Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 11, Articles 4, 6, and 8; § 58.1-3403, Code of Virginia.

A.1. Out of this appropriation, $45,557,636 the first year and $46,594,480 the second year for Statewide Building Management represent a sum sufficient internal service fund which shall be paid from revenues from rental charges assessed to occupants of seat of government buildings controlled, maintained, and operated by the Department of General Services and fees paid for other building maintenance and operation services provided through service agreements and special work orders. The internal service fund shall support the facilities at the seat of government and maintenance and operation of such other state-owned facilities as the Governor or department may direct, as otherwise provided by law.

2. The rent rate for occupants of office space in seat of government facilities operated and maintained by the Department of General Services, excluding the building occupants that currently have maintenance service agreements with the department, shall be $15.96 per square foot the first year and $15.96 the second year.

3. On or before September 1 of each year, the Department of General Services shall report to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, the Secretary of Administration, and the Department of Planning and Budget regarding the operations and maintenance costs of all buildings controlled, maintained, and operated by the Department of General Services. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the cost and fund source associated with the following: utilities, maintenance and repairs, security, custodial services, groundskeeping, direct administration and other overhead, and any other operations or maintenance costs for the most recently concluded fiscal year. The amount of unleased space in each building shall also be reported.

4. Further, out of the estimated cost for Statewide Building Management, amounts estimated at $3,061,776 the first year and $3,061,776 the second year shall be paid for Payment in Lieu of Taxes. In addition to the amounts for Statewide Building Management, the following sums, estimated at the amounts shown for this purpose, are included in the appropriations for the agencies identified:

B.1. Out of this appropriation, $5,878,031 the first year and $5,878,031 the second year for Statewide Engineering and Architectural Services provided by the Division of Engineering and Buildings represent a sum sufficient internal service fund which shall be paid from revenues from fees paid by state agencies and institutions of higher education for the review of architectural, mechanical, and life safety plans of capital outlay projects.

2. In administering this internal service fund, the Division of Engineering and Buildings (DEB) shall provide capital project cost review services to state agencies and institutions of higher education and produce capital project cost analysis work products for the Department of Planning and Budget. DEB shall collect fees, consistent with those fees authorized above in paragraph B.1, from state agencies and institutions of higher education for completed capital project cost review services or work products.

3. The hourly rate for engineering and architectural services shall be $192.00 the first year and $192.00 the second year, excluding contracted services and other special rates as authorized pursuant to § 4-5.03 of this act.

4. Out of the amounts appropriated in this Item, $464,182 the first year and $464,182 the second year from the general fund is provided for the Division of Engineering and Buildings to support the Commonwealth's capital budget and capital pool process for which fees authorized in this paragraph cannot otherwise be assessed.

C. Interest on the employee vehicle parking fund authorized by § 4-6.04 c of this act shall be added to the fund as earned.

D. The Department of General Services shall, in conjunction with affected agencies, develop, implement, and administer a consolidated mail function to process inbound and outbound mail for agencies located in the Richmond metropolitan area. The consolidated mail function shall include the establishment of a centralized mail receiving and outbound processing location or locations, and the enhancement of mail security capabilities within these location(s).

E. All new and renovated state-owned facilities, if the renovations are in excess of 50 percent of the structure's assessed value, that are over 5,000 gross square feet shall be designed and constructed consistent with energy performance standards at least as stringent as the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED rating system or the Green Globes rating system.

F. The total service charge for payment in lieu of taxes to the City of Richmond for the property known as the General Assembly Building and the State Capitol Building shall not exceed $70,000 per fiscal year.

G. The Director of the Department of General Services shall work with the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation and other agencies to maximize the use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) instead of traditional incandescent light bulbs when any state agency installs new outdoor lighting fixtures or replaces nonfunctioning light bulbs on existing outdoor lighting fixtures as long as the LEDs lights are determined to be cost effective.

H. Notwithstanding the provisions of Acts of Assembly 1889, Chapter 24, which is hereby repealed, the Department of General Services, in accordance with the direction and instruction of the Governor, shall remove and store the Robert E. Lee Monument or any part thereof.