SB 315 — Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant Program and Fund; created.

SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY ––-- 2022 SESSION CHAPTER E346 An Act to amend and reenact § 2.2-231 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by Militaryadding Communityin InfrastructureArticle Grant11 Programof andChapter Fund.numbered2 2.2-233.1,of relatingTitle to2.2 theRVirginiaa Osection [Snumbered 315]2.2-233.1, Lrelating Approvedto Lthe BeVirginia itMilitary enactedCommunity byInfrastructure theGrant GeneralProgram Assemblyand ofFund. Virginia:

E[S 1.315] Approved April 11, 2022 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

That1. § 2.2-231 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of VirginiD follows:ed by adding in Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-233.1 as § 2.2-231.

That § 2.2-231 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 2.2 a section numbered 2.2-233.1 as follows:

§ 2.2-231.

1.Department of Veterans Affairs, the veterans service organizations, and the veterans community in.

ServeVirginia asto thesupport Governor'sand liaisonassist forVirginia's veterans affairsin identifying and provideobtaining activethe outreachservices, assistance, and support to thewhich U.S.they are entitled.

Department2. of Veterans Affairs, the veterans service organizations, and the veterans community in Virginia to support and assist Virginia's veterans in identifying and obtaining the services, assistance, and support to which they are entitled.

BWork 2.with federal officials to obtain additional federal resources and coordinate veterans policy development and information exchange.

Work3. with federal officials to obtain additional federal resources and coordinate veteran1 policy dev3.

Work with and through appropriate members of the Governor's Cabinet to coordinate workingEworking relationships between state agencies and take all actions necessary to ensure that available federal and state resources are directed toward assisting veterans and addressing all issues of mutual concern to the Commonwealth and the armed forces of the United States, including quality of life issues unique to Virginia's active duty military personnel and their families, the quality of educational opportunities for military children, the future of federal impact aid, preparedness, public safety and security concerns, transportation needs, alcoholic beverage law enforcement, substance abuse, social service needs, possible expansion and growth of military facilities in the Commonwealth, and intergovernmental support agr4.agreements with state and local governments under the provisions of 10 U.S.C.

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Virginia8. residents in the Armed Forces Reserves who qualify for veteran status, and their immediate, and family members, including the dissemination of relevant materials and the rendering of technical or other advice.

Monitor efforts to provide services to veterans, those members of the Virginia National Guard, and Virginia residents in the Armed Forces Reserves who qualify for veteran status, and their immediate family members, including the dissemination of relevant materials and the rendering of technical or other advice.

Department of Defense and the defense establishment in Virginia to support the military installations and activities in the Commonwealth to continue to enhance Virginia's current military-friendly environment, and foster and promote business, technology, transportation, education, economic development, and other efforts in support of the mission, execution, and transformation of the United States government military and national defense activities located in the Commonwealth.

Provide technical assistance and coordination between the Commonwealth, its political subdivisions, and the United States government military and national defense activities located within the Commonwealth.

and the United States government military and national defense activities located within the 13.

Employ, as needed, consultants, attorneys, architects, engineers, accountants, financial experts, of 3 investment bankers, superintendents, managers, and such other employees and agents as may be necessary, and to fix their compensation to be payable from funds made available for that purpose.

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and (iii) improve the military-friendly environment for service members, of 3 military dependents, military retirees, and businesses that bring military-related and base-related jobs to the"Military community" means any locality that can demonstrate that more than five percent of the community'sCommonwealth. economy is derived from military funding.

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"Program" means the Virginia Military Community Infrastructure Grant Program created pursuant of 3 to this section.