Bill Text: VA SB1509 | 2019 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

Virginia Senate Bill 1509 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Southwestern Virginia Training Center; disposition of certain real property in Carroll County.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-19 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0610) [SB1509 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2019-SB1509-Comm_Sub.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 1509 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee on Appropriations on February 11, 2019) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Carrico) A BILL related to the disposition of property in Carroll County on which the former Southwestern Virginia Training Center was situated.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That the Commonwealth shall not convey, sell, or otherwise dispose of certain real property in Carroll County outside the town of Hillsville on which the former Southwestern Virginia Training Center was situated pursuant to §2.2-1156. The Commonwealth shall work with representatives of Carroll and Grayson Counties and the City of Galax and other stakeholders, including the Blue Ridge Crossroads Economic Development Authority, to develop a plan for the conveyance, sale, or other disposition of such property for the purpose of housing children requiring foster care or as a juvenile residential treatment facility.

§2. Any conveyance, sale, or other disposition of the property described in §1 that is proposed as a result of the planning among the Commonwealth, local representatives, and other stakeholders shall be approved by the General Assembly prior to execution of such conveyance, sale, or other disposition.

§3. The prohibition on the conveyance, sale, or other disposition of the property described in §1 shall expire on July 1, 2021, and thereafter any conveyance, sale, or other disposition of such property shall be in accordance with §2.2-1156.