutional and therefore, unenforceable. Nonetheless, it is my full intent to work very closely with the legislature and the Commission to fully evaluate any expenditures from this new FACT fund which I created in the introduced budget, so that we have a collaborative process for addressing challenges created by the necessary reduction in federal spending.
It is an established principle of Virginia law that a statute should not be amended by means of a General Assembly amendment to the budget, yet it appears that in multiple locations throughout HB1301, the General Assembly has legislated through the budget.
The amendment made by the Conference Committee in Section 4-5.11 of the General Provisions of HB1301 (“Budget Section 4-5.11”) to prohibit surplus revenue funds from going to transportation and transportation maintenance that are reserved and deposited into the category of nonrecurring expenditures is directly at odds with legislation passed during the regular session. On March 10, 2012, the House and Senate passed House Bill 1248 and Senate Bill 639, to provide the flexibility to utilize these future surplus revenue funds for non-recurring expenditures including transportation, yet the Budget Conference Committee, and then by vote on April 18, 2012, the General Assembly, reversed its previous action.
As you know, the very first change to the Code of Virginia by way of Chapters 729 and 733, 2012 Acts of Assembly (HB1248/SB639) strikes the prohibition on using these surplus revenue funds for transportation and transportation maintenance. Section 4.5-11 of the General Provisions of HB1301 adds this prohibition back, by specifying a definition of “Nonrecurring expenditures.” Section 4.5-11 of the General Provision of HB1301 neither includes all of Chapters 729 and 733 nor all of §2.2-1514. Further, Section 4-5.11 of the General Provisions of HB1301 does not effectively qualify the amount or purpose of an appropriation because there is no appropriation for this section, rather there is only a reference to future revenue surpluses which do not now exist.
Under Article V, Section 6 of the Virginia Constitution, once a Governor has signed a bill, it becomes law. I signed House Bill 1248 and Senate Bill 639 into law on April 9, 2012. Therefore, finding §4.5-11 of the General Provisions of HB1301 as failing to effectively qualify the amount or purpose of an actual appropriation and finding this Section to be separate legislation which only has the purpose to override the previously enacted provisions of Chapters 729 and 733, 2012 Acts of Assembly, I hereby veto §4.5-11 of House Bill 1301. In short, my action simply makes the budget consistent with the Code of Virginia.
While the budget I sign today accomplishes great good for the people of Virginia, I am disappointed that several recommendations I made for cost cutting, increasing efficiency and government reform were not approved. Additionally, the legislature declined to adopt the prudent plan I introduced for significantly increasing transportation funding statewide, but I applaud the House for its support. I remain concerned about funding various expensive programs like COCA to expand administrative costs in schools, and am pleased that JLARC will evaluate the merits of this program. After 16 months in continuous session, I wish my friends in the legislature well, and thank them for their hard work.
I approve of the general purpose of this bill, but I am returning it without my signature with the request that the attached amendments be adopted. While these amendments are necessary, I want you to know that I very much appreciate all your efforts with respect to HB 1301. I am extremely grateful to all members of the General Assembly who ultimately came together across party lines to pass the biennial budget. The budget generally honors the priorities I outlined for you last December in the introduced budget.
This budget makes historic investments in our higher education system so more Virginia students can access and afford our great colleges and universities. It dramatically reduces unfunded liabilities in our retirement system by nearly $9 billion by 2031, an historic achievement that ensures our dedicated state employees will receive the retirement benefits on which they have been planning. The budget combines accountability and innovation with over half a billion dollars in new funding for our K-12 system. This budget provides fiscal liquidity and stability for Virginia as we continue to navigate a very uncertain economy by doubling the Rainy Day fund and creating a $30 million Federal Action Contingency Trust (FACT) fund. This is a budget that ensures Virginia's state government will live within its means, like our families and businesses do every day.
My amendments address two overarching themes: job creation and K-12 education. I am also offering some technical amendments to correct errors or to clarify intent. Finally, some amendments were made at the request of members to address various issues.
These amendments continue to highlight my priority of creating good-paying jobs for our citizens and to make Virginia a better place to live and work. Our previous focus over the past two years on job creation has made Virginia the undisputed best State in America for business, and dropped the unemployment rate from 7.3 percent to 5.6 percent, the lowest in three years and the lowest in the Southeast United States. We cannot stop this progress now.
My amendments will restore funding to the Commonwealth Research and Commercialization Fund to leverage the resources of entrepreneurs and our institutions of higher education. I am also recommending that we make a small investment in the life sciences industry to promote a promising sector for future job growth in the Commonwealth. Finally, I propose continuing the Governor’s Motion Picture Opportunity Fund at the funding level previously approved by the General Assembly for FY 2012.
I applaud the General Assembly for supporting many of my initiatives aimed at further enhancing the strong public school system that we have in Virginia. With that goal in mind, one of my proposed amendments includes $700,000 for the biennium to support the teacher recruitment initiative that targets teachers for STEM-related subjects. Similar programs have been effective in other states.
As important as STEM issues are, they do not compare to the importance of basic reading skills. I greatly appreciate your support of funding to expand the early intervention reading program for third grade and I ask you to do a little more. It is important to ensure our young people have the necessary reading skills to move forward and be successful in their education. Therefore, I am proposing an additional $2 million for the kindergarten through third grade reading program in FY 2013 along with proposed language changes to ensure students are reading on grade level by the end of the third grade.
I am also offering amendments to HB 1301 to provide the necessary resources to finance these proposals. None of the increased resources rely upon taxes or fees. The majority of the resources come from my proposal to transfer the unused portion of a past debt authorization to new capital improvement projects in this budget, resulting in an actual decrease in total debt authorization for the Commonwealth. Other sources of additional resources include capturing anticipated year-end balances, recognizing a new Medicaid recovery settlement, targeted spending reductions and adjusting for the increased lottery profits forecast communicated to me by the Lottery Board.
Attached to this letter are my proposed amendments. In your review of these proposals, I think you will find they are consistent with the primary objectives that we all have worked toward since January 11. I respectfully request your adoption of these amendments so that they may be incorporated into the Appropriation Act for the 2012-2014 biennium.
