Authority: Title 23, Chapter 5.2, Code of Virginia.

A. Out of this appropriation shall be expended an amount estimated at $431,013 from the general fund and $198,244 from nongeneral funds the first year and $431,013 from the general fund and $198,244 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.

B. Out of this appropriation $4,726,361 and 41.88 positions the first year from the general fund and $1,440,000 and 12.62 positions the first year from nongeneral funds and $4,726,361 and 41.88 positions the second year from the general fund and $1,440,000 and 12.62 positions the second year from nongeneral funds is designated for the TELETECHNET program at 22 community college sites.

C.1. Out of this appropriation, $425,088 the first year and $425,088 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 § 2.2-1149, 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.

D. Out of this appropriation, $45,000 and 1.00 position the first year and $45,000 and 1.00 position the second year from the general fund is designated to support an International Maritime, Ports, and Logistics Management Institute.

E.1. Out of this appropriation, $2,610,000 from the general fund and $2,610,000 from nongeneral funds the first year and $2,610,000 from the general fund and $2,610,000 from nongeneral funds the second year are provided for the development and support of a Technology Workforce Training Center designed to train workers in the field of information technology.

2. Out of this appropriation, $2,015,280 and 10 positions the first year and $2,015,280 and 10 positions the second year from the general fund is provided to support workforce development in engineering and computer science. The University shall actively promote and recruit high school and community college students to consider engineering and computer science programs for their college careers. In carrying out the workforce development program, the University shall take into consideration that the General Assembly will be studying the advantages and disadvantages of incentive scholarships and their role in the Commonwealth's financial aid program.

F. Out of this appropriation, $1,165,196 and 2.00 positions the first year and $1,165,196 and 2.00 positions the second year from the general fund is designated to enhance the use of instructional technology in the classroom.

G. Out of this appropriation, $800,000 the first year and $800,000 the second year from the general fund shall be provided to finance a TELETECHNET site in Northern Virginia in the Route 29 business district.

H. Notwithstanding § 55-297, Code of Virginia, Old Dominion University is hereby designated as the administrative agency for the Virginia Coordinate System.

I. Out of this appropriation the expenditure of $4,792,981 the first year and $6,408,254 the second year from the general fund and $2,008,944 the first year and $4,017,887 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.

J. 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.