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2008 Session

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: O'Bannon
Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers

Item 493 #66h

Item 493 #66h

First Year - FY2009 Second Year - FY2010
Nonstate Agencies
State Grants to Nonstate Entities-Nonstate Agencies FY2009 $50,000 FY2010 $0 GF

Language
Page 444, after line 34, insert:
"Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers    50,000     0".


Explanation
(This amendment provides $50,000 the first year from the general fund to Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers for support of events such as the National Duathlon Championship, the National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships, the Richmond Marathon and the James River Adventure Games. These events will attract over 300,000 total participants and spectators and generate an economic impact of nearly $35 million.)