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Budget Amendments - SB1100 (Committee Approved)

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Hampton Roads Unmanned Systems Park (language only)

Item 4-5.10 #1s

Item 4-5.10 #1s

Special Conditions and Restrictions on Expenditures
Surplus Property Transfers for Economic Development

Language

Page 601, after line 45, insert:

"e. Prior to July 1, 2019, and not withstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Department of General Services shall convey approximately 80 acres, more or less, of surplus state property located in York County, Virginia to the Eastern Virginia Regional Industrial Development Authority for an amount not to exceed $1,350,000.  Prior to execution of the property transfer, the Department shall provide to the Eastern Virginia Regional Industrial Development Authority certified copies of the two most recent state appraisals for the existing state owned property, and in no case shall the transaction price exceed the average of the two most recent state appraisals.

1. The Eastern Virginia Regional Industrial Development Authority is authorized to convey the property rights of approximately 80 acres to the operator of a 20 megawatt solar facility at an amount deemed sufficient, but in no case more than $1,000,000.  

2. Any remaining and abutting state-controlled acreage shall be made available to the Eastern Virginia Regional Industrial Development Authority for an amount not to exceed $350,000 upon condition that half of the proceeds of any future land sale, less any infrastructure development costs incurred by the Eastern Virginia Regional Industrial Development Authority, will be returned to the Commonwealth and deposited to the General Fund.  In no case shall the Eastern Virginia Regional Industrial Development Authority sell any parcel of the former state-controlled lands to entities other than unmanned systems companies or companies locating to the Hampton Roads Unmanned Systems Park."



Explanation

(This amendment authorizes the sale of state controlled land to the Eastern Virginia Regional Industrial Development Authority for development of the Hampton Roads Unmanned Systems Park in York County, Virginia. The new facility will provide an open area and infrastructure for use by public institutions, private companies and individuals to develop, test and demonstrate unmanned systems.)