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SENATE BILL NO. 27 FLOOR AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by Delegate Hamilton on March 8, 2006) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Stolle) A BILL to authorize the Virginia Public Building Authority to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $327,400,000 to pay the costs of certain public safety capital projects.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. That pursuant to §§ 2.2-2261, 2.2-2263, and 2.2-2264 of the Code of Virginia, the General Assembly hereby authorizes the Virginia Public Building Authority to finance without limitation the development, acquisition, equipping and construction of the following project:

Agency                         Project Description             Amount

Department of State            State Agency Radio Sytem_______________              

 Police                        (STARS), Phase II          $201,900,000

Department of Forensic         Northern Virginia______________________

 Science                       Forensic Lab                 63,500,000

Department of Mental Health,   Sexually Violent_______________________

Mental Retardation, and        Predator Facility______________________

Substance Abuse Services                                    62,000,000

Total______________________________________________________$327,400,000

The STARS project may consist of but is not limited to land, mobile telecommunications equipment and towers, software, radio frequency rights and licenses, communications control buildings and facilities, related infrastructure, and other project costs necessary, incidental, or convenient to undertake, develop, acquire, and construct the integrated statewide shared land-mobile radio communications system for the Commonwealth and its localities and governmental units.

§ 2. The Virginia Public Building Authority is also authorized to exercise any and all powers granted to it by law in connection with the foregoing, including the power to finance the cost of the above projects by the issuance of revenue bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $327,400,000 plus amounts needed to fund issuance costs, reserve funds, original issue discount, other financing expenses, and interest for up to one year after completion.

§ 3. The proceeds of the bonds are hereby appropriated for disbursement from the state treasury pursuant to Article X, Section 7 of the Constitution of Virginia, and § 2.2-1819 of the Code of Virginia. The general conditions and general provisions of the general appropriation act enacted pursuant to Chapter 15 (§ 2.2-1500 et seq.) of Title 2.2 of the Code of Virginia, in effect from time to time, and all of the terms and conditions contained therein shall apply to the capital projects listed in this act.