Source: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/amendment/2010/1/SB30/Introduced/MR/96/2s/
Timestamp: 2020-01-26 08:39:30
Document Index: 396182974

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96#2s (EDIP) Increase Governor's Opportunity Fund. SB30 - Member Request
By Member » Item 96 #2s
Chief Patron: McWaters
Increase Governor's Opportunity Fund
Item 96 #2s
Economic Development Incentive Payments FY2011 $13,188,945 FY2012 $13,188,945 GF
Page 51, line 39, strike "$38,950,436" and insert "$52,139,381".
Page 51, line 39, strike "$44,310,384" and insert "$57,499,329".
Page 52, line 1, strike "$11,811,055 the first year and $11,811,055" and insert "$25,000,000 the first year and $25,000,000".
(This amendment increases funding for the Governor's Development Opportunity Fund to a total of $25 million GF each year of the biennium.)
Economic Development Services (53400) $38,950,436 $44,310,384
Financial Assistance for Economic Development (53410) FY2011 $38,950,436 FY2012 $44,310,384
General FY2011 $38,575,436 FY2012 $43,935,384
Dedicated Special Revenue FY2011 $375,000 FY2012 $375,000
A. Any unexpended balance remaining in this Item on June 30, 2011, shall be carried forward on the books of the Comptroller and shall be available for expenditure in the second year of the current biennium. Any unexpended balance remaining in this Item on June 30, 2012, shall be carried forward on the books of the Comptroller and shall be available for expenditures in the next biennium.
B.1. Out of the amounts in this Item, $11,811,055 the first year and $11,811,055 the second year from the general fund shall be deposited to the Governor's Development Opportunity Fund, as established in § 2.2-115, Code of Virginia. Such funds shall be used at the discretion of the Governor, subject to prior consultation with the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees, to attract economic development prospects to locate or expand in Virginia.
7. Any funds appropriated in Item 105, paragraph B. 6, Chapter 781, Acts of Assembly of 2009, to offset training expenses for a major automotive employer operating a diesel assembly and test facility in the City of Newport News, contingent upon such employer having entered into a performance agreement with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership describing the employer's commitments regarding job creation and retention, remaining on June 30, 2010, shall be carried forward and available for expenditure. The funds shall be administered in a manner similar to existing training grant programs permitted under § 2.2-902, Code of Virginia. The major automotive employer shall certify to the Secretary of Commerce and Trade that it has retained at least 500 jobs in the Commonwealth and has taken actions to increase employment by at least 250 new full-time jobs in the Commonwealth.
C. Out of the appropriation for this Item, $1,600,000 the first year and $3,800,000 the second year from the general fund shall be deposited to the Semiconductor Memory or Logic Wafer Manufacturing Performance Grant Fund to be used to pay semiconductor memory or logic wafer manufacturing performance grants in accordance with § 59.1-284.14.1, Code of Virginia.
D.1. Out of the appropriation for this Item, $1,795,381 the first year and $2,807,329 the second year from the general fund shall be deposited to the Investment Performance Grant subfund of the Virginia Investment Partnership Grant Fund to be used to pay investment performance grants in accordance with § 2.2-5101, Code of Virginia.
E.1. Out of the appropriation for this Item, $5,000,000 the second year from the general fund shall be deposited to the Major Eligible Employer Grant subfund of the Virginia Investment Partnership Grant Fund to be used to pay investment performance grants in accordance with § 2.2-5102, Code of Virginia.
F. Out of the appropriation for this Item, $100,000 the first year from the general fund shall be deposited to the Governor's Motion Picture Opportunity Fund, as established in § 2.2-2320, Code of Virginia. In addition to these amounts, $375,000 in nongeneral fund revenues shall be deposited to the fund from revenues generated by the digital media fee established pursuant to § 58.1-1731, et seq., Code of Virginia. Such funds shall be used at the discretion of the Governor to attract film industry production activity to the Commonwealth.
G. Out of the appropriation for this Item, $3,000,000 the first year from the general fund shall be used to pay grants in accordance with § 2.2-2240.1, Code of Virginia.
H. Out of the appropriation for this Item, $12,769,000 the first year and $7,517,000 the second year from the general fund shall be used in support of the location of an aerospace engine facility in Prince George County. In accordance with a memorandum of understanding between the Commonwealth and the aerospace engine manufacturer, the funds may be used for chaired professorships, research, laboratory renovations, community college programs, graduate student and internship endowments, workforce training, project management, and training grants in accordance with § 59.1-284.22, Code of Virginia. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget shall transfer these funds to the impacted state agencies and institutions upon request filed with the Director, Department of Planning and Budget by the respective state agency or institution.
I. The Governor is hereby authorized to expend in the second year an amount not to exceed $5,500,000 from this Item to assist the County of Fairfax in attracting a nonprofit medical research institute that commits itself in a memorandum of understanding entered into with the Commonwealth to invest over $200,000,000 and create more than 415 jobs.
J.1. Out of the appropriation for this Item, $7,500,000 in the first year and $7,500,000 the second 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 United States' Congress. 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.
3. The Governor shall approve all grants from this appropriation based on a written evaluation of the proposals received. The evaluation shall be prepared by staff from the Office of Commonwealth Preparedness, the Office of the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, the Office of the Secretary of Finance, and the Virginia National Defense Industrial Authority, and among other factors, shall consider the significance of the impact being addressed, the likelihood that the proposal will achieve its intended objective, and the amount and type of commitment to match state funds. In allocating state funds, priority shall be given first to any locality in which a United States Navy Master Jet Base is located, and then to proposals which have regional impact. The Governor shall notify the chairmen of the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee of the recipient and the purpose of each approved grant at least 15 days prior to the actual distribution of funds.