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Miscellaneous (Including Budget and Bonds)

Passed

P HB29

Budget bill. Amends Appropriations Act of 2003, Chapter 1042.
Patron - Callahan

P HB31

Bond bill; Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Educational Institutions Bond Bill of 2004. Authorizes the issuance of 9 (c) bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $255,316,600 for the financing of revenue-producing capital projects at institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth. Of the total amount of bonds authorized, $137,700,600 is allocated for previously authorized projects and $117,616,000 is allocated for new projects. This bill is identical to SB 31.
Patron - Callahan

P HB32

Commonwealth of Virginia Parking Facilities Bond Bill of 2004. Authorizes the issuance of 9 (c) bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $5,700,000 for acquisition of the Virginia Retirement System parking deck. This bill is identical to SB 32.
Patron - Callahan

P HB106

Bonds; Virginia Public Building Authority. Authorizes the Virginia Public Building Authority to issue bonds in the amount of $159,300,000 to finance the undertaking, development, acquisition and construction of the first phase of the Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS) and establishes a fee at the rate of two percent of the amount charged for daily rental vehicles, which revenues from such fee are dedicated for debt service payments on such bonds.
Patron - Sherwood

P HB848

Claims; Julius Earl Ruffin. Provides relief for Julius Earl Ruffin who was incarcerated between 1982 and 2003 for a crime that scientific evidence later revealed he did not commit. Governor Warner granted him an absolute pardon on March 19, 2003. Under the bill, the Commonwealth will provide a lump-sum payment to Mr. Ruffin of $325,000 to be paid by August 1, 2004, and an annuity for the primary benefit of Mr. Ruffin providing for equal monthly payments for a period certain of 30 years commencing on September 1, 2004, in the cumulative amount of $900,000. The bill provides that the annuity shall provide that it shall not be sold, discounted, or used as securitization for loans and mortgages, but shall contain beneficiary provisions providing for the annuity's continued disbursement in the event of the death of Mr. Ruffin to his children and his spouse. The bill also provides that Mr. Ruffin shall be entitled, until 2009, to receive career and technical training within the Virginia community college system free of tuition charges, up to a maximum of $10,000. This bill is identical to SB 234.
Patron - Jones, S.C.

P HB949

Property conveyance; subaqueous lands to City of Norfolk. Authorizes the Governor to convey certain subaqueous lands in the Elizabeth River at Norfolk to the City of Norfolk. The bill provides that such conveyance shall be made in a form approved by the Attorney General and that the appropriate officials of the Commonwealth are authorized to prepare, execute, and deliver such deed and other documents as may be necessary to accomplish the conveyance.
Patron - Howell, A.T.

P HB1261

Property conveyance; certain real property to City of Petersburg. Authorizes the Virginia Employment Commission to convey certain real property located at 10 North Jefferson Street in the City of Petersburg to the City of Petersburg. The bill provides that such conveyance shall be approved by the Governor and made in a form approved by the Attorney General and that the appropriate officials of the Commonwealth are authorized to prepare, execute, and deliver such deed and other documents as may be necessary to accomplish the conveyance.
Patron - Bland

P HR2

2004-2006 Budget Bill. Requests the Governors of the Commonwealth to submit a Budget Bill utilizing existing fiscal resources without incorporating a general tax increase.
Patron - Marshall, R.G.

P SB31

Bond bill; Commonwealth of Virginia Higher Educational Institutions Bond Bill of 2004. Authorizes the issuance of 9 (c) bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $255,316,600 for the financing of revenue-producing capital projects at institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth. Of the total amount of bonds authorized, $137,700,600 is allocated for previously authorized projects and $117,616,000 is allocated for new projects. This bill is identical to HB 31.
Patron - Chichester

P SB32

P SB39

Bonds; Virginia Public Building Authority. Authorizes the Virginia Public Building Authority to issue bonds in the amount not to exceed $159,300,000 to finance the undertaking, development, acquisition and construction of the first phase of the Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS) and several public safety related projects.
Patron - Stolle

P SB234

P SB602

Chamberlin Hotel. Gives the consent of the Commonwealth for the extension of the lease for the operation of the Chamberlin Hotel at Fort Monroe for 50 years and expands the approved uses to include a senior housing facility with an assisted living component and an adjoining parking garage. The bill also includes an emergency provision.
Patron - Williams

P SB623

Awards service handgun to widow of Anthony Daryl Campbell. Awards the service handgun of Virginia State Trooper Anthony Daryl Campbell to his widow.
Patron - Rerras

P SB654

Hampton Roads Sanitation District. Adds King and Queen County and makes numerous other changes to the enabling act of the Hampton Roads Sanitation District.
Patron - Norment

P SJ65

Colonial Founders Day. Designates May 14, 2004, and in each succeeding year, as Colonial Founders Day in Virginia. May 14 signifies the date of the disembarking of the passengers who founded Jamestown.
Patron - Wagner

Failed

F HB30

Budget Bill. Makes appropriations for the 2004-06 biennium.
Patron - Callahan

F HB93

Virginia Public Building Authority and Virginia College Building Authority. Authorizes the Virginia Public Building Authority and the Virginia College Building Authority to issue bonds in principal amounts not to exceed $56,457,000 and $216,865,538 to fund and construct specific capital projects throughout the Commonwealth.
Patron - Callahan

F HB488

Relief; Andrew Patrick Kidder. Provides relief to Andrew Patrick Kidder by directing the Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program to (i) admit him into the Program and provide continued benefits under the Program and (ii) provide reimbursement of expenses incurred by Andrew's parents in caring for Andrew since 1990 that would have been covered by the program pursuant to § 38.2-5009, provided that no expense shall be reimbursed by the Program if it has been reimbursed from another source.
Patron - Tata