Page 1, Line 22, strike "$676,770,825" and insert "$675,516,651".
Page 1, Line 24, strike "$16,313,889,429" and insert "$16,313,139,429".
Page 1, Line 24, strike "$17,042,740,657" and insert "$17,041,740,657".
Page 1, Line 24, strike "$33,356,630,086" and insert "$33,354,880,086".
Page 1, Line 25, strike "$398,037,581" and insert "$397,837,581".
Page 1, Line 25, strike "$812,072,256" and insert "$811,872,256".
Page 1, Line 28, strike "$17,391,502,915" and insert "$17,389,298,741".
Page 1, Line 28, strike "$17,460,954,660" and insert "$17,459,954,660".
Page 1, Line 28, strike "$34,852,457,575" and insert "$34,849,253,401".
Page 1, Line 32, strike "$23,665,283,742" and insert "$23,668,863,714".
Page 1, Line 32, strike "$25,106,014,541" and insert "$25,107,934,100".
Page 1, Line 32, strike "$48,771,298,283" and insert "$48,776,797,814".
Page 1, Line 33, strike "$450,300,000" and insert "$457,300,000".
Page 1, Line 33, strike "$455,000,000" and insert "$462,000,000".
Page 1, Line 33, strike "$905,300,000" and insert "$919,300,000".
Page 1, Line 34, strike "$1,057,027,948" and insert "$1,046,327,948".
Page 1, Line 34, strike "$1,113,964,040" and insert "$1,103,264,040".
Page 1, Line 37, strike "$29,712,484,350" and insert "$29,712,364,322".
Page 1, Line 37, strike "$25,617,950,633" and insert "$25,626,870,192".
Page 1, Line 37, strike "$55,330,434,983" and insert "$55,339,234,514".
Page 1, Line 40, strike "$47,103,987,265" and insert "$47,101,663,063".
Page 1, Line 40, strike "$43,078,905,293" and insert "$43,086,824,852".
Page 1, Line 40, strike "$90,182,892,558" and insert "$90,188,487,915".
Page 2, Line 24, strike "$34,820,390,366" and insert "$34,826,430,751".
Page 2, Line 24, strike "$50,443,873,140" and insert "$50,463,372,671".
Page 2, Line 24, strike "$85,264,263,506" and insert "$85,289,803,422".
Page 2, Line 29, strike "$33,837,902,313" and insert "$33,843,942,698".
Page 2, Line 29, strike "$49,123,837,367" and insert "$49,143,336,898".
Page 2, Line 29, strike "$82,961,739,680" and insert "$82,987,279,596".
Page 2, Line 34, strike "$20,000,000" and insert "$800,000".
Page 2, Line 34, strike "$1,219,840,508" and insert "$1,209,140,508".
Page 2, Line 34, strike "$1,239,840,508" and insert "$1,209,940,508".
Page 2, Line 36, strike "$34,840,390,366" and insert "$34,827,230,751".
Page 2, Line 36, strike "$51,663,713,648" and insert "$51,672,513,179".
Page 2, Line 36, strike "$86,504,104,014" and insert "$86,499,743,930".
“B.1. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 19.2-303.5, Code of Virginia, the provisions of that section shall not expire on July 1, 2012, but shall continue in effect until July 1, 2014 and may be implemented in up to four sites.
“46. Effective August 1, 2012, the provisions of this Item shall not apply to any authorized circuit, general district, or juvenile and domestic relations court judgeship in which the vacancy occurred after August 1, 2012 and prior to December 1, 2012, and the incumbent judge would not have been subject to mandatory retirement on or before February 15, 2013."
Page 33, line 45, strike "46" and insert "47”.
Page 37, line 26, strike "$2,604,410" and insert "$2,904,410".
Page 37, line 31, strike "$1,250,000 the first year" and insert "$1,550,000 the first year".
Page 37, line 42, strike $1,250,000" and insert "$1,550,000".
Page 52, line 48, strike "$2,218,009" and insert "$3,191,928".
Page 55, line 44, strike "R." and insert "R.1.".
"2. The funding identified in paragraphs R.3., R.4., R.5. and R.6. of this Item shall be used to support individuals that have not been provided Career Development Program salary adjustments even though they met all required program criteria prior to January 1, 2010.
3. Included in this appropriation is $639,878 the first year from the general fund to support the Sheriffs' Career Development Program and the Master Deputy Program. The Department of Planning and Budget shall transfer these amounts to Item 68 of this act.
4. Included in this appropriation is $71,083 the first year from the general fund to support the Career Development Programs for commissioners and deputy commissioners of revenue. The Department of Planning and Budget shall transfer these amounts to Item 71 of this act.
5. Included in this appropriation is $150,612 the first year from the general fund to support the Career Prosecutor Career Development Program for Commonwealth's attorneys. The Department of Planning and Budget shall transfer these amounts to Item 72 of this act.
6. Included in this appropriation is $112,346 the first year from the general fund to support the Career Development Programs for treasurers and deputy treasurers. The Department of Planning and Budget shall transfer these amounts to Item 74 of this act."
Page 53, line 14, after "for" insert "the provisions of Chapter 822, 2012 Acts of Assembly or for".
Page 63, line 11, strike "$7,277,817" and insert "$7,587,817".
Page 69, line 48, after "A." strike "1.".
Page 70, strike lines 6 through 17.
Page 70, line 34, strike "$2,588,235" and insert "$2,463,235".
Page 70, line 34, strike "$2,338,235" and insert "$2,463,235".
Page 71, line 9, strike "$6,906,837" and insert "$7,005,257".
Page 75, line 39, strike "$51,861,384" and insert "$54,361,384".
Page 75, line 39, strike "$51,608,594" and insert "$54,108,594".
