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Budget Amendments - HB1500 (Conference Report)

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NGF Appropriation for Southwest VA Economic Development

Item 476 #5c

Item 476 #5c

First Year - FY2017 Second Year - FY2018
Central Appropriations
Central Appropriations FY2017 $0 FY2018 $500,000 NGF

Language
Page 469, line 5, strike "$16,962,496" and insert "$17,462,496".

Page 472, after line 29, insert:

"Q. In addition to the amounts provided in paragraphs C.1.,2. and 3. of Item 109 of this act, the Virginia Coalfields Economic Development Authority shall provide up to $500,000 of its nongeneral fund balances to the Lenowisco and Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commissions who shall serve as fiscal agents for coordinated economic development activities in the Lenowisco and Cumberland Plateau Planning Districts. The funding provided in this paragraph is contingent upon equal matching funds being awarded by the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission."



Explanation

(This amendment provides funding of up to $500,000 from nongeneral fund revenues of the Coalfield Economic Development Authority the second year for economic development activities in Southwest Virginia. This represents the first of an anticipated three-year need totaling $1.5 million. Funding is intended to benefit the Lenowisco and Cumberland Plateau Planning Districts with the expectation that marketing efforts will be conducted with collaboration from the Virginia Coalfields Economic Development Authority and other regional stakeholders. Funding is contingent upon equal matching funds being awarded by the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission.)