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CO - Language -Planning Funds for CCAM AMAAC and Regional Centers of Excellence (language only)

Item C-46.10 #1s

Item C-46.10 #1s

Central Appropriations
Central Capital Outlay

Language
Page 494, line 29, after "D." insert "1."
After line 35. insert:
"2. Out of this appropriation, $1,500,000 shall be released to the Virginia Economic Development Partnership for the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing to begin facility planning to improve the likelihood of being awarded a federal grant and to shorten the implementation timeline for the development of an Advanced Manufacturing Apprentice Academy Center and four Regional Centers of Excellence."


Explanation
(This language amendment would allow $1.5 million in previously authorized bond proceeds to be used for planning funds related to an Advanced Manufacturing Apprentice Academy Center (AMAAC) and four Regional Centers of Excellence. A federal grant was to be obtained for this purpose and previous budget language authorized $25 million in bond proceeds as a potential state contribution upon receipt of the federal grant, as certified by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) and the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM).)