"M.1. Out of the appropriation for this Item, $2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the second year from the general fund shall be provided for a non-stock corporation research consortium initially comprised of the University of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, George Mason University and the Eastern Virginia Medical School. The consortium will contract with private entities, foundations and other governmental sources to capture and perform research in the biosciences. Initial exclusive focus will be around the Virginia core strength areas of Bio-Informatics and Medical Informatics, Point of Care Diagnostics and Drug Discovery and Delivery. The funding to be provided for research under this Item must be matched at least dollar-for-dollar by funding provided by such private entities, foundations and other governmental sources. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget, is authorized to provide these funds to the non-stock corporation research consortium referenced in this paragraph upon request filed with the Director, Department of Planning and Budget by the non-stock corporation research consortium.
4. Of these funds, up to $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year may be used to pay the administrative, promotional and legal costs of establishing and administering the consortium, including the creation of intellectual property protocols, and the publication of research results.
5. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership, in consultation with the publicly-supported institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth participating in the consortium, shall provide to the Governor, and the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations committees, by November 1 of each year a written report summarizing the activities of the consortium, including, but not limited to, a summary of how any funds disbursed to the consortium during the previous fiscal year were spent, and the consortium's progress during the fiscal year in expanding upon existing research opportunities and stimulating new research opportunities in the Commonwealth.".
Page 75, line 39, strike "$51,861,384" and insert "$52,861,384".
Page 75, line 39, strike "$51,608,594" and insert "$52,608,594".
Page 77, line 10, after "Item," strike "$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year" and insert "$3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 the second year".
Page 75, line 39, strike "$51,608,594" and insert "$54,608,594".
Page 78, line 6, strike "$5,000,000" and insert "$8,000,000".
Page 78, line 8, strike "$2,000,000" and insert "$3,200,000".
Page 78, line 10, strike "$3,000,000" and insert "$4,800,000".
Page 75, line 39, strike "$51,861,384" and insert "$52,036,745".
Page 75, line 39, strike "$51,608,594" and insert "$51,783,955".
"M.1. Out of this appropriation, $175,361 the first year and $175,361 the second year from the general fund shall be provided to the Virginia-Israel Advisory Board.
3. The Virginia-Israel Advisory Board shall report by January 15 of each year to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees on the board's activities and expenditure of state funds."
Page 88, line 24, strike "$17,976,931" and insert "$17,849,466".
Page 88, line 24, strike "$17,476,931" and insert "$17,349,466.
Page 89, strike lines 42 through 50.
Page 88, line 24, strike $17,476,931" and insert "$17,976,931".
Page 89, line 34, after "year" insert "and $500,000 the second year".
Page 88, line 24, strike"$17,476,931" and insert "$17,671,931".
Page 89, line 36, strike "From the amounts provided for economic development services," and insert "Out of this appropriation,".
Page 89, line 37, after "year" insert "from the general fund".
"D. For the funds identified for reallocation in each of the higher education institutions' educational and general programs, each respective institution shall report the amounts and the specific purposes for which they were used in its six-year academic plans finalized in the fall of 2012 and the fall of 2013."
Page 94, line 43, strike "D." and insert "E.".
Page 94, line 3, strike "$606,508" and insert "$1,206,508".
"C. Out of this appropriation, $600,000 the first year from the general fund is designated to plan for the development and establishment of innovative education programs and to promote greater cooperation and coordination among institutions of higher education in developing programs for students in preschool to grade 12 through the establishment of College Partnership Laboratory Schools pursuant to Chapter 871 of the 2010 Acts of Assembly. The Secretary of Education is authorized to select institutions of higher education to receive funding provided in this Item."
Page 94, line 29, strike "C." and insert "D.".
Page 95, line 42, after "programs" insert ", and information technology curriculum resources for use by students’ parents".
"2. The funds provided in this initiative shall be used to support the following priority objectives: a) increase the percentage of students enrolled in career and technical education courses who receive instruction in the information technology academy program leading to an increased number of students achieving industry recognized certifications in information technology; b) increase the number of high schools and regional career and technical education programs that receive the training and technical support to be ready to implement the information technology academy model leading to increased statewide implementation and use; c) increase the number of teachers teaching targeted career and technical education courses and other high school teachers who receive training in the information technology academy program and in industry recognized certifications leading to an increased number of teachers achieving industry recognized certifications in information technology; and, d) support implementation of the information technology academy program in school divisions in Southside and Southwest Virginia so that implementation in those regions is at least comparable to implementation in other regions of Virginia."
Page 98, line 11, strike "$17,565,986" and insert "$17,750,986".
Page 100, line 49, strike "$350,000" and insert "$525,000".
Page 100, line 50, strike "$350,000" and insert "$525,000".
Page 101, line 35, strike "$350,000" and insert "$175,000".
Page 99, line 19, strike "$9,456,858" and insert "$9,756,858".
Page 99, line 19, strike "$8,552,137" and insert "$8,952,137".
"S. Out of this appropriation, $300,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to establish a comprehensive pilot initiative to recruit students to major in the fields of mathematics and science to help alleviate the shortage of qualified teachers in these fields."
Page 99, line 19, strike "$9,456,858" and insert "$9,281,858".
Page 101, strike lines 46 through 52.
Page 101, line 53, strike "R." and insert "Q.".
Page 99, line 19, strike "$9,456,858" and insert "$9,592,652".
Page 101, line 6, strike "$67,897" and insert "$203,691".
Page 101, line 55, strike "$5,820,309,563" and insert "$5,822,361,605".
Page 102, line 32, strike "$51,485,788" and insert "$53,537,830".
Page 102, line 42, strike "$5,240,989,690" and insert "$5,243,041,732".
Page 103, line 22, strike "$16,256,438" and insert "$18,308,480".
Page 103, line 40, strike "$9,896,994" and insert "$7,844,952".
Page 113, line 20, strike "$51,485,788" and insert "$53,537,830".
Page 113, line 21, strike "$9,896,994" and insert "$7,844,952".
Page 123, line 14, strike "$16,256,438" and insert "$18,308,480".
Page 123, line 25, after "Instruction." insert "In addition to the reported diagnostic test results, school divisions shall report the students who received intervention services, the type, duration, and results of the intervention, as well as whether these students were promoted or retained and the rationale for the decision to promote or retain these students."
Page 123, line 37, strike "62.5%" and insert "100%".
