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2002 SESSION
023060408Patrons-- Chichester, Byrne, Colgan, Deeds, Edwards, Hanger, Hawkins, Houck, Howell, Lambert, Lucas, Miller, Y.B., Norment, Potts, Puckett, Puller, Quayle, Reynolds, Saslaw, Stolle, Stosch, Ticer, Trumbo, Wampler and Whipple
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. That pursuant to § 2.2-2264 of the Code of Virginia, the General Assembly hereby authorizes the Virginia Public Building Authority to undertake the construction, improvement, and furnishing of the following projects:
Agency Project Description Amount
a. Melchers-Monroe
Memorials Expansion of Belmont Studio $4,220,000
Virginia Museum of
Fine Arts Construct Parking Deck 8,388,000
Conservation & Recreation Land Acquisition 20,000,000
Dept of General Services Capitol Square Renovations,
Phase I 5,000,000
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Construct New Veterans
Care Center 7,942,000
Subtotal $45,550,000
b. Museum of Natural
History Construct
New Museum 15,789,000
Conservation & Recreation Shoreline Erosion Control
at Mason Neck 694,000
Construct Cabins and Campsites,
Lake Anna 921,000
Dept of General Services Construct Parking Deck 13,550,000
Mental Health, Retardation
& Sub. Abuse Asbestos Abatement/
Environmental Hazards 2,196,000
Life Safety Code Compliance II 6,522,000
SE Va Tng Ctr Cottage
Replacement, Phase I 4,656,000
Woodrow Wilson
Rehab Center Renovate Birdsall-Hoover
Med. Admin. Bldg, Ph I 5,050,000
Department for the
Blind Vision Impaired Renovate / Expand Dormitory at
Va Rehab Ctr 4,365,000
Upgrade Manufacturing
Equipment 1,452,000
Department of Corrections Replace St. Brides Prison 6,000,000
VCCW Boiler Replacement 3,866,000
James River CC Fire Safety
Systems & Exits Improvement 500,000
Construct James River CC
Wastewater Treatment Plant 7,857,000
Roof Repairs Systemwide 2,000,000
Realign Mountainside Slope at
Wallens Ridge 500,000
Dept. of Juvenile Justice Upgrade reception &
diagnostic facility 11,889,000
Construct New Administration
Bldg., Hanover 3,785,000
Department of State
Police Headquarters/
Emergency Operations Center 15,997,000
Department of
Transportation National Air and
Space Museum Extension 9,780,000
Department of Agriculture
& Consumer Services Construct Harrisonburg
Regional Laboratory 6,583,000
Central Appropriations Acquire Land for Virginia
Biotech Research Park 2,000,000
Subtotal $125,952,000
GRAND TOTAL $171,502,000
The projects set forth in subsection b. shall not be undertaken prior to the allocation of funding for the projects set forth in subsection a.
§ 2. The Virginia Public Building Authority is also authorized to exercise any and all powers granted to it by law in connection therewith, including the power to finance the cost thereof by the issuance of revenue bonds not to exceed the principal amount set forth plus amounts needed to fund issuance costs, reserve funds, interest prior to or during improvement and for up to one year after completion of the improvement, and other financing expenses.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the authorization to issue bonds hereunder is subject to the following conditions. The Governor shall prepare and release a plan to the chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee and House Appropriations Committee on or before August 1, 2002, detailing a process whereby the Secretary of Finance, in conjunction with the Secretary of Administration, shall administer the orderly issuance of the bonds hereunder authorized in order to provide the funding required to execute the capital projects identified within this bill, including the following:
a) Development of processes to expedite the capital outlay review process as set forth in § 2.2-1132 of the Code of Virginia; and
b) Development of detailed draw schedules for projects and for the approval of such draw schedules with due consideration given to the long-term capacity of the Commonwealth to open and operate such completed capital projects. Included in such approval shall be an estimate of the net additional costs of staffing and equipping such projects. In addition, the Secretary of Finance, in conjunction with the Secretary of Administration, shall provide to the chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee and House Appropriations Committee by April 1 and September 1 of each year, until such capital projects as are hereunder authorized are completed, a status report on the projects, including the elements set forth in subsections a. and b. above.
