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_ 514 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 365. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 mitigation efforts. K. Out of the amounts in this Item, $50,000,000$25,000,000 the first year and $25,000,000 the second year from the general fund is provided to the City of Richmond to pay a portion of the costs of its combined sewer overflow control project. Any balances for the purposes specified in this paragraph which are unexpended at year-end shall not revert to the general fund but shall be carried forward and reappropriated. L. Out of the amounts in this item, $20,000,000 the first year from the general fund is provided for the establishment of a pay-for-outcomes pilot program in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The Department shall issue requests for nonpoint source pollution reduction proposals, conduct a transparent proposal selection process based on project ranking criteria, execute contracts with selected entities, verify that the promised nonpoint source pollutant reductions are being achieved, and make payments when contractually defined terms are verified. The project ranking criteria shall include cost per pound of nutrients removed, the level of assurance that nutrient reductions shall be provided, habitat and resilience benefits, readiness to proceed, local government coordination, the provision of long-term maintenance and applicability to locally impaired waters. Any balances for the purposes specified in this paragraph which are unexpended at year-end shall not revert to the general fund but shall be carried forward and reappropriated. M. Out of the amounts in this item, $91,506 the first year from the general fund is provided to the Town of Cleveland for wastewater treatment upgrades. N.1. Notwithstanding § 10.1-2129 A., Code of Virginia, and any other provision of law, $17,390,600 the first year from the general fund shall be deposited into the Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund. This amount is provided to reimburse eligible entities for costs incurred in implementing the Enhanced Nutrient Removal Certainty Program as provided for in § 62.1-44.19:14, Code of Virginia. 2. Notwithstanding § 10.1-2129 A., Code of Virginia, and any other provision of law, $50,000,000 the first year from the general fund is provided for the City of Richmond's Combined Sewer Overflow project. Any balances for the purposes specified in this paragraph which are unexpended at year-end shall not revert to the general fund but shall be carried forward and reappropriated. 3. The appropriations made in subparagraph N.1., N.2., and Item 359 meet the mandatory deposit requirements associated with the fiscal year 2024 excess general fund revenue collections and discretionary year-end general fund balances. O. Out of the amounts in this item, $1,500,000 the first year from the general fund is provided to the Town of Richlands for water treatment plant upgrades. P. Notwithstanding § 62.1-44.19:14 G. 1., Code of Virginia, the compliance schedule deadline for the Spotsylvania Co.-FMC WWTF and Spotsylvania Co.-Massaponax WWTF projects shall be January 1, 2027, and for the Fredericksburg WWTF project shall be January 1, 2030. For each compliance year from January 1, 2026, until such deadline that each project does not achieve the nutrient removal technology concentration specified in § 62.1-44.19:14 G. 1., Code of Virginia, the facility owner shall be responsible for acquiring sufficient point source credits to comply with its total nitrogen and total phosphorus waste load allocations applicable to that compliance year. In addition, for the Fredericksburg WWTF project, the City of Fredericksburg shall commence construction by July 1, 2025, report its progress to the Department on February 1 and August 1 each year until completion, and place nutrient removal technology in service as soon as practical prior to January 1, 2030. By July 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Department of Environmental Quality shall (a) modify the Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits for each facility consistent with the deadlines and requirements of this paragraph and (b) amend any existing water quality improvement agreement pursuant to § 10.1-2131, Code of Virginia, for each project in a manner consistent with the requirements and deadlines of this paragraph. 366. Administrative and Support Services (59900) $33,699,415 $33,699,415 $33,682,056