Page 123, line 40, after "year." insert "At the beginning of the school year, local school divisions shall partner with the parents of those third grade students in the division who demonstrate reading deficiencies, discussing with them a developed plan for remediation and retesting."
"e. The results of all reading diagnostic tests and reading remediation shall be discussed with the student and the student's parent prior to the student being promoted to grade four.
f. Funds appropriated for Standards of Quality Prevention, Intervention, and Remediation, Remedial Summer School, or At-Risk Add-On may also be used to meet the requirements of this program."
Page 102, line 32, strike "$51,485,788" and insert "$44,481,483".
Page 102, line 32, strike "$57,183,150" and insert "$50,186,324".
Page 102, line 42, strike "$5,240,989,690" and insert "$5,233,985,385".
Page 102, line 42, strike "$5,269,885,305" and insert "$5,262,888,479".
Page 103, line 40, strike "$9,896,994" and insert "$16,901,299".
Page 103, line 40, strike "$4,430,515" and insert "$11,427,341".
Page 103, line 41, strike "$450,300,000" and insert "$457,300,000".
Page 103, line 41, strike "$455,000,000" and insert "$462,000,000".
Page 111, line 3, strike "$450,300,000" and insert $457,300,000".
Page 111, line 4, strike "$455,000,000" and insert "$462,000,000".
Page 113, line 20, strike "$51,485,788" and insert "$44,481,483".
Page 113, line 20, strike "$57,183,150" and insert "$50,186,324".
Page 113, line 21, strike "$9,896,994" and insert "$16,901,299".
Page 113, line 21, strike "$4,430,515" and insert "$11,427,341".
"4) Out of this appropriation, $12,149,125 the second year from the general fund is included to fund a cost-of-competing adjustment (COCA) for support positions. The Department of Education shall not make payments to school divisions from these funds prior to the release of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission's review of the current COCA methodology and determination that the funded rates do not overstate the adjustment needed based on empirical evidence."
"4) In addition to any study conducted by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to review the cost-of-competing adjustment (COCA) funded in the Standards of Quality, the Secretary of Education, and the Departments of Education and Human Resource Management, shall evaluate the need to fund a COCA for support positions in Northern Virginia provided through Direct Aid to Public Education. This evaluation shall include, but need not be limited to, whether the COCA payments are necessary to attract and retain support positions in Northern Virginia school systems, and if so, which school divisions should be eligible to receive this funding."
Page 128, line 39, before "Out" insert "a.".
"b. For purposes of calculating rebenchmarking costs for the 2016-2018 biennium, the Department of Education shall exclude the one-time division-level amounts funded in the second year as shown in the table below from the calculation of Basic Aid costs."
Page 143, line 24, strike "$392,383,140" and insert "$392,883,140".
Page 143, line 24, strike "$395,654,051" and insert "$396,154,051".
Page 177, line 14, strike the second "$35,101,745" and insert "$35,407,290".
Page 177, line 15, strike "$43,532,011" and insert "$43,226,466".
"2. Prior to accessing the working capital advance contained in Paragraph B.1. of this Item for the statewide roll-out of Cardinal as the Commonwealth's enterprise financial system, the State Comptroller shall certify to the Auditor of Public Accounts that (i) the standards for vendor accounting information required pursuant to Chapters 758 and 812 of the 2009 Acts of Assembly have been developed by the State Comptroller in partnership with the Department of General Services and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, (ii) these standards have been incorporated into the design of the Commonwealth's enterprise financial system, and, (iii) to the extent that the State Comptroller has allowed agencies and institutions to use other financial systems, that both Cardinal and those other agencies and institutions have internal control procedures that incorporate industry best practices for a standard vendor database to minimize the risk of improper payments to vendors including, but not limited to, utilization of a single statewide standard vendor database, which allows for the exchange of information so that the Commonwealth can uniformly determine which vendors, goods and services, and other information is necessary to monitor the use of the Commonwealth's resources."
Page 209, line 11, strike "$667,141,900" and insert "$663,612,456".
Page 209, line 35, strike "$8,410,300" and insert "$0".
Page 209, line 35, strike "$8,018,300" and insert "$0".
Page 209, line 36, strike "$3,570,288" and insert "$2,646,000".
Page 209, line 36, strike "$3,444,288" and insert "$0".
Page 209, line 37, strike "$10,093,126" and insert "$8,964,000".
Page 209, line 37, strike "$9,665,626" and insert "$8,536,501".
Page 209, line 39, strike "$8,003,726" and insert "$7,424,726".
Page 209, line 39, strike "$7,694,976" and insert "$7,115,976".
"2012 Refunding $3,308,850 $0 $12,323,850 $0".
Page 210, line 2, strike "$114,873,347" and insert "$107,139,484".
Page 210, line 2, strike "$106,187,465" and insert "$105,340,602".
Page 210, line 23, strike "$17,271,081" and insert "$14,996,481".
Page 210, line 23, strike "$17,251,375" and insert "$14,976,775".
Page 210, line 28, strike "$6,021,063" and insert "$4,488,375".
Page 210, line 28, strike "$6,022,188" and insert "$4,489,500".
"2012 Refunding $3,262,263 $0 $3,474,600 $0".
Page 210, line 51, strike "$288,617,682" and insert "$288,072,657".
Page 210, line 51, strike "$285,855,345" and insert "$285,522,657".
Page 211, line 42, strike "$20,735,000" and insert "$25,484,444".
Page 211, line 42, strike "$53,145,692" and insert "$54,325,243".
Page 211, line 43, strike "$198,096,000" and insert "$202,845,444".
Page 211, line 43, strike "$230,355,730" and insert "$231,535,281".
Page 211, line 54, strike "$241,430,340" and insert "$246,179,784".
Page 211, line 54, strike "$283,193,985" and insert "$284,373,536".
Page 216, line 10, strike "$299,808,786" and insert "299,928,786".
"M. Out of this appropriation, the Director, Office of Comprehensive Services, shall allocate $2,200,000 the first year and $2,200,000 the second year from the general fund to localities for wrap-around services for students with disabilities as defined in the Comprehensive Services Act policy manual. The Secretary of Health and Human Resources shall issue a report detailing an assessment of the effectiveness of such services in placing or maintaining children in least restrictive settings. The report shall be provided to the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees no later than January 1, 2013."
