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2022 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Conference Report)

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Battlefield Preservation Fund

Item 386 #7c

Item 386 #7c

First Year - FY2023 Second Year - FY2024
Natural and Historic Resources
Department of Historic Resources FY2023 $3,500,000 FY2024 $4,250,000 GF

Language
Page 416, line 2, strike "$20,841,048" and insert "$24,341,048".
Page 416, line 2, strike "$13,596,048" and insert "$17,846,048".

Page 416, line 46, strike "$1,000,000" and "$1,000,000", and insert:

"$4,500,000" and "$5,250,000".

Page 416, line 46, strike "G." and insert "G.1."

Page 416, after line 51, insert:

"2. From the amounts in this item, $1,500,000 in the first year and $1,500,000 the second year shall be granted to the battlefield preservation organizations donating property at the proposed Culpeper Battlefields State Park in order that they may expeditiously acquire up to 800 additional acres at the site and donate this acreage to the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Such grants shall be exempt from the matching fund and easement recordation requirements of § 10.1-2202.4, Code of Virginia.

3. From the amounts in this item, $2,500,000 the first year and $2,250,000 the second year shall be granted to the battlefield organization that manages the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District in order that they may effectively promote heritage tourism, increase public access to preserved lands, and improve the visitor experience at already preserved battlefield sites throughout the Shenandoah Valley. Such improvements when completed shall result in the development of seven new battlefield parks across four counties. Improvements shall include highway signage, parking facilities, trailheads, restroom facilities, trails, interpretive signage, environmental protections, fencing, the completion of the Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum, and the creation of the New Market History and Education Center. Such grants shall be exempt from the matching fund and easement recordation requirements of § 10.1-2202.4, Code of Virginia."



Explanation

(This amendment provides an increase of $7.8 million from the general fund over the biennium to the Virginia Battlefield Preservation Fund, increasing the Commonwealth’s investment to a total of $9.8 million over the biennium. Of these amounts, $3.0 million from the general fund is dedicated to battlefield preservation organizations donating land to the Department of Conservation and Recreation at the proposed Culpeper Battlefields State Park. A further $4.8 million from the general fund is provided to support improvements in the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District.)