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Budget Amendments - HB1500 (Conference Report)

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Provide Funding-Offshore Wind Authority (language only)

Item 111 #2c

Item 111 #2c

Commerce And Trade
Mines, Minerals and Energy, Department of

Language
Page 88, after line 20, insert:
"D.  Up to $500,000 the second year from the amounts provided for the Governor's Development Opportunity Fund in Item 96 of this Act may be used by the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority to assist in efforts to secure the location of the proposed National Offshore Wind Technology Center in Virginia."


Explanation
(This amendment provides authorization to transfer up to $500,000 from the Governor's Opportunity Fund to the Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy to serve as pass-through funding to the Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority established by the 2010 General Assembly. This funding will be used to secure professional staff and other contractual resources necessary to assist the authority in competing for the location of the proposed National Offshore Wind Technology Center in Virginia.)