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2006 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB5002 (Committee Approved)

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Confederate Memorial Literary Society

Item 481 #98h

Item 481 #98h

First Year - FY2007 Second Year - FY2008
Nonstate Agencies
State Grants to Nonstate Entities-Nonstate Agencies FY2007 $700,000 FY2008 $0 GF

Language
Page 418, line 4, strike "$19,210,000" and insert "$19,910,000".
Page 419, after line 49, insert:
"Confederate Memorial Literary Society   700,000   0".


Explanation
(This amendment provides $700,000 in fiscal year 2007 from the general fund to Confederate Memorial Literary Society to support the ongoing operations of the Museum of the Confederacy and the White House of the Confederacy. The majority of this grant would be used to cover the museum's current operating deficit, which has been attributed to reductions in the number of visitors to the museum. The museum has reported that this decline in visitorship is the result of the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority's medical center expansion. The grant is designed to ensure the museum's continued operation for an additional year while discussions continue about the possibility of moving the facility to a new location.)