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2006 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Callahan
VSBFA Capitalization

Item 102 #8h

Item 102 #8h

First Year - FY2007 Second Year - FY2008
Commerce And Trade
Business Assistance, Department of FY2007 $5,350,000 FY2008 $350,000 GF
FY2007 2.00 FY2008 2.00 FTE

Language
Page 80, line 14, strike "$12,764,728" and insert "$18,114,728".
Page 80, line 14, strike "$12,695,160" and insert "$13,045,160".
Page 81, after line 11, insert:
"E. Out of the amounts provided in this item, $5,350,000 in the first year and $350,000 in the second year and two positions from the general fund shall be used to support the programs managed by the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority.  Of this amount, as much as $350,000 in the first year and $350,000 in the second year may be used for costs associated with administering the programs.  These include the Virginia Small Business Growth Fund (§ 2.2-2310, Code of Virginia); the Virginia Export Fund (§ 2.2-2309, Code of Virginia); Capital Access Fund for Disadvantaged Businesses (§ 2.2-2311, Code of Virginia) and the Insurance or Guarantee Fund (§ 2.2-2290, Code of Virginia)."


Explanation
(This amendment provides $5.0 million in the first year to recapitalize the VSBFA's loan and loan guarantee programs and provides $350,000 and two positions from the general fund each year for staff and administrative support for the programs administered by the Authority. This would fulfill the budget request submitted by the Agency yet not funded in the introduced budget.)