Page 220, line 39, strike "$31,569,939" and insert "$30,569,939".
Page 220, line 39, strike "$31,683,216" and insert "$30,183,216".
Page 222, strike lines 9 through 14.
Page 222, line 15, strike "R." and insert "Q.".
Page 222, line 19, strike "S." and insert "R.".
Page 220, line 39, strike "$31,569,939" and insert "$31,677,689".
Page 220, line 39, strike "$31,683,216" and insert "$31,898,716".
Page 221, line 40, strike "$107,750" and insert "$215,500".
Page 221, line 40, after "the first year", insert "and $215,500 the second year".
Page 229, line 42, strike "$14,965,065" and insert "$15,475,065".
Page 229, line 42, strike "$11,987,162" and insert "$12,497,162".
Page 232, line 38, strike "$1,500,000" and insert "$2,010,000".
Page 232, line 38, after "the first year" insert "and $510,000 the second year".
Page 232, line 39, strike "Hampton University Foundation" and insert "Hampton Roads Proton Beam Therapy Institute at Hampton University, LLC".
Page 229, line 42, strike "$11,987,162" and insert "$12,487,162".
Page 232, line 25, after "the first year" insert "and $500,000 the second year".
Page 232, line 27, strike "State Health Commissioner" and insert "Secretary of Health and Human Resources".
Page 232, line 27, after "report to the" insert "Governor and".
Page 232, line 28, strike "November" and insert "September".
Page 232, line 29, strike "commissioner" and insert "secretary".
Page 232, line 30, strike "two" and insert "one".
Page 232, line 31, strike "centers" and insert "center".
Page 234, line 37, strike "$147,856,918" and insert "$148,204,137".
Page 234, line 37, strike "$153,927,667" and insert "$154,299,424".
Page 235, line 48, after "include coverage of", insert "children and".
Page 235, line 52, strike "$7,534,394,511" and insert "$7,535,527,749".
Page 235, line 52, strike "$9,092,924,812" and insert "$9,094,209,798".
Page 235, line 52, strike "$7,534,394,511" and insert "$7,535,659,149".
Page 235, line 52, strike "$9,092,924,812" and insert "$9,094,189,450".
Page 250, line 4, after "Assistance to", strike " increase" and insert "set".
Page 250, line 4, after "rates for", insert "ground and air".
Page 250, line 4, after "emergency transportation", strike "by five percent" and insert "and neonatal transport at 40 percent of the Medicare Virginia urban rates in effect for calendar year 2011.".
Page 235, line 52, strike "$7,534,394,511" and insert "$7,530,194,511".
Page 239, line 54, after "shall (i)", strike "exempt antidepressant, antianxiety".
Page 239, strike line 55.
Page 239, line 56, strike "Preferred Drug List program through June 30, 2013; (ii)".
Page 240, line 1, strike "(iii)" and insert "(ii)".
Page 236, line 46, strike "$277,909,770" and insert "$281,409,770".
Page 245, line 41, after "Medicaid.", strike "The Director of the".
Page 245, strike lines 42 through 47.
Page 246, strike lines 1 through 2.
Page 246, line 3, strike "blind, and disabled, and dual-eligible populations.".
"F. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§63.2-1300 through 63.2-1303, Code of Virginia, adoption assistance subsidies and supportive services shall not be available for children adopted through parental placements. This restriction does not apply to existing adoption assistance agreements."
Page 273, line 45, strike "$24,050,789" and insert "$24,150,789".
Page 273, line 45, strike "$23,300,789" and insert "$23,400,789".
"4. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, for the purpose of providing information technology infrastructure services to support the modernization of eligibility determination systems in the Department of Social Services (DSS) and other activities of the Health and Human Resources (HHR) Health Information Technology/Medicaid Information Technology Architecture program, and to the extent permitted by federal law, the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, directly or through a contractor, shall have the legal authority to access, use, and view data and other records, information and statistical registries maintained by DSS, the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS), and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) as are necessary or useful for the above purpose. DSS, DMAS and DMV are also authorized to provide such data and other records, information and statistical registries to VITA, which shall be described in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the respective agencies for such purposes. The MOA shall specify the data to be exchanged, security requirements and the permitted use of data that are shared. VITA and its contractor shall hold such data in confidence and implement and maintain all information security safeguards defined in the MOA and required by federal and state laws and policy for the protection of sensitive data. For purposes of state law, including but not limited to the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (§ 2.2-3800 et. seq.), Titles 63.2 and 32.1 of the Code of Virginia, and related regulations, such data and other records, information and statistical registries exchanged by these agencies are deemed necessary to assist in valid administrative needs in support of the Health and Human Resources eHHR Program. The dissemination of data by DSS, DMAS, DMV and VITA in support of the eHHR program shall not be subject to the notice requirements in § 2.2-3806(A)(2)."
Page 289, line 46, strike "$24,417,833" and insert "24,724,333".
Page 289, line 46, strike " $23,794,433" and insert "24,100,933".
"D. Out of this appropriation, $306,500 the first year and $306,500 the second year from the general fund is designated for additional legal costs for enforcement of, and compliance with, environmental regulations and other applicable laws. In the event other agencies have litigation costs associated with the enforcement of environmental regulations and other applicable laws, funding may be transferred with approval from the affected secretaries."
"J. The Department of Historic Resources is authorized to require applicants for tax credits for historic rehabilitation projects under § 58.1-339.2, Code of Virginia, to provide an audit by a certified public accountant licensed in Virginia, in accordance with guidelines developed by the department in consultation with the Auditor of Public Accounts. The department is also authorized to contract with tax, financial, and other professionals to assist the department with the oversight of historic rehabilitation projects for which tax credits are anticipated."
Page 302, line 28, strike "$91,492,884" and insert "$91,416,653".
Page 302, line 28, strike "$85,895,621" and insert "$85,780,227".
Page 302, line 28, strike "$91,492,884" and insert "$91,692,884".
