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2022 Session

Budget Amendments - SB30 (Committee Approved)

CO - DCR - Acquisition Culpeper Battlefields State Park (language only)

Item C-51.10 #1s

Item C-51.10 #1s

Natural and Historic Resources
Department of Conservation and Recreation

Language
Page 536, after line 22, insert:

"C-51.10 Acquisition: Acquire land for Culpeper Battlefields State Park$0$0

Notwithstanding Item 375 F. of this act, the Department of Conservation and Recreation is authorized and directed to accept the donation of at least 1,700 acres of real property currently owned by land preservation organizations in Culpeper County to create the Culpeper Battlefields State Park. The Department is authorized to undertake improvements to provide the following user activities: heritage tourism, camping, fishing, boating, equestrian activities, biking, and historical and military education. The park shall open for public visitation no later than July 1, 2023 and contain only those improvements minimally necessary for the activities listed herein and consistent with the preservation and protection of existing historic, cultural, archaeological, and natural resources. The Department, as soon as practicable, shall accept the donation from battlefield preservation organizations of up to 800 additional acres to improve river access and the visitor experience at the park. Pursuant to these transfers, the Department of Historic Resources and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation shall assign any easements which they hold on the acreage described herein to the Department of Conservation and Recreation. It is the intent of this item that the Department will execute agreements with local land preservation organizations to maintain park land and trails at current levels until December 31, 2027, at no additional cost to the Department."



Explanation

(This amendment allows the Department of Conservation and Recreation to accept donated land for the establishment of the Culpeper Battlefields State Park. The Virginia Outdoors Foundation and the Department of Historic Resources will assign any easements which they hold on the land to the Department of Conservation and Recreation to facilitate the administration of the park. Local land preservation organizations shall maintain park land and trails at current levels at no charge until December 31, 2027.)