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Item 381 #20c

Item 381 #20c
Natural Resources
Conservation and Recreation, Department of

Language
Page 294, after line 8, insert:
"K. Out of the amounts collected pursuant to Item 257 G of this act, on or before June 30, 2003, and June 30, 2004, the Comptroller shall transfer all funds in excess of $5,000,000 collected in each fiscal year to the Virginia Land Conservation Fund to be distributed pursuant to § 10.1-1020, Code of Virginia, for the preservation of open-space lands. There is hereby established a sum sufficient appropriation in the Department of Conservation and Recreation, not to exceed the amount of funds in excess of $5,000,000 per year collected pursuant to Item 257 G."

Explanation
(This amendment directs that funds collected by DMV for planning, promotion and commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Jamestown in 2007, in excess of the projected need of $5 million per year, shall be transferred to the Virginia Land Conservation Fund to be used for preservation of open-space lands, in support of the goal of protecting one million acres of open-space lands by 2007.)

Item 381

Item 381	First Year - FY2003	Second Year - FY2004
Leisure and Recreation Services (50400)	$24,473,797	$24,834,146
Preservation of Open-Space Lands (50401)	FY2003 $448,000	FY2004 $448,000
Financial Assistance for Recreational Development (50402)	FY2003 $1,266,563	FY2004 $1,266,563
Acquisition, Design, and Construction of Outdoor Recreational Facilities (50403)	FY2003 $1,205,855	FY2004 $1,205,855
State Park Conservation; Operations, Preservation, and Management (50404)	FY2003 $20,698,887	FY2004 $21,059,236
Natural, Outdoor Recreational, and Open Space Resource Planning and Technical Assistance (50406)	FY2003 $854,492	FY2004 $854,492
Fund Sources:
General	FY2003 $10,232,643	FY2004 $10,592,992
Special	FY2003 $13,224,591	FY2004 $13,224,591
Federal Trust	FY2003 $1,016,563	FY2004 $1,016,563

Authority: Title 10.1, Chapters 1, 2, 2.1, 3, 4, 4.1, and 17, Code of Virginia.

A.1. Out of the amount for Financial Assistance for Recreational Development shall be paid the Commonwealth's matching share of support for the operation and maintenance of Breaks Interstate Park, not to exceed $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the second year from the general fund.

2. The Breaks Interstate Park Commission shall provide quarterly financial reports detailing all revenues and expenditures to the Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget. The Commission shall also submit an annual audit of a fiscal and compliance nature of its accounts and transactions to the Auditor of Public Accounts.

B. Net revenues generated from forest product sales on public park, recreational, and conservation lands owned or managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation shall be deposited in the Conservation Resources Fund (§ 10.1-202, Code of Virginia). From the total revenues collected by the Department, the Department shall reimburse the Department of Forestry or other sources of forestry expertise for their expenses related to the management, harvesting, and reforestation of the Departmental lands.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 10.1-202, Code of Virginia, amounts deposited to the Conservation and Resources Fund may be used for a program of in-state travel advertising. Such travel advertising shall feature Virginia State Parks and the localities or regions in which the parks are located. To the extent possible the Department shall enter into cooperative advertising agreements with the Virginia Tourism Authority and local entities to maximize the effectiveness of expenditures for advertising. The Department is further authorized to enter into a cooperative advertising agreement with the Virginia Association of Broadcasters.

D. All revenue from private concession operations shall be deposited to the Conservation Resources Fund. All revenues from state-operated concession operations shall be deposited into the State-Operated Concession Fund.

E. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 10.1-202, Code of Virginia, amounts deposited to the Conservation Resources Fund may be used to extend the operating season of various state parks and to provide for an in-house reservation system for the state park system.

F. The Department of Conservation and Recreation, in cooperation with the Department of Corrections, shall, to the extent possible, use inmate labor for routine work projects in state parks and natural areas.

G. Included in the amount for Preservation of Open-Space Lands is $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the second year from the general fund for the operating expenses of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation (Title 10.1, Chapter 18, Code of Virginia).

H. The Chairman of the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation shall provide a report by December 15 of each year to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees, and the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget, including, but not limited to, implementation of the Foundation's strategic plan; projects under consideration for funding; and expenditures from, interest earned by, and financial obligations of the Virginia Land Conservation Fund.

I. Included in the amount for State Park Conservation; Operations, Preservation, and Management is $6,133,319 the first year, and $6,133,319 the second year from the Conservation Resources Fund (§ 10.1-202, Code of Virginia) transferred pursuant to subparagraph Q.2. of § 3-1.01 of this act.

J. Out of the amount for State Park Operations; Operations, Preservation and Maintenance is designated $360,349 the second year from the general fund for lease payments through the Master Equipment Lease Program for vehicles and maintenance equipment.