Authority: §§ 23-114 through 23-131, Code of Virginia, and Chapter 440, Acts of Assembly of 1991 .

A. Out of this appropriation shall be expended an amount estimated at $869,882 from the general fund and $436,357 from nongeneral funds the first year and $869,882 from the general fund and $436,357 from nongeneral funds the second year for the educational telecommunications project to provide graduate engineering education, subject to a plan approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. From these funds, the institution shall pay the Department of Information Technology for transponder and telecommunications services.

B. This appropriation includes $225,294 from the general fund and $250,813 from nongeneral funds the first year and $225,294 from the general fund and $250,813 from nongeneral funds the second year to support the Educational and General portion of the debt service for the coal-fired facility, as approved in Item D-6.1, Chapter 459, Acts of Assembly of 1991. It is the intent of the General Assembly that this appropriation be adjusted in future appropriation acts to reflect the actual interest rate on the bonds.

C. This appropriation includes $400,000 from the general fund in the first year and $400,000 from the general fund the second year to support the Marion duPont Scott Equine Center of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.

D. Out of this appropriation, $10,000 the first year and $10,000 the second year from the general fund shall be provided for a part-time research position to meet the state's responsibilities associated with the Virginia Coordinate System as specified in Chapter 17, Title 55, Code of Virginia.

E. This appropriation includes $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the second year from the general fund for the Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research.