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.

B. Out of this appropriation, $161,761 from the general fund and $250,813 from nongeneral funds the first year and $161,761 from the general fund and $250,813 from nongeneral funds the second year is designated 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.

C. Out of this appropriation, $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the second year from the general fund is designated to support the Marion duPont Scott Equine Center of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.

D. Out of this appropriation, $141,750 and one position the first year and $141,750 and one position the second year from the general fund is designated for the Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research.

E. Out of this appropriation, $15,000 the first year and $15,000 the second year from the general fund is designated to support continuing education activities at the Reynolds Homestead.

F. Out of this appropriation, $84,375 the first year and $84,375 the second year from the general fund is designated to support the research activities of the Virginia Water Resources Center.

G. Out of this appropriation, $427,013 the first year and $337,013 the second year from the general fund is designated to support one position for tobacco research for medicinal purposes. Of this amount, $100,000 and two positions in each year will be used to support field tests at sites in Blackstone and Abingdon.

H. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University shall report to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia no later than May 1 of each year its tuition, fee, and all other nongeneral fund revenues, in a manner as prescribed by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. The report shall include revenues from the current fiscal year and a projection of anticipated revenues for the next fiscal year.

I.1. Out of this appropriation, $4,182,727 the first year and $9,128,590 the second year from the general fund is provided to address base funding needs identified by the Joint Subcommittee Studying Higher Education Funding Policies and to mitigate the pressure on student tuition and fees. These amounts reflect a portion of the additional general fund support needed to provide adequate base support of the institution's core academic function. These additional funds will allow the institution to serve more students; retain existing students more effectively; increase the number of students receiving a degree or certificate, particularly in fields where the Commonwealth faces critical workforce shortages; The Secretary of Education shall monitor the institution's efforts to meet these objectives and other statewide needs.

2. Out of this appropriation, the University may allocate funds to support the mobile chemistry laboratory program.

J.  Out of this appropriation, $100,000 the second year from the general fund is designated to support the Sloan Foundation Forestry Industries Center at Virginia Tech.