VA Code § 10.1-2211.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 10.1 - Conservation|Chapter 22 - Historic Resources|§ 10.1-2211.1. Disbursement of funds appropriated for caring for Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves

A. At the direction of the Director, the Comptroller of the Commonwealth is instructed and empowered to draw annual warrants upon the State Treasurer from any sums that may be provided in the general appropriation act, in favor of the treasurers of the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (VASSAR) and the Revolutionary War memorial associations caring for cemeteries as set forth in subsection B. Such sums shall be expended by the associations for the routine maintenance of their respective Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves and for the graves of Revolutionary War soldiers and sailors not otherwise cared for in other cemeteries and in erecting and caring for markers, memorials, and monuments to the memory of such soldiers, sailors, and persons rendering service to the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War. All such associations, through their proper officers, are required after July 1 of each year to submit to the Director a certified statement that the funds disbursed to the association or organization in the preceding fiscal year were or will be expended for the routine maintenance of cemeteries and graves specified in this section and in erecting and caring for markers, memorials, and monuments to the memory of such soldiers, sailors, and persons rendering service to the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War. If a cemetery association fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section, such association shall be prohibited from receiving moneys allocated under this section for all subsequent fiscal years until the association fully complies with the requirements. No retroactive disbursement of funds for any preceding year shall be made. The Director shall deposit any appropriated funds that are not disbursed during the same fiscal year into the Revolutionary War Cemeteries and Graves Fund created pursuant to § 10.1-2211.1:1.B. Allocation of appropriations made pursuant to this section shall be based on the number of graves, monuments, and markers as set forth opposite the cemetery name, or as documented by each association multiplied by the rate of $5 or the average actual cost of routine maintenance, whichever is greater, for each grave, monument, or marker in the care of a cemetery association. For the purposes of this section, the "average actual cost of care" shall be determined by the Department in a biennial survey of at least four properly maintained cemeteries, each located in a different geographical region of the Commonwealth.IN THE COUNTIES OF:NUMBER:AmherstSt. Matthews Episcopal Church3AugustaBethel Presbyterian Church33Glebe Burying Ground11Mossy Creek Cemetery6Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church44Hebron Presbyterian Church6Old Providence Presbyterian Church20Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church4St. John's Reformed Lutheran Church4St. Peter's Lutheran Church3Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church13Trinity Lutheran Church8BotetourtFincastle Presbyterian Church28CampbellCallaway-Steptoe Cemetery4Cobbs Hall Farm3Concord Presbyterian Church4Family Cemetery at Avoca3Mount Airy Family Cemetery3Haden Family Cemetery on Phillips Farm3Hat Creek Presbyterian Church3ClarkeOld Chapel Churchyard3CulpeperCulpeper Cemetery3Masonic Cemetery3DinwiddieSweden Plantation3FloydPine Creek Cemetery4FranklinTanyard-Benard-Hill Cemetery3GreenesvilleRobinson Family Cemetery3HalifaxTerry Family Cemetery5HanoverSpring Grove Cemetery5HenryLeatherwood Plantation5LoudounKetoctin Cemetery7LouisaLittle River Baptist Church3NelsonCub Creek Road Cemetery10PagePrintz Family Cemetery3PittsylvaniaBuckler Family Cemetery3RoanokeWalton Family Cemetery3RockinghamDayton Cemetery3Old Peaked Mountain Church30RussellSoloman Litton Hollow Cemetery4ShenandoahSt. Mary's Lutheran Church7TazewellThompson Family Cemetery4WashingtonGreen Spring Church6Sinking Spring Cemetery9WytheSt. John's Lutheran Church5St. Paul's Lutheran Church4IN THE CITIES OF:AlexandriaChrist Church Cemetery8Old Presbyterian Meeting House43FairfaxFairfax City Cemetery3Pohick Church Cemetery3Washington Family Tomb3FredericksburgFredericksburg Cemetery5Masonic Cemetery6St. George's Episcopal Church3LexingtonStonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery19Washington and Lee University3LynchburgOld City Cemetery3Newport NewsWarwick Burial Ground3NorfolkSt. Paul's Cemetery3PortsmouthCedar Grove4Trinity Episcopal Church5RichmondHollywood Cemetery4Shockoe Hill Cemetery8St. John's Episcopal Church4RockbridgeFalling Spring Presbyterian Church6High Bridge Presbyterian Church3New Providence Presbyterian Church16Timber Ridge Cemetery9StauntonTrinity Episcopal Church17WilliamsburgBruton Parish Church4WinchesterMount Hebron Cemetery31Old Opequon Presbyterian Church10C. In addition to any sums that may be provided in favor of the associations as set forth in subsection B, the Director shall disburse funds at the same rate to VASSAR to fund its maintenance of no more than 6,000 additional Revolutionary War graves in the Commonwealth, as documented and certified by VASSAR and set forth in a list submitted annually to the Director.D. Any of the associations and societies set forth in subsection B or C may apply to the Director for grants to perform extraordinary maintenance, renovation, repair, or reconstruction of any of their respective Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves and to erect and care for markers, memorials, and monuments to the memory of such soldiers, sailors, and persons rendering service to the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War. These grants shall be made from any appropriation made available by the General Assembly for such purpose or from the Revolutionary War Cemeteries and Graves Fund created pursuant to § 10.1-2211.1:1. In making such grants, the Director shall give full consideration to the assistance available from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or other agencies, except in those instances where such assistance is deemed by the Director to be detrimental to the historical, artistic, or architectural significance of the site.E. Local matching funds shall not be required for grants made pursuant to this section.2002, c. 256; 2007, c. 349; 2018, cc. 639, 641.