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_ 369 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 278. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 Environmental Quality. The treated sewage discharge from the vertically elevated septic system may include surface, engineered wetland, or other appropriate discharge approaches that comply with regulations for alternative onsite sewage systems (12VAC5- 613 et seq.). Such vertically elevated septic system shall be installed in an upland location in the Middle Peninsula outside of any designated Resource Protection Area or floodplain. 2. By December 1 of each year, the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission shall submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly with the following information: (i) the feasibility of elevating the parts of septic systems vulnerable to rising sea levels; (ii) optimal system design, or range of designs, for vertically elevated septic systems capable of withstanding sea level rise and chronic flooding that meets effluent standards; (iii) recommendations for legal or regulatory changes, if any, to authorize the use of vertically elevated septic systems; (iv) recommendations for amending current septic system permit requirements to allow for the use of vertically elevated septic systems; (v) recommendations for financing the installation of vertically elevated septic systems; (vi) the expected date of completion of the pilot program; (vii) installation and projected average annual maintenance costs for a vertically elevated septic system over 10 years; and (viii) any other pertinent information. I. The Virginia Department of Health shall prepare a request for funding the state share of new or escalated rent increases at local health departments and submit the request for inclusion in the Governor's introduced budget annually. J. Out of this appropriation, $3,200,000 the first year and $3,200,000 the second year from the general fund shall be provided to support Community Health Worker positions at Virginia's local health districts. The agency shall prioritize supporting Community Health Worker positions at local health districts that serve localities with the highest rates of maternal mortality. If the Virginia Department of Health receives approval to continue to use federal funds to support these positions in the first year, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget shall unallot this appropriation in the first year equivalent to the amount of federal funds received for this purpose. 279. Financial Assistance to Community Human Services Organizations (49200) $37,479,983 $39,179,983 $31,479,983 $34,239,983 Payments to Human Services Organizations (49204) $37,479,983 $39,179,983 $31,479,983 $34,239,983 Fund Sources: General $37,479,983 $39,179,983 $31,479,983 $34,239,983 Authority: § 32.1-2, Code of Virginia. A.1. Out of this appropriation, $3,232,946 the first year and $3,232,946 the second year from the general fund shall be used to contract with Families Forward. In the event that the Families Forward changes its name; the provisions of this item shall apply to the successor organization provided that the required program purposes outlined in paragraph A.2. through A.4. are still achieved. 2. The purpose of the program is to develop, expand, and operate a network of local public-private partnerships providing comprehensive care coordination, family support and preventive medical and dental services to low-income, at-risk children. 3. The general fund appropriation in this Item for the Families Forward projects shall not be used for administrative costs. 4. Families Forward shall continue to pursue raising funds and in-kind contributions from local communities. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Families Forward program increases its efforts to raise funds from local communities and other private or public sources with the goal of reducing reliance on general fund appropriations in the future. 5. Of this appropriation, from the amounts in paragraph A.1., $24,679 the first year and $24,679 the second year from the general fund shall be used to contract with CHIP of