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_ 80 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 71. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 11, Articles 4, 6, and 8; § 58.1-3403, Code of Virginia. A.1. Out of this appropriation, $46,234,318 the first year and $40,251,813 $46,338,544 the second year for Statewide Building Management represent a sum sufficient internal service fund which shall be paid from revenues from rental charges assessed to occupants of seat of government buildings controlled, maintained, and operated by the Department of General Services and fees paid for other building maintenance and operation services provided through service agreements and special work orders. The internal service fund shall support the facilities at the seat of government and maintenance and operation of such other state- owned facilities as the Governor or department may direct, as otherwise provided by law. 2. The rent rate for occupants of office space in seat of government facilities operated and maintained by the Department of General Services, excluding the building occupants that currently have maintenance service agreements with the department, shall be $18.70 per square foot the first year and $16.78 $15.50 the second year. The Department of General Services may charge agencies occupying space managed by the Department, excluding space covered by separate service agreements, an additional component rate to recover the costs of maintenance and repair activities that are not otherwise eligible uses of maintenance reserve funds as defined in Item C-46 of this act. 3. On or before September 1 of each year, the Department of General Services shall report to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees, the Secretary of Administration, and the Department of Planning and Budget regarding the operations and maintenance costs of all buildings controlled, maintained, and operated by the Department of General Services. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the cost and fund source associated with the following: utilities, maintenance and repairs, security, custodial services, groundskeeping, direct administration and other overhead, and any other operations or maintenance costs for the most recently concluded fiscal year. The amount of unleased space in each building shall also be reported. 4. Further, out of the estimated cost for Statewide Building Management, amounts estimated at $3,061,776 the first year and $3,061,776 the second year shall be paid for Payment in Lieu of Taxes. In addition to the amounts for Statewide Building Management, the following sums, estimated at the amounts shown for this purpose, are included in the appropriations for the agencies identified: FY 2025 FY 2026 Department of Motor Vehicles $252,815 $252,815 Department of State Police $797 $797 Department of Transportation $229,540 $229,540 Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired $5,788 $5,788 Science Museum of Virginia $102,171 $102,171 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts $158,513 $158,513 Virginia Retirement System $53,425 $53,425 Veterans Services $174,799 $174,799 TOTAL $977,848 $977,848 B.1. Out of this appropriation, $6,283,915 the first year and $6,283,915 the second year for Statewide Engineering and Architectural Services provided by the Division of Engineering and Buildings represent a sum sufficient internal service fund which shall be paid from revenues from fees paid by state agencies and institutions of higher education for the review of architectural, mechanical, and life safety plans of capital outlay projects. 2. In administering this internal service fund, the Division of Engineering and Buildings (DEB) shall provide capital project cost review services to state agencies and institutions of higher education and produce capital project cost analysis work products for the Department of Planning and Budget. DEB shall collect fees, consistent with those fees authorized above in paragraph B.1, from state agencies and institutions of higher education for completed capital project cost review services or work products. 3. The hourly rate for engineering and architectural services shall be $192.00 the first year and