Source: https://budget.lis.virginia.gov/item/2009/1/HB1600/Chapter/2/0/
Timestamp: 2020-05-31 01:56:59
Document Index: 754118150

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 23', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2']

General Conditions HB1600 - Chapter 781
2. Institutions of higher education can expend up to $1,000,000 for a single repair or project through the maintenance reserve appropriation without a separate appropriation. Such expenditures shall be subject to rules and regulations prescribed by the Governor. To the extent an institution of higher education has identified a potential project that exceeds this threshold or state agency has identified a potential project that exceeds the threshold prescribed in the rules or regulations, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, can provide exemptions to the threshold as long as the project still meets the definition of a maintenance reserve project as defined by the Department of Planning and Budget.
1. The General Assembly hereby authorizes the capital projects listed in §§ 2-41 and 2-42 for the indicated agencies and institutions of higher education and hereby appropriates and reappropriates therefore sums from the sources and in the amount indicated. The issuance of bonds in a principal amount plus amounts needed to fund issuance costs, reserve funds, and other financing expenses, including capitalized interest for any project listed in §§ 2-41and 2-42 is hereby authorized.
2. The issuance of bonds for any project listed in § 2-41 is to be separately authorized pursuant to Article X, Section 9 (c), Constitution of Virginia.
3. The issuance of bonds for any project listed in Item C-179 or C-180 shall be authorized pursuant to § 23-19, Code of Virginia.
4. In the event that the cost of any capital project listed in §§ 2-41 and 2-42 shall exceed the amount appropriated therefore, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, is hereby authorized, upon request of the affected institution, to approve an increase in appropriation authority of not more than ten percent of the amount designated in §§ 2-41and 2-42 for such project, from any available nongeneral fund revenues, provided that such increase shall not constitute an increase in debt issuance authorization for such capital project. Furthermore, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, is hereby authorized to approve the expenditure of all interest earnings derived from the investment of bond proceeds in addition to the amount designated in §§ 2-41 and 2-42 for such capital project.
7. In the event that the Treasury Board determines not to finance all or any portion of any project listed in Item C-179 of § 2-41 of this act with the issuance of bonds pursuant to Article X, Section 9 (c), Constitution of Virginia, and notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, this act shall constitute the approval of the General Assembly to finance all or such portion of any project listed in Item C-180 under the authorization of § 2-42 of this act.
G. There is hereby reappropriated:
1. The appropriations unexpended at the close of the previous biennium in the appropriations and reappropriations in Items C-325 through C-325.10 made by Chapter 847, Acts of Assembly of 2007, and
2. The appropriations unexpended at the close of the previous biennium of any amount transferred from Items C-325 through C-326.10 to any capital project established by authority of the Governor which conforms to the conditions in paragraph H below.
H. Upon certification by the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, there is hereby reappropriated the appropriations unexpended at the close of the previous biennium for all authorized capital projects which meet any of the following conditions:
I. The Department of Planning and Budget is hereby authorized to administratively appropriate any nongeneral fund component of any capital project authorized in Chapters 859/827 (2002), Chapters 884/854 (2002), or Chapters 887/855 (2002).
J. Alternative Financing
K. Conditions Applicable to Alternative Financing
L. The budget bill submitted by the Governor shall include a synopsis of previous appropriations for capital projects from the General Assembly and authorizations by the Governor for such projects.
M. Appropriations contained in this act for capital project planning shall be used as specified for each capital project and construction funding for the project shall be considered by the General Assembly after determining that (1) project cost is reasonable; (2) the project remains a highly-ranked capital priority for the Commonwealth; and (3) the project is fully justified from a space and programmatic perspective.
N. Any capital project that has received a supplemental appropriation due to cost overruns must be completed within the revised budget provided. If a project requires an additional supplement, the Governor should also consider reduction in project scope or cancelling the project before requesting additional appropriations. Agencies and institutions with nongeneral funds may bear the costs of additional overruns from nongeneral funds.
O. The Governor shall consider the project life cycle cost that provides the best long-term benefit to the Commonwealth when conducting capital project reviews, design and construction decisions, and project scope changes.
P. The Governor shall provide the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees an opportunity to review the six year capital improvement plan prior to the beginning of each new biennial budget cycle.
Q. On or before June 30, 2009, the State Comptroller shall revert the following amounts from the agency, fund code, and project code listed.
Renovate Porterfield Hall
Renovate Powell Hall
Construct Charlotte County Prison
Department of Mental Health, Mental
Retardation and Substance Abuse Services
Plan Community Housing
Unallocated Planning Funds
$3,475,150
Planning Projects Listed Below
R. Notwithstanding any requirement to the contrary, any building, fixture, or structure to be placed, erected or constructed on, or removed, or demolished from the property of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Corrections, shall not be subject to review and approval of the Art and Architectural Review Board as contemplated in Code of Virginia § 2.2-2402, et. seq. In the event the Department seeks to construct a non-institutional type building not associated with the daily operation of a correctional facility such as a Probation & Parole District Office or Regional Office, the Department shall submit plans for Art and Architectural Review Board review and approval.
S. On or before August 30, 2008, the State Comptroller shall revert to the general fund an amount estimated at $55,000,000 from the following capital projects listed in the table below by agency, fund code, and project code; provided however, that the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, may direct the restoration of any portion of the reverted amount if the director shall subsequently verify an unpaid obligation cannot be paid as a result of this reversion:
T. On or before June 30, 2009, the State Comptroller shall revert to the general fund an amount estimated at $15,000,000 from the following capital projects listed in the table below by agency, fund code, and project code; provided, however, that the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, may direct the restoration of any portion of the reverted amount if the Director shall subsequently verify an unpaid obligation which cannot be paid as a result of this reversion.
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