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Budget Amendments - HB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Sherwood
Co-Patron(s): Athey, Gilbert, May
Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum

Item 481 #60h

Item 481 #60h

First Year - FY2007 Second Year - FY2008
Nonstate Agencies
State Grants to Nonstate Entities-Nonstate Agencies FY2007 $500,000 FY2008 $0 GF

Language
Page 418, line 4, strike "$19,210,000" and insert "$19,710,000".
Page 419, after line 49, insert:
"Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum      500,000      0".


Explanation
(This amendment provides $500,000 the first year from the general fund for the construction of a new, expanded space that can help meet the needs of a growing audience. The federal government has granted the museum $1.2 million toward the cost of construction of a state-of-the-art, platinum-level LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) building. The city of Winchester has donated 3.5 acres in the city park. Private and corporate donors are attracted to the project because of contributions made by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum has the highest annual attendance of any cultural entity in the region.)