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Budget Amendments - SB29 (Floor Approved)

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River Farm (language only)

Item 374 #3s

Item 374 #3s

Natural Resources
Department of Conservation and Recreation

Language

Page 200, line 4, strike "Not set out." and insert:

Amendment Drawn to Chapter 552

Page 491, strike line 45 through line 47, and  insert:

"U. Out of the amounts in this item, $2,000,000 the second year from the general fund is provided for the Department of Conservation and Recreation to establish a grant program for accessibility improvements at a property owned by a charity, formerly part of George Washington's estate, including the design and construction of ADA compliant public trails and viewing areas, driveway and parking areas, shoreline stabilization, passive use water access and riverbank restoration, and elimination of invasive plant species in coordination with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation."



Explanation

(This amendment repurposes $2.0 million GF currently appropriated in FY 2022 for a grant program to provide for accessibility improvements that facilitate public access and educational opportunities at George Washington’s historic River Farm property.)