Va. Code § 10.1-2211.1

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845

Section 10.1-2211.1 - Disbursement of funds appropriated for caring for Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves

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.

IN THE COUNTIES OF:	NUMBER:
Amherst
St. Matthews Episcopal Church	3
Augusta
Bethel Presbyterian Church	33
Glebe Burying Ground	11
Mossy Creek Cemetery	6
Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church	44
Hebron Presbyterian Church	6
Old Providence Presbyterian Church	20
Rocky Spring Presbyterian Church	4
St. John's Reformed Lutheran Church	4
St. Peter's Lutheran Church	3
Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church	13
Trinity Lutheran Church	8
Botetourt
Fincastle Presbyterian Church	28
Campbell
Callaway-Steptoe Cemetery	4
Cobbs Hall Farm	3
Concord Presbyterian Church	4
Family Cemetery at Avoca	3
Mount Airy Family Cemetery	3
Haden Family Cemetery on Phillips Farm	3
Hat Creek Presbyterian Church	3
Clarke
Old Chapel Churchyard	3
Culpeper
Culpeper Cemetery	3
Masonic Cemetery	3
Dinwiddie
Sweden Plantation	3
Floyd
Pine Creek Cemetery	4
Franklin
Tanyard-Benard-Hill Cemetery	3
Greenesville
Robinson Family Cemetery	3
Halifax
Terry Family Cemetery	5
Hanover
Spring Grove Cemetery	5
Henry
Leatherwood Plantation	5
Loudoun
Ketoctin Cemetery	7
Louisa
Little River Baptist Church	3
Nelson
Cub Creek Road Cemetery	10
Page
Printz Family Cemetery	3
Pittsylvania
Buckler Family Cemetery	3
Roanoke
Walton Family Cemetery	3
Rockingham
Dayton Cemetery	3
Old Peaked Mountain Church	30
Russell
Soloman Litton Hollow Cemetery	4
Shenandoah
St. Mary's Lutheran Church	7
Tazewell
Thompson Family Cemetery	4
Washington
Green Spring Church	6
Sinking Spring Cemetery	9
Wythe
St. John's Lutheran Church	5
St. Paul's Lutheran Church	4
IN THE CITIES OF:
Alexandria
Christ Church Cemetery	8
Old Presbyterian Meeting House	43
Fairfax
Fairfax City Cemetery	3
Pohick Church Cemetery	3
Washington Family Tomb	3
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Cemetery	5
Masonic Cemetery	6
St. George's Episcopal Church	3
Lexington
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery	19
Washington and Lee University	3
Lynchburg
Old City Cemetery	3
Newport News
Warwick Burial Ground	3
Norfolk
St. Paul's Cemetery	3
Portsmouth
Cedar Grove	4
Trinity Episcopal Church	5
Richmond
Hollywood Cemetery	4
Shockoe Hill Cemetery	8
St. John's Episcopal Church	4
Rockbridge
Falling Spring Presbyterian Church	6
High Bridge Presbyterian Church	3
New Providence Presbyterian Church	16
Timber Ridge Cemetery	9
Staunton
Trinity Episcopal Church	17
Williamsburg
Bruton Parish Church	4
Winchester
Mount Hebron Cemetery	31
Old Opequon Presbyterian Church	10

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.

Va. Code § 10.1-2211.1

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

Amended by Acts 2018 c. 641, § 1, eff. 7/1/2018.

Amended by Acts 2018 c. 639, § 1, eff. 7/1/2018.