F HB1071

U.S. Route 58 Commonwealth of Virginia Transportation Revenue Bonds. Increases the maximum principal amount of the Transportation Revenue Bonds for the U.S. Route 58 Corridor Development Program ("Program") by $300 million, from $704.3 million to $1.0043 billion. The proceeds from the issuance of this additional $300 million are to be used to complete that portion of the Program from the Stuart By-Pass to Interstate 77.
Patron - Armstrong

F SB29

Budget bill. Amends Appropriations Act of 2003, Chapter 1042.
Patron - Chichester

F SB30

Budget Bill. Makes appropriations for the 2004-06 biennium.
Patron - Chichester

F SB37

F SB191

Claims; Larry and Virginia Mitchell. Provides $5,000 in relief to Larry and Virginia Mitchell. The Mitchells suffered $5,000 in losses from damage to their corn crop caused by a bear or bears. The Mitchells assert that the bear or bears that destroyed part of their corn crop was released by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Patron - Reynolds

F SB256

Claims; Marshall and Allison Lineberry. Provides relief for Marshall and Allison Lineberry, consisting of a lump-sum payment of $200,000 to be paid by August 1, 2004. Mr. and Mrs. Lineberry purchased a house without a certificate of occupancy and now are unable to sell the house without such a certificate. A permanent certificate of occupancy was never issued for the house due to serious structural defects. In order to receive a certificate of occupancy, the house must be demolished and rebuilt.
Patron - Puckett

F SB410

Claims; Sharon Dalton. Provides $69,820 in relief for Sharon Dalton. Mrs. Dalton was injured in December 1996 while performing her work duties for the Department of Alcohol Beverage Control when a stack of liquor cases fell on her head and neck, injuring her neck. This relief is for lost wages from February 2000. The Workers' Compensation Commission denied Mrs. Dalton's claim for part of the period in question; however, Mrs. Dalton questions the sufficiency of the evidence relied upon by the Commission in deciding to deny her claim.
Patron - Ruff

F SB531

Commonwealth of Virginia Parks and Natural Areas Bond Act of 2002; issuance of bonds. Places a one-year moratorium on the issuance of bonds authorized under the Commonwealth of Virginia Parks and Natural Areas Bond Act of 2002. The Treasury Board shall not issue any bonds authorized under the Act, with the exception of refunding instruments, in the period beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005.
Patron - Hanger

F SB532

Commonwealth of Virginia Educational Facilities Bond Act of 2002; issuance of bonds. Places a one-year moratorium on the issuance of bonds authorized under the Commonwealth of Virginia Educational Facilities Bond Act of 2002. The Treasury Board shall not issue any bonds authorized under the Act, with the exception of refunding instruments, in the period beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005.
Patron - Hanger

F SB568

Claims; Sean and Jennie Barrett. Provides relief for Sean and Jennie Barrett, consisting of a lump-sum payment of $11,821 to be paid by August 1, 2004. Mr. and Mrs. Barrett purchased a house and six-acre parcel that contained a malfunctioning septic system in 1998. The presence of the malfunctioning septic system was not revealed to them prior to purchase. Although Mr. and Mrs. Barrett obtained an out-of-court settlement with the seller's real estate agent regarding the failure to disclose the malfunctioning septic system, events related to the erroneous issuance of a sewage disposal construction permit in 1988 also contributed to the situation faced by Mr. and Mrs. Barrett. The Caroline County Department of Health, which is an agency of the Virginia Department of Health, issued a sewage disposal construction permit in 1988. The physical inspection prior to the issuance of this permit was conducted not on the six-acre parcel, but on an adjoining 10-acre parcel. Based upon the inspection of the 10-acre parcel, a sewage disposal construction permit was issued for the six-acre parcel. It is unclear how the permit inspection for the 10-acre parcel resulted in the issuance of a permit for the six-acre parcel.
Patron - Bolling

Carried Over

C SB358

Claims; Henry Ridge. Provides an amount to be determined by the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner in relief for Henry Ridge. Mr. Ridge received additional payment for the Stafford County property upon which the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner exercised eminent domain. However, he received no interest award on the additional payment due to the interest rate applied by § 33.1-128 being negative. Section 33.1-128 was amended during the 2003 Session and made retroactive, but Mr. Ridge's situation still does not qualify for retroactive application of the amended section. Mr. Ridge is seeking the amount he would receive if he qualified for retroactive application of the amended section.
Patron - Colgan

C SB572

Claims; Beverly Anne Monroe. Provides relief for Beverly Anne Monroe who was incarcerated between 1992 and 2002. A panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that Ms. Monroe's 1992 trial was flawed because of the prosecution's failure to disclose exculpatory evidence and granted her a new trial. The Commonwealth's Attorney for Powhatan County decided not to retry Ms. Monroe. Under the bill, the Commonwealth will provide a lump-sum payment to Ms. Monroe of $400,000 to be paid by August 1, 2004, and $1,237,000 through an annuity to be paid in equal monthly payments for 20 years commencing on or before September 1, 2004.
Patron - Lambert

C SB686

Establishing the ownership and management relationship of the sailing vessel Virginia. Authorizes the Governor to enter into an agreement with the Virginia Maritime Heritage Foundation for the operation of the sailing vessel Virginia. Under the bill, ownership of the Virginia is transferred to the Commonwealth; however, the operation and maintenance of the Virginia is the responsibility of the Foundation. The bill sets out the minimum requirements of the agreement and that the Virginia is to be used for trade missions, marketing, economic development, film production, festivals and other events.
Patron - Rerras

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