Central Capital Outlay (949)

A.1. A total of $75,000,000 the first year and $75,000,000 the second year is hereby authorized for issuance by the Virginia Public Building Authority pursuant to § 2.2-2263 Code of Virginia, and/or the Virginia College Building Authority pursuant to § 23-30.24 et seq., Code of Virginia, for capital costs of maintenance reserve projects.

2. Out of this appropriation $9,500,000 the second year from the general fund is designated for capital costs of maintenance reserve projects.

B. The proceeds of such bonds previously authorized in paragraph A.1. and the general fund provided from paragraph A.2. are hereby appropriated for the capital costs of the following maintenance reserve projects:

C. Expenditures for amounts appropriated in this Item are subject to conditions defined in §2-0 E of this act.

D. Agencies and institutions of higher education may use maintenance reserve funds to finance the following capital costs: to repair or replace damaged or inoperable equipment, components of plant, and utility systems; to correct deficiencies in property and plant required to conform with building and safety codes or those associated with hazardous condition corrections, including asbestos abatement; to correct deficiencies in fire protection, energy conservation and handicapped access; and to address such other physical plant deficiencies as the Director, Department of Planning and Budget may approve.  Agencies and institutions of higher education may also use maintenance reserve funds to make other necessary improvements that do not meet the criteria for maintenance reserve funding with the prior approval of the Director, Department of Planning and Budget.

E. 1. The Department of General Services is authorized to use these funds from its maintenance reserve allocation for necessary repairs and improvements in and around Capitol Square for items such as repair and conservation of the historic fence, repair and improvements to the grounds, upkeep and ongoing repairs to the exterior of the Capitol and Bell Tower, and conservation and maintenance of monuments and statues.  The use of and allocation of these funds shall be as deemed appropriate by the Director, Department of General Services.

2. A total of $200,000 the first year from the general fund is hereby authorized for the planning and other costs associated with the construction of permanent monuments for the Women's Monument Commission and the Virginia Indian Commemorative Commission.

3. The Department of General Services shall provide support to both groups in implementing this project, as provided for in paragraph E.2.

4. The Commissions and the Department of General Services shall report quarterly to the General Assembly on the progress made on site selection, project design, projected costs, and project finances associated with these monuments as specified in paragraph E.2.

F.1. The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation may use an amount not to exceed 20 percent of its annual maintenance reserve allocation from this item for the conservation of art and artifacts.

2. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts may use an amount not to exceed 20 percent of its annual maintenance reserve allocation from this item for the conservation of art works owned by the Museum.

G. The Department of Corrections may use a portion of its annual maintenance reserve allocation to make modifications to correctional facilities needed to enable the agency to meet the requirements of the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act.

H. The Department of Conservation and Recreation shall give priority in the use of maintenance reserve funds for roof replacements, or other improvements, to help preserve historic buildings at Walnut Valley Farms, located at Chippokes Plantation State Park, with an estimated cost of $200,000. The historic buildings consist of a 1785 farmhouse, summer kitchen, and slave quarters. It is the intent that the buildings be preserved and protected from further decay, to the extent possible, until planning, and building restorations can be initiated. Item C-44 in this act contains funds for detailed planning.

I. The Frontier Culture Museum may use its maintenance reserve allocation to pave the loop roads, paths, and parking lots, repair and replace restroom facilities, improve public entrance accessibility, and improve the grounds at the museum.

J. 1. Any balances remaining from the maintenance reserve allocation identified in this item for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation shall not revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year, but shall be brought forward and made available to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation for the purposes of the maintenance reserve program in the subsequent fiscal year.

2. Any balances remaining from the maintenance reserve allocation identified in this item for the Virginia Museum of Fine Art shall not revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year, but shall be brought forward and made available to the Virginia Museum of Fine Art for the purposes of the maintenance reserve program in the subsequent fiscal year.

K. The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation may utilize its annual maintenance reserve allocation to restore, repair or renew exhibits.

L. The Department of Corrections may use up to $1,500,000 of its annual maintenance reserve allocation to retrofit the correctional facility in Culpeper County that has been used in the past by the Department of Juvenile Justice to house juvenile defenders, but will, effective July 1, 2014, be used to house adult offenders.