Explanation(This amendment provides additional general fund support to the Department of General Services in order to offset increases in the costs of utitilies. The department purchases the steam necessary to heat state-owned office buildings in Capitol Square from the Medical College of Virginia (MCV). As natural gas prices have increased, so has the cost of purchasing steam from MCV. This appropriation also provides some small funding to offset increases in the costs of the agency's janitorial and other service contracts for maintaining the buildings.)