Authority: Title 23, Chapter 9.1, Code of Virginia.

A. Out of this appropriation, an amount estimated at $289,614 from the general fund and $124,120 from nongeneral funds the first year and $289,614 from the general fund and $124,120 from nongeneral funds the second year is designated for the educational telecommunications project to provide graduate engineering education, subject to a plan approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.

B. Out of this appropriation, $334,125 the first year and $334,125 the second year from the general fund is designated for the Center for Conflict Resolution at George Mason University.

C. Out of this appropriation, $810,000 the first year and $810,000 the second year from the general fund is designated for the George Mason University School of Law. This appropriation includes funding for the National Center for Technology and the Law within the School of Law, instructional programs within the proposed Juris Master program, and expansion of School of Law activities.

D. Out of this appropriation, the expenditure of $4,528,537 the first year and $4,021,514 the second year from the general fund and $352,622 the first year and $705,244 the second year from nongeneral funds to address base operating needs and student enrollment, improve degree completion and expand research capacity is contingent upon the passage into law of the provisions contained in Enactment Nos. 2, 3 and 5 of Part 5 of introduced House Bill 30/Senate Bill 30 of the 2004 Session. The allotment of these funds is subject to the purposes and conditions described in Item 135, paragraph D.

E. This appropriation includes $403,250 in the first year from the general fund to support the university's participation in the Mid-Atlantic Terascale Partnership. These funds shall be used to gain access to advanced national communication networks for computation-intensive research through collaborative efforts among the participating institutions. The expenditure of these funds is contingent upon the passage into law of the provisions contained in Enactment Nos. 2, 3 and 5 of Part 5 of introduced House Bill 30/Senate Bill 30 of the 2004 Session. The allotment of these funds is subject to approval of expenditure plans by the Secretary of Education.