Modify distribution of Water Quality Improvement Funds

Item 436 #19c

Language
Page 262, line 4, strike "$34,346,268" and insert "$32,346,268".
Page 262, line 28, strike "C." and insert "C.1."
Page 262, line 29, strike "19,970,000" and insert "16,750,000".
Page 262, line 34, strike "10,000,000" and insert "8,390,000".
Page 262, line 35, strike "9,700,000" and insert "8,360,000".
Page 262, after line 36, insert:
"2. Notwithstanding the provisions of §10.1-2132.C, Code of Virginia, $4,890,000 of the amount deposited to the Water Quality Improvement Fund in the aforementioned paragraph shall be distributed to the Potomac-Shenandoah watershed in the first year.  Of the remaining amount, $1,750,000 in the first year shall be distributed to other watersheds within the Chesapeake Bay Basin and $1,750,000 in the first year shall be distributed in areas outside the Chesapeake Bay Basin."

Explanation
(This amendment provides the Department with the necessary legislative authority in the first year to ensure adequate funding for the accelerated Potomac-Shenandoah tributary strategy. The amendment also reduces the deposit to the Water Quality Improvement Fund. A companion amendment appropriates these dollars for water quality activities carried out by the soil and water conservation districts.)