Page 302, line 28, strike "$85,895,621" and insert "$85,995,621".
"O. Included in the appropriation for this Item is $200,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year from the general fund to provide transitional assistance to the Town of Boydton following the closure of Mecklenburg Correctional Center. The actual amount distributed each year by the Department of Corrections to the town shall be the lesser of (i) the amount provided in this Item for this purpose, or (ii) the amount of revenue received by the town from treatment of wastewater from Mecklenburg Correctional Center in FY 2011 minus the amount of additional revenue for wastewater treatment services received in FY 2013 and FY 2014, respectively, from industrial and commercial customers, including, but not limited to, the new Microsoft data center, compared to revenue received from industrial and commercial customers in FY 2011."
Page 321, strike lines 15 through 18.
Page 322, line 12, strike the first "$4,926,877" and insert "$5,926,877".
Page 322, line 12, strike the second "$4,926,877" and insert "$5,926,877".
"J. Out of the appropriation for this Item, $480,000 the first year and $520,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to support research and outreach activities, as well as foster growth and diversification within the Commonwealth’s initiatives in modeling and simulation.
K. Out of the appropriation for this Item, $520,000 the first year and $480,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to support and expand the Commonwealth’s initiatives in cyber security."
Page 323, line 17, strike "K." and insert "L.".
Page 349, line 22, strike "$7,500,000" and insert "$9,500,000".
"F. From the amounts appropriated for experimental transit in the Public Transportation Program, there is hereby provided $200,000 in the first year for the".
Page 357, strike line 52.
Page 358, strike lines 1 through 8.
Page 369, line 3, strike "$1,368,051" and insert "$8,868,051".
"A.1. Out of the appropriation for this Item, $7,500,000 the first year from the general fund is included to assist impacted localities in funding needs associated with the implementation of and response to the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) which were subsequently agreed to by the President and the Congress of the United States. Grants allocated from this appropriation shall be aimed at fostering collaborative efforts among state agencies, local governments and regional entities to address quantifiable costs or impacts resulting from specific actions to implement the recommendations of the BRAC or to protect the Commonwealth’s strategic, homeland security, and economic interests in response to such implementation and similar actions. Individual grants may be for either operating or capital expenses but shall be matched by either cash or in-kind contributions. Moreover, no grant shall be used to supplant funding currently provided by other levels of government or by private sources.
4. All proceeds from the lease, disposal or conveyance of any property acquired through the use of this appropriation, or any prior appropriation for this purpose, shall only be used for additional property acquisition pursuant to Chapter 266 of the 2006 Acts of Assembly."
Page 369, line 26, strike "$6,704,010" and insert "$6,903,910".
Page 369, line 26, strike "$6,704,010" and insert "$6,891,622".
Page 370, line 17, strike "$1,699,348" and insert "$1,794,014".
Page 374, line 39, after "received" insert "in aggregate".
Page 374, line 39, strike "a pharmaceutical manufacturer" and insert "pharmaceutical manufacturers".
Page 374, line 39, strike "labeler" and insert "labelers".
Page 377, strike lines 53 and 54.
"M.1.a. All classified employees of the Executive Branch and other full-time employees of the Commonwealth, except elected officials and employees of higher education institutions, who were employed on January 1, 2012, and remain employed until at least November 24, 2012, shall receive a one-time bonus payment equal to three percent of base pay on November 30, 2012, contingent upon discretionary unspent general fund appropriations recommended by the Governor for reversion at the end of FY 2012, excluding higher education institutions, equaling or exceeding $69,270,000. In the event that the funds provided for in this paragraph are less than $69,270,000, such bonus payments shall be prorated to a percent of base pay for the general fund payroll that equates to the amount of discretionary unspent general fund appropriations recommended by the Governor for reversion at the end of FY 2012, excluding higher education institutions. No bonuses, however, shall be paid if the amount of discretionary unspent general fund appropriations recommended by the Governor for reversion at the end of FY 2012, excluding higher education institutions, is less than $23,090,000. The Secretary of Finance shall certify the balances available and confirm the percentage bonus to be paid by all agencies, including higher education institutions, pursuant to this paragraph.
"S.1. All classified and other full-time employees of Virginia public higher education institutions, who were employed on January 1, 2012, and remain employed until at least November 24, 2012, shall be eligible for any bonus authorized by the Governor pursuant to paragraph M of this Item.
2. Each higher education institution is required to generate the savings necessary from nongeneral funds to pay the full cost of any one-time bonus for its employees.
3. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget, is authorized to administratively increase nongeneral fund appropriations as required to implement any one-time bonus payment."
Page 380, line 27, strike "$2,000,000" and insert "$5,000,000".
Page 381, line 15, strike "$1,200,000 the first year and $1,200,000" and insert "$450,000 the first year and $450,000".
Page 382, line 39, strike "Approval" and insert "Advisory".
Page 382, line 44, strike "Health and Human Resources" and insert "Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security".
Page 382, line 47, strike "Approval" and insert "Advisory".
Page 382, line 51, strike "approval" and insert "the recommendation".
Page 383, line 32, strike "($15,143,583)" and insert "($15,235,383)".
Page 384, line 6, strike "$142,000" and insert "$233,800".
Page 384, line 19, strike "(Second Year Only)".
Page 383, line 32, strike "($15,143,583)" and insert "($15,095,083)".
Page 383, line 32, strike "($15,802,822)" and insert "($15,754,322)".
Page 384, line 6, strike "$142,000" and insert "$93,500".
Page 384, line 7, strike "$233,800" and insert "$185,300".
Page 384, strike lines 28 and 29.
Page 383, line 32, strike "($15,143,583)" and insert "($15,029,816)".
Page 383, line 32, strike "($15,802,822") and insert "($15,655,544)".
Page 384, line 2, strike "$1,259,542" and insert "$1,145,775".
Page 384, line 2, strike "$2,120,386" and insert "$1,973,108".
Page 405, line 35, before "Debt" insert "2."
Page 406, line 4, strike "Master Plan" and insert "Facilities Evaluation".
Page 406, line 4, strike the first "$0" and insert "$50,000".
