DBHDS: Critical Facility Upgrades and Repairs

Item C-24 #1c

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Page 622, line 43, strike "$72,093,205" and insert "$52,300,000".

Page 623, after line 12, insert:
"C.1. Out of the amounts provided in this item, $32,300,000 the first year from the general fund is provided to support the following projects to renovate, repair, and/or upgrade facilities, in amounts estimated as follows:

a. $18,200,000 for an HVAC replacement at Catawba Hospital;

b. $10,100,000 to address security, access control, and window replacement at Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute; and

c. $3,000,000 to convert 10 existing beds at the Southeastern Virginia Training Center to accommodate a skilled nursing level of care. Agencies responsible for the review and approval of funds, design plans, and procurement documents related to this project shall expedite their work to the extent feasible.

2. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget, is authorized to reallocate funding among projects authorized in paragraph C.1. as needed to accommodate actual costs, or to reflect any federal funds that may be provided to supplant state support.

D. The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) shall form a workgroup to review and recommend placement for a replacement Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute. The workgroup shall include representatives from the Department of General Services, public stakeholders, and other partners as necessary to make the best determination of appropriate location of a future facility.  As needed, DBHDS may use funds appropriated to this item to support research or contractual costs associated with this workgroup.  The Department shall report findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the Committees of House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations, as well as to the Committees of House Health and Human Services and Senate Education and Health, no later than November 1, 2025.”