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Budget Amendments - HB30 (Committee Approved)

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Washington's Ferry Farm

Item 481 #21h

Item 481 #21h

First Year - FY2007 Second Year - FY2008
Nonstate Agencies
State Grants to Nonstate Entities-Nonstate Agencies FY2007 $350,000 FY2008 $0 GF

Language
Page 418, line 4, strike "$19,210,000" and insert "$19,560,000".
Page 419, after line 49, insert:
"Washington's Ferry Farm, to the George Washington's Fredericksburg
Foundation for       350,000       0".


Explanation
(This amendment provides a grant of $350,000 to the George Washington's Fredericksburg Foundation to expand ongoing archeological explorations, provide additional educational programs, and support the ongoing operations for Washington's Ferry Farm. This grant will also assist the organization with the development of outdoor classrooms focusing on each era in the history of the Ferry Farm and the relocation of its archaeology laboratory to the site's visitor center. The relocation of the archaeology laboratory is expected to enhance the public's understanding of the ongoing archaeological work at the site.)