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2002 SESSION
024101748Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 10.1-2211.1 as follows:
§ 10.1-2211.1 Disbursement of funds appropriated for caring for Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves.
A. At the direction of the Director, the Comptroller of the Commonwealth is
instructed and empowered to draw annual warrants upon the State Treasurer from any
sums that may be provided in the general appropriation act, in favor of [
cemetery owners the treasurers of Revolutionary War
memorial associations caring for cemeteries ] as set forth in subsection B.
Such sums shall be expended by the [ cemetery owners associations ] for the
routine maintenance of their respective Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves and
for the graves of Revolutionary War soldiers and sailors not otherwise
cared for in other cemeteries, and in erecting and caring for markers, memorials,
and monuments to the memory of such soldiers and sailors. All such [ cemetery
owners associations, through their proper officers, ] are required after July 1
of each year to submit to the Director a certified statement that the funds appropriated to the association
or organization in the preceding fiscal year were or will be expended for the
routine maintenance of cemeteries specified in this section and the graves of
Revolutionary War soldiers and sailors and in erecting and caring for markers,
memorials and monuments to the memory of such soldiers and sailors. A cemetery
[ owner association ] failing to comply with any of the requirements of this
section shall be prohibited from receiving moneys allocated under this section for
all subsequent fiscal years until [ he the association ] fully complies
with the requirements.
B. Allocation of appropriations made pursuant to this section shall be based
on the number of graves, monuments and markers as set forth opposite the
cemetery [ owner's ] name, or as documented by each [ owner association ]
multiplied by the rate of five dollars or the average actual cost of routine
maintenance, whichever is greater, for each grave, monument or marker in the care of
a cemetery [ owner association ] . For the purposes of this section the
"average actual cost of care" shall be determined by the Department in a biennial survey of at least four properly
maintained cemeteries, each located in a different geographical region of the
Commonwealth.
IN THE COUNTIES OF: NUMBER:
Amherst
St. Matthews Episcopal Church 3
[Arlington
Arlington National Cemetery 18]
Augusta
Bethel Presbyterian Church 33
Glebe Burying Ground 11
Mossy Creek Cemetery 6
Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church 44
Hebron Presbyterian Church 6
Old Providence Presbyterian Church 20
Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church 4
St. John's Reformed Lutheran Church 4
St. Peter's Lutheran Church 3
Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church 13
Trinity Lutheran Church 8
Botetourt
Fincastle Presbyterian Church 28
Campbell
Callaway-Steptoe Cemetery 4
Cobbs Hall Farm 3
Concord Presbyterian Church 4
Family Cemetery at Avoca 3
Mount Airy Family Cemetery 3
Haden Family Cemetery on Phillips Farm 3
Hat Creek Presbyterian Church 3
Clarke
Old Chapel Churchyard 3
Culpeper
Culpeper Cemetery 3
Masonic Cemetery 3
Dinwiddie
Sweden Plantation 3
Floyd
Pine Creek Cemetery 4
Franklin
Tanyard-Benard-Hill Cemetery 3
Greenesville
Robinson Family Cemetery 3
Halifax
Terry Family Cemetery 5
Hanover
Spring Grove Cemetery 5
Henry
Leatherwood Planatation 5
Loudoun
Ketoctin Cemetery 7
Louisa
Little River Baptist Church 3
Nelson
Cub Creek Road Cemetery 10
Page
Printz Family Cemetery 3
Pittsylvania
Buckler Family Cemetery 3
Roanoke
Walton Family Cemetery 3
Rockingham
Dayton Cemetery 3
Old Peaked Mountain Church 30
Russell
Soloman Litton Hollow Cemetery 4
Shenandoah
St. Mary's Lutheran Church 7
Tazewell
Thompson Family Cemetery 4
Washington
Green Spring Church 6
Sinking Spring Cemetery 9
Wythe
St. John's Lutheran Church 5
St. Paul's Lutheran Church 4
[York
Colonial National Historical Park 736]
IN THE CITIES OF:
Alexandria
Christ Church Cemetery 8
Old Presbyterian Meeting House 43
Fairfax
Fairfax City Cemetery 3
Pohick Church Cemetery 3
Washington Family Tomb 3
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Cemetery 5
Masonic Cemetery 6
St. George's Episcopal Church 3
Lexington
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery 19
Washington and Lee University 3
Lynchburg
Old City Cemetery 3
Newport News
Warwick Burial Ground 3
Norfolk
St. Paul's Cemetery 3
Portsmouth
Cedar Grove 4
Trinity Episcopal Church 5
Richmond
Hollywood Cemetery 4
Shockoe Hill Cemetery 8
St. John's Episcopal Church 4
Rockbridge
Falling Spring Presbyterian Church 6
High Bridge Presbyterian Church 3
New Providence Presbyterian Church 15
Timber Ridge Cemetery 9
Staunton
Trinity Episcopal Church 17
Williamsburg
Bruton Parish Church 4
Winchester
Mount Hebron Cemetery 31
Old Opequon Presbyterian Church 10
C. In addition to funds that may be provided pursuant to subsection B, any of
the [ cemetery owners associations ] set forth in subsection B may apply to the
Director for grants to perform extraordinary maintenance, renovation, repair or reconstruction of any of their respective
Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves and for the graves of Revolutionary War
soldiers and sailors. These grants shall be made from any appropriation made
available by the General Assembly for such purpose. In making such grants, the
Director shall give full consideration to the assistance available from the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or other agencies, except in
those instances where such assistance is deemed by the Director to be
detrimental to the historical, artistic or architectural significance of the
site.
D. Local matching funds shall not be required for grants made pursuant to this section.