10.1-2212 - Listing of certain historical societies receiving appropriations.
§ 10.1-2212. Listing of certain historical societies receiving appropriations.
A. At the direction of the Director, the Comptroller of the Commonwealth isinstructed and empowered to draw annual warrants upon the State Treasurer, asprovided in the general appropriations act, in favor of the treasurers ofcertain historical societies, museums, foundations, and associations for usein caring for and maintaining collections, exhibits, sites, and facilitiesowned by such historical organizations, specified as follows:
1. Virginia Historical Society. For aid in maintaining Battle Abbey atRichmond.
2. Confederate Museum at Richmond. For the care of Confederate collectionsand maintenance of the Virginia Room.
3. Valentine Museum at Richmond. For providing exhibits to the public schoolsof Virginia.
4. Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation, Incorporated. To aid in restoringand maintaining the Woodrow Wilson home at Staunton.
5. Robert E. Lee Memorial Association, Incorporated. To aid in furtherdevelopment of "Stratford" in Westmoreland County.
6. Poe Foundation, Incorporated. To aid in maintaining the Poe Shrine atRichmond.
7. Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation at Brookneal. To aid in maintaining home.
8. Hanover County Branch, Association for the Preservation of VirginiaAntiquities. To aid in maintaining the Patrick Henry home at "Scotchtown"in Hanover County.
9. Historic Lexington Foundation. To aid in restoration and maintenance ofthe Stonewall Jackson home at Lexington.
10. "Oatlands," Incorporated. To aid in maintaining "Oatlands" in LoudounCounty.
11. Montgomery County Branch, Association for the Preservation of VirginiaAntiquities. To aid in maintaining Smithfield Plantation House.
12. The Last Capitol of the Confederacy. For the preservation of the LastCapitol of the Confederacy in Danville.
13. Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. For assistancein maintaining certain historic landmarks throughout the Commonwealth.
14. The Corporation for Jefferson's "Poplar Forest." To aid in restoring,maintaining, and operating "Poplar Forest," Thomas Jefferson's BedfordCounty home.
15. Belle Grove, Incorporated. To aid in providing educational programs forVirginia students.
16. George Washington's Fredericksburg Foundation. To aid in the restorationand perpetuation of "Ferry Farm," George Washington's boyhood home.
17. Montpelier National Trust for Historic Preservation. To aid in restoring,maintaining, and operating Montpelier, the lifelong home of President JamesMadison, in Orange County.
18. Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society. To aid in restoring,maintaining and operating Kerr Place in Accomack County.
19. New Town Improvement and Civic Club, Inc. To aid in restoring,maintaining and operating Little England Chapel, a landmark to Hampton'sfirst generation of freedmen, in the City of Hampton.
20. Woodlawn Plantation. To aid in the preservation and maintenance ofWoodlawn Plantation.
21. Friends of Historic Huntley. To support the research and preservation ofHistoric Huntley Mansion.
22. Menokin Foundation, Incorporated. To aid in further development ofMenokin, home of Francis Lightfoot Lee.
23. Historic Gordonsville, Inc., the owner of the Gordonsville ExchangeHotel. To aid in maintaining the Gordonsville Exchange Hotel and in providingeducational programs for Virginia's students.
B. Organizations receiving state funds as provided for in this section shallcertify to the satisfaction of the Department that matching funds from localor private sources are available in an amount at least equal to the amount ofthe request in cash or in kind contributions which are deemed acceptable tothe Department.
C. Requests for funding of historical societies or like organizations as setforth in subsection A shall be considered by the Governor and the GeneralAssembly only in even-numbered years.
(1981, c. 537, § 10-145.12; 1984, cc. 2, 528, 563, 750; 1987, c. 481; 1988,c. 891, § 10.1-813; 1989, cc. 656, 711; 1990, c. 817; 1993, c. 264; 1994, cc.162, 495; 1995, c. 28; 1996, cc. 227, 420; 1998, c. 172; 2000, cc. 7, 18.)