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_ 549 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 394. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 per drone. Grant funds may only be used to purchase an equal number of drones that are in compliance with, without exception or waiver, the replacement criteria described in subsection Z.1. 3. The Department shall coordinate with the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, Virginia State Police, Virginia Association of Counties, Virginia Municipal League, Virginia Fire Chiefs Association, Virginia Ambulance Association, and the Virginia Sheriffs' Association to set any additional criteria for awarding the grants. This appropriation shall be one-time and shall be removed from the base budget after the biennium. Any remaining balance at year-end shall be carried forward to the subsequent fiscal year. The Department shall seek to distribute available funding geographically and, should multiple grant application rounds be necessary to support that goal, shall prioritze agencies that have not yet received funding under this program. 4. Of this amount, the Director is authorized to expend reasonable amounts for state administration of the program including up to one temporary position. AA. Included in the appropriation for this item is $500,000 the first year from the general fund to support the YWCA Richmond with start-up operational costs for a public-private campus to serve survivors of domestic violence, including strategic planning, evaluation of safety protocols, and hiring and training of personnel in advance of alternative revenue sources becoming available upon operation. 395. Regulation of Professions and Occupations (56000) $4,162,569 $3,662,569 Towing Licensing Oversight Services (56035) $302,150 $302,150 Licensure, Certification, and Registration of Professions and Occupations (56046) $2,381,040 $1,881,040 Enforcement of Licensing, Regulating and Certifying Professions and Occupations (56047) $1,479,379 $1,479,379 Fund Sources: General $500,000 $0 Special $3,662,569 $3,662,569 Authority: Title 9.1, Chapter 1, Article 4, §§ 9.1-141, 9.1-139, 9.1-143, and 9.1-149, Code of Virginia. 396. Financial Assistance to Localities - General (72800) $229,650,081 $229,650,081 Financial Assistance to Localities Operating Police Departments (72813) $229,650,081 $229,650,081 Fund Sources: General $229,650,081 $229,650,081 Authority: Title 9.1, Chapter 1, Article 8, Code of Virginia. A. The funds appropriated in this Item shall be distributed to localities with qualifying police departments, as defined in §§ 9.1-165 through 9.1-172, Code of Virginia (HB 599), except that, in accordance with the requirements of § 15.2-1302, Code of Virginia, such funds shall also be distributed to a city without a qualifying police force that was created by the consolidation of a city and a county subsequent to July 1, 2011, pursuant to the provisions of § 15.2-3500 et seq. of the Code of Virginia. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 9.1-165 through 9.1-172, Code of Virginia, the total amount to be distributed to localities shall be $229,650,081 the first year and $229,650,081 the second year. The amount to be distributed to such a city created by consolidation shall equal the sum distributed to the city during the year prior to the effective date of the consolidation, net of any additional funds allocated by the Compensation Board to the sheriff of the consolidated city as a result of such consolidation, as adjusted in proportion to the increase or decrease in the total amount distributed to all localities during the applicable year. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 9.1-165, Code of Virginia, the amount to be distributed to each locality in each year shall be proportionate to the amount distributed to that locality in FY 2018. B. For purposes of receiving funds in accordance with this program, it is the intention of the General Assembly that the Town of Boone's Mill shall be considered to have had a