Authority: Title 23, Chapter 5, Code of Virginia.
A. Out of the amounts for Higher Education Research, $596,649 the first year and $596,649 the second year from the general fund shall be made available as administrative support for the operation of the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility (CEBAF).
B.1. Out of this appropriation, $387,600 the first year and $387,600 the second year from the general fund is designated for the costs to lease and equip space for activities related to technology transfer, research, and graduate work.
2. The lease agreement shall be approved by the Governor, pursuant to § 2.1-504.2, Code of Virginia and the agreement shall provide for a long term lease to support the work associated with the activities referred to in C.1.
C. Out of this appropriation, $792,356 from the general fund and $134,606 in nongeneral funds the first year and $583,177 from the general fund and $134,606 in nongeneral funds the second year for estimated lease payments to support the cost of equipment purchased with the proceeds of bonds issued by the Virginia College Building Authority. The Director of the Department of Planning and Budget shall transfer to the Virginia College Building Authority on July 1, 1998, the amounts in the first year, and on July 1, 1999, the amounts in the second year to support the authority's debt obligation.
D. It is the intent of the General Assembly that at such time as there is a building addition or improvements to the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at The College of William and Mary in Virginia, adequate and sufficient space be provided in such addition or improvement to house the offices of the Commonwealth's Attorneys' Services Council, an agency of the Commonwealth currently located in the Marshall-Wythe School of Law of The College of William and Mary in Virginia.
E. Out of this appropriation, $21,375 the first year and $21,375 the second year from the general fund is designated to support the Virginia Writing Project.
F. Out of this appropriation, $942,071 from the general fund is provided in each year of the biennium based on institutional performance. This appropriation shall be used for the institution's highest priorities, including incentives to attract and retain quality faculty, instructional technology, curricular and instructional improvements, and continued progress in attaining the highest level of academic quality. Prior to the allotment of funds on July 1, 1998 and July 1, 1999, the institution shall submit an operating plan to the Department of Planning and Budget delineating the uses of these funds.