Funding for Civil War Comm. & Musuem/Visitors Center

Item 20.20 #1h

Language
Page 16, line 15, strike "$65,000" and insert "$122,000".
Page 16, line 15, strike "$115,000" and insert "$2,769,400".

Explanation
(This amendment provides $57,000 from the general fund in the first year and $2,154,400 from the general fund and one position and $500,000 from nongeneral funds in the second year for the Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission. The first year amount includes support for a feasibility study in preparation for the Commission's fund-raising activities, along with expenses for meetings of an advisory committee. The second year amounts include general fund support for one position for fund-raising, ongoing Commission expenses, and grants to selected organizations for planning for the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The second year amount also includes $2,000,000 from the general fund for planning for a visitor center and museum facility. The estimated nongeneral funds represent private funds raised or grants obtained by the Commission during the second year of the biennium for the sesquicentennial.)