"The Department of Corrections (DOC), in consultation with the Secretary of Public Safety, shall contract for an evaluation of the long-term need of the department for new or additional facilities to provide health care services to inmates, including geriatric medical services. The evaluation shall include an analysis of the comparative costs and benefits of DOC building and operating such facilities itself versus the following alternatives: 1) continuing to rely primarily on outside medical care providers for inpatient care and specialized outpatient care, thereby reducing the need for additional facilities; 2) building the facilities itself, but contracting with a private vendor to operate them; 3) building new facilities and entering into an agreement with Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems for their operation; and 4) any other alternative that is deemed feasible. The department shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Secretary of Public Safety by November 1, 2012."
"C-33.60. A. The Department of Corrections (DOC) may, with the approval of the Governor, and without requiring any monetary consideration from the County of Mecklenburg, grant and convey, by quitclaim deed, the entire tract of real property, with all improvements thereon, now or formerly known as the Mecklenburg Correctional Center, originally containing 189.805 acres, more or less, to the County of Mecklenburg, Virginia. The form of the deed shall be approved by the Office of Attorney General. Any such conveyance shall be subject to the prior acceptance by the county of the terms and conditions set forth in provisions B. and C., below.
B. If the county chooses to keep the existing firing range on the property open for its use, DOC may continue to access the range for training purposes provided that DOC enters into an agreement with the county to construct, at DOC's expense, any additional berms that may be needed. If the county chooses to close the existing firing range, the county shall be responsible for all costs of such closure, including all costs of permitting, remediation and environmental compliance actions.
C. Subject to appropriations of sufficient funding in DOC's budget, DOC may demolish prison structures on the property which are designated by the county and shall remove and properly dispose of all demolition debris. In doing so, DOC shall, to the maximum extent feasible, use inmate labor. In accordance with state regulations and guidelines, DOC shall be entitled to sell all salvageable or recyclable materials from any such demolition work and to use the proceeds therefrom to help defray the costs of demolition and clearing work. Except with regard to any environmental contamination within prison buildings or facilities being demolished, the county shall be responsible for the remediation of any and all environmental contamination on, in or about the property, including the costs of any environmental compliance actions."
B. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget, is authorized to transfer general fund appropriation from the following projects in the amounts shown to this new project: 16110--$250,000 and 16106--$13,500."
Page 410, line 47, strike "$73,368,856" and insert "$62,668,856".
Page 411, line 5, after "appropriates", strike "$19,500,000 from the general fund and".
"C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, shall transfer $30,200,000 of the amount appropriated in Chapter 890, 2011 Acts of Assembly, for project 17862 (Improvements: Energy Conservation) for the projects stated in paragraph B of this item."
"C. The Department of General Services, with the cooperation and support of the Workers’ Compensation Commission, is hereby directed to manage acquisition or to construct a new headquarters facility for the commission out of such funds as are appropriated for such purposes. If construction is the most suitable alternative, the department shall undertake design and construction of the facility as well as acquisition of any land required for such construction. Upon completion of the new facility, the department shall sell the existing headquarters facility located at 1000 DMV Drive in Richmond, Virginia after first considering needs of the Commonwealth and other state departments, agencies and institutions."
Page 412, line 1, strike "$41,493,729" and insert "$41,743,729".
Page 412, line 5, after "Virginia" insert "and any general funds provided".
Page 412, after line 14, insert "948 Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center Construct Academic Building".
Page 413, line 6, after "Phase I", insert "and Phase II".
"C. The Department of Corrections is authorized to enter into capital leases to acquire facilities to house district probation and parole offices in Richmond and Virginia Beach. The costs of the capital leases shall be paid from the agency's operating appropriation."
"C. The Department of General Services, on behalf of the Department of Motor Vehicles, is hereby authorized to enter a capital lease for construction of a customer service center to replace the existing facility in Culpeper, Virginia."
Page 419, line 6, strike "$450,300,000" and insert "$457,300,000".
Page 419, line 6, strike "$455,000,000" and insert "$462,000,000".
LL. The Comptroller shall transfer balances from the Foundation for Virginia's Natural Resources Trust Fund to the Virginia Land Conservation Fund to promote environmental education, pollution prevention, and citizen monitoring by fostering and supporting collaborative efforts among businesses, citizens, communities, local governments, and state agencies.
Page 430, line 24, after "2011," insert "and before December 31, 2011,".
"For taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2012, the amount of the Qualified Equity and Subordinated Debt Investments Tax Credit available under §58.1-339.4, Code of Virginia, shall be limited to $4,000,000."
Page 430, line 28, strike "40" and insert "50".
Page 430, line 30, strike "40" and insert "50".
"C.1. The Office of the State Inspector General shall contract for an independent evaluation of the type of court fines and fees currently collected by Virginia state and local governments and the effect of the implementation of the provisions in paragraphs A and B of this section on such collections. This evaluation shall also determine among other things: 1) the magnitude of the court fines and fees collected by each source; 2) the distribution or uses of such fines and fees by each type; 3) factors influencing the determination of the application of specific court fines and fees and the ability within the current system to substitute or switch one such court fine or fee for another; 4) the impact of the flexibility in application of such court fines or fees, as determined previously in number 3, on deposits to the Literacy Fund over time; and 5) recommendations for improving the present system to better account for the individual types of court fines and fees collected and to align such collections with the assigned or statutory responsibilities of Virginia state and local governments, taking into account the constitutional requirements governing the deposit of court fines into the Literary Fund for public school purposes.
2. All agencies within the legislative, judicial, and executive departments, as well as local government offices, shall assist the Office of the State Inspector General and its contractor in providing information and data necessary to complete this evaluation. The Office of the State Inspector General shall provide an interim report on the findings of this evaluation to the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees by December 1, 2012. There is hereby transferred from the general fund an amount not to exceed $200,000 in the first year to a special fund to be established in the Office of the State Inspector General to conduct this independent evaluation."
Page 460, strike lines 27 through 33.
Page 471, line 5, after “j.” insert “1.”.
Page 471, line 6, after “salary reduction basis,”, add “(i)”.
