A.At the direction of the Director, the Comptroller of the Commonwealth is instructed and empowered to draw annual warrants upon the State Treasurer from any sums that may be provided in the general appropriation act, in favor of the treasurers of the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (VASSAR) and the Revolutionary War memorial associations caring for cemeteries as set forth in subsection B. Such sums shall be expended by the associations for the routine maintenance of their respective Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves and for the graves of Revolutionary War soldiers and sailors not otherwise cared for in other cemeteries and in erecting and caring for markers, memorials, and monuments to the memory of such soldiers, sailors, and persons rendering service to th
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A. At the direction of the Director, the Comptroller of the Commonwealth is instructed and empowered to draw annual warrants upon the State Treasurer from any sums that may be provided in the general appropriation act, in favor of the treasurers of the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (VASSAR) and the Revolutionary War memorial associations caring for cemeteries as set forth in subsection B. Such sums shall be expended by the associations for the routine maintenance of their respective Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves and for the graves of Revolutionary War soldiers and sailors not otherwise cared for in other cemeteries and in erecting and caring for markers, memorials, and monuments to the memory of such soldiers, sailors, and persons rendering service to the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War. All such associations, through their proper officers, are required after July 1 of each year to submit to the Director a certified statement that the funds disbursed to the association or organization in the preceding fiscal year were or will be expended for the routine maintenance of cemeteries and graves specified in this section and in erecting and caring for markers, memorials, and monuments to the memory of such soldiers, sailors, and persons rendering service to the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War. If a cemetery association fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section, such association shall be prohibited from receiving moneys allocated under this section for all subsequent fiscal years until the association fully complies with the requirements. No retroactive disbursement of funds for any preceding year shall be made. The Director shall deposit any appropriated funds that are not disbursed during the same fiscal year into the Revolutionary War Cemeteries and Graves Fund created pursuant to § 10.1-2211.1:1.
B. Allocation of appropriations made pursuant to this section shall be based on the number of graves, monuments, and markers as set forth opposite the cemetery name, or as documented by each association multiplied by the rate of $5 or the average actual cost of routine maintenance, whichever is greater, for each grave, monument, or marker in the care of a cemetery association. For the purposes of this section, the "average actual cost of care" shall be determined by the Department in a biennial survey of at least four properly maintained cemeteries, each located in a different geographical region of the Commonwealth.aIN THE COUNTIES OF:NUMBER:bAmherstcSt. Matthews Episcopal Church3dAugustaeBethel Presbyterian Church33fGlebe Burying Ground11gMossy Creek Cemetery6hAugusta Stone Presbyterian Church44iHebron Presbyterian Church6jOld Providence Presbyterian Church20kRocky Spring Presbyterian Church4lSt. John's Reformed Lutheran Church4mSt. Peter's Lutheran Church3nTinkling Springs Presbyterian Church13oTrinity Lutheran Church8pBotetourtqFincastle Presbyterian Church28rCampbellsCallaway-Steptoe Cemetery4tCobbs Hall Farm3uConcord Presbyterian Church4vFamily Cemetery at Avoca3wMount Airy Family Cemetery3xHaden Family Cemetery on Phillips Farm3yHat Creek Presbyterian Church3zClarkeaaOld Chapel Churchyard3abCulpeperacCulpeper Cemetery3adMasonic Cemetery3aeDinwiddieafSweden Plantation3agFloydahPine Creek Cemetery4aiFranklinajTanyard-Benard-Hill Cemetery3akGreenesvillealRobinson Family Cemetery3amHalifaxanTerry Family Cemetery5aoHanoverapSpring Grove Cemetery5aqHenryarLeatherwood Plantation5asLoudounatKetoctin Cemetery7auLouisaavLittle River Baptist Church3awNelsonaxCub Creek Road Cemetery10ayPageazPrintz Family Cemetery3baPittsylvaniabbBuckler Family Cemetery3bcRoanokebdWalton Family Cemetery3beRockinghambfDayton Cemetery3bgOld Peaked Mountain Church30bhRussellbiSoloman Litton Hollow Cemetery4bjShenandoahbkSt. Mary's Lutheran Church7blTazewellbmThompson Family Cemetery4bnWashingtonboGreen Spring Church6bpSinking Spring Cemetery9bqWythebrSt. John's Lutheran Church5bsSt. Paul's Lutheran Church4btIN THE CITIES OF:buAlexandriabvChrist Church Cemetery8bwOld Presbyterian Meeting House43bxFairfaxbyFairfax City Cemetery3bzPohick Church Cemetery3caWashington Family Tomb3cbFredericksburgccFredericksburg Cemetery5cdMasonic Cemetery6ceSt. George's Episcopal Church3cfLexingtoncgStonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery19chWashington and Lee University3ciLynchburgcjOld City Cemetery3ckNewport NewsclWarwick Burial Ground3cmNorfolkcnSt. Paul's Cemetery3coPortsmouthcpCedar Grove4cqTrinity Episcopal Church5crRichmondcsHollywood Cemetery4ctShockoe Hill Cemetery8cuSt. John's Episcopal Church4cvRockbridgecwFalling Spring Presbyterian Church6cxHigh Bridge Presbyterian Church3cyNew Providence Presbyterian Church16czTimber Ridge Cemetery9daStauntondbTrinity Episcopal Church17dcWilliamsburgddBruton Parish Church4deWinchesterdfMount Hebron Cemetery31dgOld Opequon Presbyterian Church10C. In addition to any sums that may be provided in favor of the associations as set forth in subsection B, the Director shall disburse funds at the same rate to VASSAR to fund its maintenance of no more than 6,000 additional Revolutionary War graves in the Commonwealth, as documented and certified by VASSAR and set forth in a list submitted annually to the Director.
D. Any of the associations and societies set forth in subsection B or C may apply to the Director for grants to perform extraordinary maintenance, renovation, repair, or reconstruction of any of their respective Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves and to erect and care for markers, memorials, and monuments to the memory of such soldiers, sailors, and persons rendering service to the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War. These grants shall be made from any appropriation made available by the General Assembly for such purpose or from the Revolutionary War Cemeteries and Graves Fund created pursuant to § 10.1-2211.1:1. In making such grants, the Director shall give full consideration to the assistance available from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or other agencies, except in those instances where such assistance is deemed by the Director to be detrimental to the historical, artistic, or architectural significance of the site.
E. Local matching funds shall not be required for grants made pursuant to this section.