A. 1. The capital projects in paragraph C of this Item are hereby authorized and may be financed in whole or in part through bonds of the Virginia College Building Authority pursuant to § 23.1-1200 et seq., Code of Virginia, or the Virginia Public Building Authority pursuant to § 2.2-2263 et seq., Code of Virginia. Bonds of the Virginia College Building Authority issued to finance these projects may be sold and issued under the 21st Centry College Program at the same time with other obligations of the Authority as separate issues or as a combined issue. The aggregrate principal amounts shall not exceed $121,466,000 plus amounts needed to fund issuance costs, reserve funds, original issue discount, interest prior to and during the acquisition or construction and for one year after completion thereof, and other financing expenses, in accordance with § 2.2-2263, Code of Virginia.
2. From the list of projects included in paragraph C of this Item, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, shall provide to the Chairmen of the Virginia College Building Authority and the Virginia Public Building Authority the specific projects, as well as the amounts for these projects, to be financed by each authority within the dollar limit established by this authorization.
3. Debt service on the projects contained in this Item shall be provided from appropriations to the Treasury Board.
4. The appropriations for the capital projects in this Item are subject to the conditions in § 2.0 F. of this act.
B. In addition to the appropriation and bond authorization authorized by this Item, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, shall transfer unutilized Virginia College Building Authority (VCBA) and Virginia Public Building Authority (VPBA) bond authorization and appropriation from the projects listed below, in the amounts shown, to this project for funding the projects listed in paragraph C:
Agency No. | Project No. | Issuing Authority | Initial Authorization | Amount |
207 | 17476 | VCBA | Chapter 1, Enactment 2, Section 3, 2008 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I | $4,080,667 |
215 | 17670 | VCBA | Chapter 1, Enactment 2, Section 3, 2008 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I | $1,374,605 |
247 | 16607 | VCBA | Item C-85.10, Chapter 874, 2010 Acts of Assembly | $1,120,047 |
260 | 16836 | VCBA | Item C-182.10, Chapter 781, 2009 Acts of Assembly | $111,398 |
260 | 17379 | VCBA | Item C-326.30, Chapter 847, 2008 Acts of Assembly | $401,727 |
912 | 18319 | VPBA | Item C-43.50, Chapter 836, 2017 Acts of Assembly | $10,000,000 |
C. There is hereby appropriated $96,466,000 the second year from bond proceeds of the Virginia College Building Authority or the Virginia Public Building Authority and $10,516,000 from nongeneral funds to provide funds for the construction and other capital costs of the following projects:
Agency Code | Agency Title | Project Title |
194 | Department of General Services | Renovate Parking Deck, Main Street Centre |
194 | Department of General Services | Improve Capitol Campus Utilities |
211 | Virginia Military Institute | Construct Corps Physical Training Facility Phase 3 (Aquatic Center) |
214 | Longwood University | Replace Major HVAC System Components |
221 | Old Dominion University | Address Maintenance Needs in Kaufman Hall and Mills Godwin Building |
238 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | Replace Life and Safety Systems |
238 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts | Repair the Museum Building Envelope |
268 | Virginia Institute of Marine Science | Replace Oyster Hatchery |
417 | Gunston Hall | Upgrade Fire Suppression System and Improve Security |
720 | Departement of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services | Renovate Catawba Hospital |
777 | Department of Juvenile Justice | Repair Life Safety Systems and Upgrade Electrical Systems, Bon Air |
799 | Department of Corrections | Replace Appalachian and Wise Wastewater Treatment Plants |
799 | Department of Corrections | Construct James River Wastewater Pump Station |
D. 1. From the proceeds of bonds authorized to be issued by the Virginia Public Building Authority in paragraph A of this Item, there is hereby appropriated $25,000,000 in the second year for the Combined Sewer Overflow Matching Fund, established pursuant to § 62.1-242.12, Code of Virginia and administered by the Department of Environmental Quality. These bond proceeds shall be used by the Virginia Resources Authority and the State Water Control Board to make a grant to the City of Alexandria to pay a portion of the capital costs of its combined sewer overflow control project. Disbursements from these proceeds shall be authorized by the State Water Control Board, under the authority of the Department of Environmental Quality, and administered by the Virginia Resources Authority through the Combined Sewer Overflow Matching Fund.
2. This appropriation is subject to the conditions of § 2.0 F of this act.
3. Except as provided in paragraph D.2 of this Item, the provisions of §§ 2.0 and 4-4.01 of this act and the provisions of § 2.2-1132, Code of Virginia, shall not apply to the project supported in this Item.
E. Funding for the Department of General Services' project to Improve Capitol Campus utilities shall not be released until the department and the City of Richmond have signed an agreement allowing the state to work on any needed improvements to the utilities running through Capitol Square, including a methodology in the agreement that provides for the state's utility bills to be adjusted to offset the state's expenditures for any improvements to the water lines.