Page 471, line 6, after “shall”, strike “not” and insert "first".
Page 471, line 6, after “apply to any”, strike “(i)”.
Page 471, line 7, after “elected official”, strike “, or” and insert “and who is not a “person who becomes a member on or after July 1, 2010,” as defined in § 51.1-124.3, Code of Virginia, at the same time as the effective date of the increase in base salary described in subparagraph j.2, and”.
Page 471, line 7, after “(ii)”, insert “shall not apply to any”.
A. From such funds as may be appropriated by the General Assembly and any gifts, grants, or donations from public or private sources, and any funds transferred at the request of the Executive Director from the Port Opportunity Fund created pursuant to § 62.1-132.3:1, there is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting, permanent fund to be known as the Port of Virginia Economic and Infrastructure Development Zone Grant Fund (the Fund), to be administered by the Virginia Port Authority. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Any moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of each fiscal year, including interest thereon, shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund, which shall be in the form of grants, shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Executive Director. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purpose of grants to qualified applicants to the Port of Virginia Economic and Infrastructure Development Zone Grant Program.
B. The Virginia General Assembly does hereby designate the following localities to be part of the Port of Virginia Economic and Infrastructure Development Zone: the Counties of Brunswick, Chesterfield, Charles City, Clarke, Dinwiddie, Frederick, Gloucester, Greensville, Henrico, Hanover, Isle of Wight, James City, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, New Kent, Prince George, Southampton, Surry, Sussex, Warren, and York; and the Cities of Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Emporia, Hampton, Hopewell, Newport News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Richmond, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, and Winchester.
“New, permanent full-time position” means a job of an indefinite duration, created by a qualified company as a result of operations within the Zone, requiring a minimum of 35 hours of an employee’s time per week for the entire normal year of the company’s operations, which normal year shall consist of at least 48 weeks, or a position of indefinite duration that requires a minimum of 35 hours of an employee’s time per week for the portion of the taxable year in which the employee was initially hired for the qualified company’s location within the Zone. Seasonal or temporary positions, or jobs created when a position is shifted from an existing location in the Commonwealth to the qualified company’s location within the Zone, and positions in building and grounds maintenance, security, and other positions that are ancillary to the principal activities performed by the employees at the qualified company’s location within the Zone shall not qualify as new, permanent full-time positions.
“Qualified company” means a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint, venture, or other business entity that (i) locates or expands a facility within the Zone; (ii) creates at least 25 new, permanent full-time positions for qualified full-time employees at a facility within the Zone during its first year of operation within the Zone or during the year when the expansion occurs; (iii) is involved in maritime commerce or exports or imports manufactured goods through the Port of Virginia; and (iv) is engaged in one or more of the following: the distribution, freight forwarding, freight handling, goods processing, manufacturing, warehousing, crossdocking, transloading, or wholesaling of goods exported and imported through the Port of Virginia; ship building and ship repair; dredging; marine construction; or offshore energy exploration or extraction.
“Qualified full-time employee” means an employee filling a new, permanent full-time position in the qualified company’s location within the Zone. A “qualified full-time employee” does not include an employee (i) for whom a tax credit was previously earned pursuant to §§ 58.1-439.12:06 by a related party as defined in § 267(b) of the Internal Revenue Code or by a trade or business under common control as defined in § 52(b) of the Internal Revenue Code; (ii) who was previously employed in the same job function at an existing location in Virginia by a related party as defined in § 267(b) of the Internal Revenue Code; or (iii) whose job function was previously performed at a different location in Virginia by an employee of a related party as defined in § 267(b) of the Internal Revenue Code or a trade or business under common control as defined in § 52(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
“Zone” means the Port of Virginia Economic and Infrastructure Development Zone.
4. Three thousand dollars per new, permanent full-time position if the qualified company creates at least 100 new, permanent full-time positions for qualified full-time employees during its first year of operation within the Zone or during the year in which the expansion occurs.
E. The maximum amount of grant allowable per qualified company in any given fiscal year is $500,000. The maximum amount of grants allowable among all qualified companies in any given fiscal year is $5,000,000.
F. To qualify for a grant pursuant to this section, a qualified company must apply for the grant not later than March 31 in the year immediately following the location or expansion of a facility within the Zone pursuant to an application process developed by the Virginia Port Authority. Within 90 days after the filing deadline, the Executive Director shall certify to the Comptroller and the qualified company the amount of grant to which the qualified company is entitled under this section. Payment of each grant shall be made by check issued by the Treasurer of Virginia on warrant of the Comptroller within 60 days of such certification and in the order that each completed eligible application is received. In the event that the amount of eligible grants requested in a fiscal year exceeds the funds available in the Fund or $5,000,000, such grants paid in the next fiscal year in which funds are available.
G. Prior to receipt of a grant, the qualified company shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Virginia Port Authority establishing the requirements for maintaining the number of new, permanent full-time positions for qualified employees at the qualified company’s location within the Zone. If the number of new, permanent full-time positions for any of the three years immediately following receipt of a grant falls below the number of new, permanent full-time positions created during the year for which the grant is claimed, the amount of the grant must be recalculated using the decreased number of new, permanent full-time positions and the qualified company shall repay the difference.
H. No qualified company shall apply for a grant nor shall one be awarded under this section to an otherwise qualified company if (i) a credit pursuant to §§ 58.1-439.12:06 is claimed for the same employees or for capital expenditures at the same facility by the qualified company, by a related party as defined in § 267(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, or by a trade or business under common control as defined in § 52(b) of the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) the qualified company was a party to a reorganization as defined in § 368(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, and any corporation involved in the reorganization as defined in §368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code previously received a grant under this section for the same facility or operations.
I. The Virginia Port Authority, with the assistance of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, shall develop guidelines establishing procedures and requirements for qualifying for the grant, including the affirmative determination that each applicant is a qualified company, as defined above, engaged in a port-related business. The guidelines shall be exempt from the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.)."
Page 481, line 21, strike "3" insert: "4".
Page 481, line 22, after "second", strike "enactment" and insert "and third enactments".

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