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_____ 722 a. LIMITED CONTINUATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, any unexpended balances on the books of the State Comptroller as of the last day of the previous biennium shall be continued in force for such period, not exceeding 10 days from such date, as may be necessary in order to permit payment of any claims, demands or liabilities incurred prior to such date and unpaid at the close of business on such date, and shown by audit in the Department of Accounts to be a just and legal charge, for values received as of the last day of the previous biennium, against such unexpended balances. b. LIMITATIONS ON CASH DISBURSEMENTS. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the State Comptroller may begin preparing the accounts of the Commonwealth for each subsequent fiscal year on or about 10 days before the start of such fiscal year. The books will be open only to enter budgetary transactions and transactions that will not require the receipt or disbursement of funds until after June 30. Should an emergency arise, or in years in which July 1 falls on a weekend requiring the processing of transactions on or before June 30, the State Comptroller may, with notification to the Auditor of Public Accounts, authorize the disbursement of funds drawn against appropriations of the subsequent fiscal year, not to exceed the sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) from the general fund. This provision does not apply to debt service payments on bonds of the Commonwealth which shall be made in accordance with bond documents, trust indentures, and/or escrow agreements. § 4-1.07 ALLOTMENTS Except when otherwise directed by the Governor within the limits prescribed in §§ 4-1.02 Withholding of Spending Authority, 4- 1.03 Appropriation Transfers, and 4-1.04 Appropriation Increases of this act, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, shall prepare and act upon the allotment of appropriations required by this act, and by § 2.2-1819, Code of Virginia, and the authorizations for rates of pay required by this act. Such allotments and authorizations shall have the same effect as if the personal signature of the Governor were subscribed thereto. This section shall not be construed to prohibit an appeal by the head of any state agency to the Governor for reconsideration of any action taken by the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, under this section. § 4-2.00 REVENUES § 4-2.01 NONGENERAL FUND REVENUES a. SOLICITATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS, GIFTS, GRANTS, AND CONTRACTS: 1. a) No state agency shall solicit or accept any donation, gift, grant, or contract without the written approval of the Governor except under written guidelines issued by the Governor which provide for the solicitation and acceptance of nongeneral funds, except that donations or gifts to the Virginia War Memorial Foundation that are small in size and number and valued at less than $5,000, such as library items or small display items, may be approved by the Executive Director of the Virginia War Memorial in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security. All other gifts and donations to the Virginia War Memorial Foundation must receive written approval from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security. b) The limits on solicitation and acceptance of donations, gifts, grants, and contracts stated in paragraph 1.a) above shall not apply to donations, gifts, grants, and contracts associated with support and/or response to the needs and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic provided that acceptance of such does not create any ongoing commitments against general or nongeneral fund resources of the Commonwealth. 2. The Governor may issue policies in writing for procedures which allow state agencies to solicit and accept nonmonetary donations, gifts, grants, or contracts except that donations, gifts and grants of real property shall be subject to § 4-4.00 of this act and § 2.2-1149, Code of Virginia. This provision shall apply to donations, gifts and grants of real property to endowment funds of institutions of higher education, when such endowment funds are held by the institution in its own name and not by a separately incorporated foundation or corporation. 3. The preceding subdivisions shall not apply to property and equipment acquired and used by a state agency or institution through a lease purchase agreement and subsequently donated to the state agency or institution during or at the expiration of the lease purchase agreement, provided that the lessor is the Virginia College Building Authority. 4.The use of endowment funds for property, plant or equipment for state-owned facilities is subject to §§ 4-2.03 Indirect Costs, 4- 4.01 Capital Projects-General and 4-5.03 Services and Clients of this act. 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, public institutions of higher education may enter into agreements or contracts with nonprofit organizations that provide funding for research or other mission related activities and require use of binding arbitration or application of the laws of another jurisdiction, upon approval of the Office of the Attorney General. b. HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION AND FEES 1. Except as provided in Chapters 933 and 943 of the 2006 Acts of Assembly, Chapters 594 and 616 of the 2008 Acts of Assembly, and Chapters 675 and 685 of the 2009 Acts of Assembly, all nongeneral fund collections by public institutions of higher education,