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2002 Session

Budget Amendments - SB30 (Committee Approved)

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Section 402 Federal Highway Funds for State Police

Item 459 #2s

Item 459 #2s

First Year - FY2003 Second Year - FY2004
Public Safety
State Police, Department of FY2003 $6,117,540 FY2004 $9,028,740 NGF

Language
Page 331, line 33, strike "$154,391,851" and insert "$160,509,391".
Page 331, line 33, strike "$150,384,909" and insert "$159,413,649".


Explanation
(This amendment provides a total of $6,117,540 the first year and $9,028,740 the second year from Section 402 Federal Highway Funds for the Department of State Police. Within this total, an estimated $4,300,000 the first year and $7,211,200 the second year shall be used employ and provide basic training for 50 new State Troopers the first year and an additional 50 troopers the second year, for a total of 100 additional troopers. These additional troopers will focus on preventive patrol and enforcement of Virginia's laws concerning impaired driving, including alcohol enforcement and aggressive driving. In addition, an estimated $1,300,000 each year from these funds will be used to provide needed in-vehicle computer equipment to gather statistics on alcohol enforcement and impaired driving in the Commonwealth. Finally, an estimated $517,540 each year from these funds will be used to pay overtime for State Troopers.)