Authority: Title 23, Chapter 5, Code of Virginia.

A. Out of the amounts for Higher Education Research, $342,201 the first year and $342,201 the second year from the general fund shall be made available as administrative support for the operation of the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jefferson Lab).

B. Out of this appropriation, $279,072 the first year and $279,072 the second year from the general fund is designated for the costs to lease and equip space for activities related to technology transfer, research, and graduate work.

C. This appropriation includes $403,250 in the first year from the general fund to support the college's participation in the Mid-Atlantic Terascale Partnership. These funds shall be used to gain access to advanced national communication networks for computation-intensive research through collaborative efforts among the participating institutions. The expenditure of these funds is contingent upon the passage into law of the provisions contained in Enactment Nos. 2, 3 and 5 of Part 5 of introduced House Bill 30/Senate Bill 30 of the 2004 Session. The allotment of these funds is subject to approval of expenditure plans by the Secretary of Education.

D. Out of this appropriation, the expenditure of $624,381 the first year and $443,354 the second year from the general fund and $507,980 the first year and $751,768 the second year from nongeneral funds to address base operating needs and student enrollment, improve degree completion, and expand research capacity is contingent upon the passage into law of the provisions contained in Enactment Nos. 2, 3 and 5 of Part 5 of introduced House Bill 30/Senate Bill 30 of the 2004 Session. The allotment of these funds is subject to the purposes and conditions described in Item 135, paragraph D.