2. § 1. That pursuant to § 23-30.28 of the Code of Virginia, the General Assembly hereby authorizes the Virginia College Building Authority to undertake the following projects including, without limitation, constructing, improving, furnishing, maintaining, acquiring and renovating buildings, facilities, improvements and land therefor, to exercise any and all powers granted to it by law in connection therewith, including the power to lease such projects to institutions of higher education of the Commonwealth, and to finance all or any portion of the cost thereof by the issuance of revenue bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $164,946,996 plus amounts needed to fund issuance costs, reserve funds, interest prior to and during acquisition, construction or renovation and for one year after completion thereof, and other financing expenses.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the authorization to issue bonds hereunder is subject to the following conditions. The Governor shall prepare and release a plan to the chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee and House Appropriations Committee on or before August 1, 2002, detailing a process whereby the Secretary of Finance, in conjunction with the Secretaries of Education and Administration, shall administer the orderly issuance of the bonds hereunder authorized in order to provide the funding required to execute the capital projects identified within this bill, including the following:
a) Development of processes to expedite the capital outlay review process as set forth in § 2.2-1132 of the Code of Virginia; and
b) Development of detailed draw schedules for projects and for the approval of such draw schedules with due consideration given to the long-term capacity of the Commonwealth to open and operate such completed capital projects. Included in such approval shall be an estimate of the net additional costs of staffing and equipping such projects. In addition, the Secretary of Finance, in conjunction with the Secretaries of Education and Administration, shall provide to the chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee and House Appropriations Committee by April 1 and September 1 of each year, until such capital projects as are hereunder authorized are completed, a status report on the projects, including the elements set forth in subsections a. and b. above.
The Authority may pay all or any part of the cost of any project hereinafter listed or authorized or any portion thereof with any income and reserve funds of the Authority available for such purpose, and in such case may transfer such funds of the Authority, with or without a property interest in such projects, as determined by the Authority, with the approval of the Governor.
Facility Project Cost
Christopher Newport
University Ferguson Hall-Plant,
Classrooms and Art $14,260,000
Renovate/Expand Technology
Center/Library 804,000
The College of William
and Mary Renovate Rogers Hall 13,225,000
George Mason University Construct Academic IIIA-
Prince William 16,181,000
James Madison University Construct CISAT Academic 3a 24,249,200
Longwood College Upgrade Steam Plant 1,836,000
Grainger Hall Supplement 1,000,000
Storm Water Retention
Structure 750,000
Mary Washington College Construct James Madison
College Campus building #2 10,207,000
Norfolk State University Renovate Teacher Education
Building 3,918,886
Handicapped Accessibility
Improvements 598,000
Radford University Porterfield Hall Renovations 1,378,000
University of Virginia Cocke Hall Renovation 6,000,000
University of
Virginia - Wise Crockett Hall Renovation 4,450,000
Virginia Commonwealth
University Code Compliance: Life/
Fire Safety 2,912,000
Hibbs Building
Classroom Renovations 1,022,000
Business Building
Classroom Renovations 1,307,000
Virginia Military Institute Nichols Engineering Building 1,162,000
Virginia Tech Construct Bioinformatics
Building, Phase II 20,436,000
Replace Dairy Science
Facilities 4,500,000
Virginia State University Handicapped Accessibility 500,000
Repair Sanitary and Storm
Sewer Lines 1,490,000
Virginia Community
College System Parham Rd Phase IV/
Replace Exterior
Building B, J.S. Reynolds 14,859,600
Instructional Buildings
Renovation, Wytheville 2,014,360
Construct Science Laboratory
Building, Lord Fairfax 8,982,500
Workforce and Technology
Renovation Project,
Rappahannock 1,750,000
Construct Manufacturing
Technology Bldg,
Central Virginia 4,354,450
Maintenance Building
Supplement, Systemwide 800,000
GRAND TOTAL $164,946,996
3. That no project in this act shall be undertaken by the Virginia Public Building Authority prior to the allocation of funding for all projects authorized to be undertaken by the Virginia Public Building Authority pursuant to the biennial budget for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2000, and ending July 1, 2002, as may be amended by the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.
4. That no project in this act shall be undertaken by the Virginia College Building Authority prior to the allocation of funding for all projects authorized to be undertaken by the Virginia College Building Authority pursuant to the biennial budget for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2000, and ending July 1, 2002, as may be amended by the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.