361#2h (DCR) Breaks Interstate Park Fire Suppression System. HB30 - Member Request

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Chief Patron: Johnson
Breaks Interstate Park Fire Suppression System

Item 361 #2h

Item 361 #2h	First Year - FY2013	Second Year - FY2014
Natural Resources
Conservation and Recreation, Department of	FY2013 $0	FY2014 $302,500	GF

Language
Page 269, line 37, strike "$55,633,252" and insert "$55,935,752".
Page 270, after line 9, insert:
"4. Out of the amounts appropriated for this item, $302,500 the second year from the general fund is provided to the Breaks Interstate Park for a new sprinkler system on a portion of the guest housing, the addition of emergency lighting for emergency exit guidance, additional fire extinguishers, emergency signage as required, and to eliminate asbestos in a facility and replace the material with building code qualified material."

Explanation
(This amendment provides additional funding for the Breaks Interstate Park, which straddles Virginia and Kentucky, for repairs related to health and safety, including fire suppression, emergency lighting, and the elimination of asbestos.)

Item 361

Item 361	First Year - FY2013	Second Year - FY2014
Leisure and Recreation Services (50400)	$55,633,252	$55,633,252
Preservation of Open Space Lands (50401)	FY2013 $12,594,324	FY2014 $12,594,324
Design and Construction of Outdoor Recreational Facilities (50403)	FY2013 $1,065,822	FY2014 $1,065,822
State Park Management and Operations (50404)	FY2013 $34,134,441	FY2014 $34,134,441
Natural Outdoor Recreational and Open Space Resource Research, Planning, and Technical Assistance (50406)	FY2013 $7,838,665	FY2014 $7,838,665
Fund Sources:
General	FY2013 $20,880,536	FY2014 $20,880,536
Special	FY2013 $20,729,234	FY2014 $20,729,234
Debt Service	FY2013 $185,187	FY2014 $185,187
Dedicated Special Revenue	FY2013 $7,700,000	FY2014 $7,700,000
Federal Trust	FY2013 $6,138,295	FY2014 $6,138,295

Authority: Title 10.1, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.1, and 17; Title 18.2, Chapters 1 and 5; Title 19.2, Chapters 1, 5, and 7, Code of Virginia.

A.1. Out of the amount for Natural Outdoor Recreational and Open Space Resource Research, Planning, and Technical Assistance shall be paid for the operation and maintenance of Breaks Interstate Park, an amount not to exceed $181,687 the first year and $181,687 the second year from the general fund.

2. The Breaks Interstate Park Commission shall submit an annual audit of a fiscal and compliance nature of its accounts and transactions to the Auditor of Public Accounts, the Director, Department of Conservation and Recreation, and the Director, Department of Planning and Budget.

3. The Breaks Interstate Park Commission shall, following the modernization of the Breaks Interstate Park electrical system, enter into negotiations to transfer control of the electrical system serving the park to a local regional electric utility.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 10.1-202, Code of Virginia, amounts deposited to the State Park Conservation Resources Fund may be used for a program of in-state travel advertising. Such travel advertising shall feature Virginia State Parks and the localities or regions in which the parks are located. To the extent possible the department shall enter into cooperative advertising agreements with the Virginia Tourism Authority and local entities to maximize the effectiveness of expenditures for advertising. The department is further authorized to enter into a cooperative advertising agreement with the Virginia Association of Broadcasters.

C. Included in the amount for Preservation of Open-Space Lands is $1,752,750 the first year and $1,752,750 the second year from the general fund for the operating expenses of the Virginia Outdoors Foundation (Title 10.1, Chapter 18, Code of Virginia).

D.1. Included in the amount for Preservation of Open Space Lands is $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the second year from the general fund to be deposited into the Virginia Land Conservation Fund, § 10.1-1020, Code of Virginia.

2. Included in the amounts for Preservation of Open Space Lands is $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the second year from nongeneral funds to be deposited into the Virginia Land Conservation Fund to be distributed by the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation pursuant to the provisions of § 58.1-513, Code of Virginia.

E.1. The Director, Department of Conservation and Recreation, is authorized to develop a state directory of cultural historic sites. The directory shall recognize commemorative and historic facilities and sites that interpret significant aspects of national, state, or regional cultural history. Sites included in the directory shall not be owned or operated by state agencies. The department is authorized to develop qualification criteria and application materials that may be necessary to implement the registry program. Such criteria may be adopted by the director after considering the recommendations of the Board of Conservation and Recreation.

2. Owners or managers of a potential commemorative or historic facility desiring to be included on the directory of cultural historic sites shall submit an application to the department. The director shall evaluate whether the facility or site qualifies for inclusion in the directory, in consultation with the Department of Historic Resources, the Virginia Tourism Authority, and other state and federal agencies as needed, and the director shall present candidates to the board for its recommendation.

3. Upon the favorable recommendation of the board, the director may designate a facility or site for inclusion in the directory with the Governor's written consent.

4. The department shall maintain the directory of commemorative or historic facilities and sites on its website and encourage promotion of those facilities or sites.