Code of Virginia § 10.1-2211.1. Disbursement of funds appropriated for caring for Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves.

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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.

a IN THE COUNTIES OF: NUMBER:

b Amherst

St. Matthews Episcopal Church

d Augusta

Bethel Presbyterian Church

Glebe Burying Ground

Mossy Creek Cemetery

Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church

Hebron Presbyterian Church

Old Providence Presbyterian Church

Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church

St. John's Reformed Lutheran Church

St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church

Trinity Lutheran Church

p Botetourt

Fincastle Presbyterian Church

r Campbell

Callaway-Steptoe Cemetery

Cobbs Hall Farm

Concord Presbyterian Church

Family Cemetery at Avoca

Mount Airy Family Cemetery

Haden Family Cemetery on Phillips Farm

Hat Creek Presbyterian Church

z Clarke

Old Chapel Churchyard

ab Culpeper

Culpeper Cemetery

Masonic Cemetery

ae Dinwiddie

Sweden Plantation

ag Floyd

Pine Creek Cemetery

ai Franklin

Tanyard-Benard-Hill Cemetery

ak Greenesville

Robinson Family Cemetery

am Halifax

Terry Family Cemetery

ao Hanover

Spring Grove Cemetery

aq Henry

Leatherwood Plantation

as Loudoun

Ketoctin Cemetery

au Louisa

Little River Baptist Church

aw Nelson

Cub Creek Road Cemetery

ay Page

Printz Family Cemetery

ba Pittsylvania

Buckler Family Cemetery

bc Roanoke

Walton Family Cemetery

be Rockingham

Dayton Cemetery

Old Peaked Mountain Church

bh Russell

Soloman Litton Hollow Cemetery

bj Shenandoah

St. Mary's Lutheran Church

bl Tazewell

Thompson Family Cemetery

bn Washington

Green Spring Church

Sinking Spring Cemetery

bq Wythe

St. John's Lutheran Church

St. Paul's Lutheran Church

bt IN THE CITIES OF:

bu Alexandria

Christ Church Cemetery

Old Presbyterian Meeting House

bx Fairfax

Fairfax City Cemetery

Pohick Church Cemetery

Washington Family Tomb

cb Fredericksburg

Fredericksburg Cemetery

Masonic Cemetery

St. George's Episcopal Church

cf Lexington

Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery

Washington and Lee University

ci Lynchburg

Old City Cemetery

ck Newport News

Warwick Burial Ground

cm Norfolk

St. Paul's Cemetery

co Portsmouth

Cedar Grove

Trinity Episcopal Church

cr Richmond

Hollywood Cemetery

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

St. John's Episcopal Church

cv Rockbridge

Falling Spring Presbyterian Church

High Bridge Presbyterian Church

New Providence Presbyterian Church

Timber Ridge Cemetery

da Staunton

Trinity Episcopal Church

dc Williamsburg

Bruton Parish Church

de Winchester

Mount Hebron Cemetery

Old Opequon Presbyterian Church

C. 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.

2002, c. 256 ; 2007, c. 349 ; 2018, cc. 639 , 641 .