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Budget Amendments - HB30 (Committee Approved)

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Small Business Financing Authority (language only)

Item 108 #7h

Item 108 #7h

Commerce And Trade
Business Assistance, Department of

Language
Page 71, after line 46, insert:
"F.1.  To meet changing financing needs of small businesses, the Executive Director of the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority with the approval of the Director of the Department of Business Assistance may transfer moneys between funds managed by the Authority.  These include the Virginia Small Business Growth Fund (§ 2.2-2310,  Code of Virginia); the Virginia Export Fund (§ 2.2-2309, Code of Virginia); and the Insurance or Guarantee Fund (§ 2.2-2290, Code of Virginia).  The Executive Director of the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority shall report, by fund, the transfers made by January 1 and July 1 of each year to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees.
2. In addition, it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority develop and implement a plan to target a portion of the Small Business Growth Fund to community banks in rural areas with high unemployment rates to facilitate business development.  To meet this goal, the Governor is authorized to transfer such funds as necessary from the Governor’s Development Opportunity Fund to this item and the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.  The Secretary of Commerce and Trade shall notify the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees 30 days prior to the transfer of moneys from the Governor’s Development Opportunity Fund.  The Small Business Financing Authority and Department of Business Assistance shall report to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees by October 1, 2002, regarding the plan developed to meet the intent of this provision."


Explanation
(This amendment provides flexibility the Small Business Financing Authority to transfer funds among lending programs and expresses the intent of the General Assembly that the Small Business Growth Fund be marketed to rural areas with high unemployment.)