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_ 131 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 103. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 Russell County to explore expansion of a natural gas pipeline from the connection point of the current natural gas pipeline near Castlewood, Virginia, west along US Highway 58 to the Russell and Wise County line to determine if using available natural gas resources benefits economic development of the County. Y.1. The provisions of Item 115, paragraph Y.1. through Y.6. of House Bill 29 of the 2024 General Assembly shall continue in the event the state's subgrantee selection process for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program is delayed beyond June 1, 2024, and shall last until the subgrantee process for BEAD begins. 2. Any American Rescue Plan Act funds returned during this process shall be deposited to the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (12110) or the Capital Projects Fund (12120) for transfer in accordance with the provisions of Item 472 of this act. Z. Out of the appropriation in this item, $100,000 the first year from the general fund is provided to Patrick County for a natural gas study. AA. Out of this appropriation, $7,500,000 the first year from the general fund is provided to Pulaski County for site readiness improvements including a road extension, grading, and natural gas pipeline extension. Prior to the release of any funding in this paragraph, Pulaski County shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the department; demonstrate at a minimum a dollar-for-dollar match of non-state resources for these site readiness improvements; and attest to the department the commitment of a company to locate or expand operations on the site, which may include a data center company, data center operator, manufacturer, logistics company or a company specializing in maintenance, repair, and operations. The amounts provided in this paragraph AA. shall not revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year, but shall be carried forward and reappropriated. BB. Out of this appropriation, $2,500,000 the first year from the general fund is provided for the Urban Public-Private Partnership Redevelopment Fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 15.2-2417, Code of Virginia, the department shall develop appropriate criteria and guidelines for the administration of the grant program. Such criteria shall include (i) how to prioritize awards for (a) localities experiencing an above average and high level of fiscal stress as designated by the Commission on Local Government in its most recent "Report on Comparative Revenue Capacity, Revenue Effort, and Fiscal Stress of Virginia's Cities and Counties" and (b) localities experiencing a significant decrease in commercial real estate assessments and (ii) the amount and type of local match, to include both requirements that consider monetary contributions and requirements that consider nonmonetary contributions. Eligible project partners for local governments shall include private developers including limited partnerships, limited liability companies, or domestic corporations, nonprofit organizations that are exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, local government and regional authorities, land bank entities as defined by § 15.2-7500, and common interest communities as defined by § 54.1-2345, including property owners' associations as defined by the Property Owners' Association Act (§ 55.1-1800 et seq.), condominium unit owners' associations established pursuant to the Virginia Condominium Act (§ 55.1-1900 et seq.), and real estate cooperative associations established pursuant to the Virginia Real Estate Cooperative Act (§ 55.1- 2100 et seq.). Of the amounts in this paragraph, $200,000 is provided to the department for program administration. CC. Out of this appropriation, $1,200,000 the first year from the general fund is provided to Prince William County to support the Occoquan Riverwalk project. The amounts provided in this paragraph CC. shall not revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year, but shall be carried forward and reappropriated. DD. Out of the amounts in this item, $4,250,000 the first year from the general fund is provided to the City of Portsmouth for sanitary sewer pump station upgrades. The amounts provided in this paragraph DD. shall not revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year, but shall be carried forward and reappropriated. EE. Out of the amounts in this item, $6,000,000 the first year from the general fund is provided to the City of Portsmouth to support the Prentis Street transmission water main improvements project. The amounts provided in this paragraph EE. shall not revert to the I VETO ITEM 103.BB. ON PAGE 131 /s/ Glenn Youngkin 5-2-25 I VETO ITEM 103.CC. ON PAGE 131 /s/ Glenn Youngkin 5-2-25 I VETO ITEM 103.EE. ON PAGES 131-132 /s/ Glenn Youngkin 5-2-25