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 including overhead charges, the full costs of which shall not exceed 11.75 percent of the total cost. Effective July 1, 1997, administration of the digital satellite contract will be transferred to Old Dominion University and overhead charges will be eliminated.
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 the first year and $400,000 the second year from the general fund 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.
F. This appropriation includes $21,375 the first year and $21,375 the second year from the general fund to support the Virginia Writing Project.
G. This appropriation includes $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second year from the general fund to support continuing education activities at the Reynolds Homestead.
H. This appropriation includes $3,893,146 from the general fund and $415,254 in nongeneral funds the first year and $3,975,832 from the general fund and $415,254 in nongeneral funds the second year for 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, 1996, the amounts in the first year, and on July 1, 1997, the amounts in the second year to support the authority's debt obligation.
I. This appropriation includes $75,000 in the second year from the general fund to support the research activities of the Virginia Water Resources Center.