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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\n\nAllocation 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.\n\t\t\tSt. Matthews Episcopal Church\n\t\t\tBethel Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tGlebe Burying Ground\n\t\t\tMossy Creek Cemetery\n\t\t\tAugusta Stone Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tHebron Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tOld Providence Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tRocky Spring Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tSt. John’s Reformed Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tSt. Peter’s Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tTinkling Springs Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tTrinity Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tFincastle Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tCallaway-Steptoe Cemetery\n\t\t\tCobbs Hall Farm\n\t\t\tConcord Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tFamily Cemetery at Avoca\n\t\t\tMount Airy Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tHaden Family Cemetery on Phillips Farm\n\t\t\tHat Creek Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tOld Chapel Churchyard\n\t\t\tCulpeper Cemetery\n\t\t\tMasonic Cemetery\n\t\t\tSweden Plantation\n\t\t\tPine Creek Cemetery\n\t\t\tTanyard-Benard-Hill Cemetery\n\t\t\tRobinson Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tTerry Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tSpring Grove Cemetery\n\t\t\tLeatherwood Plantation\n\t\t\tKetoctin Cemetery\n\t\t\tLittle River Baptist Church\n\t\t\tCub Creek Road Cemetery\n\t\t\tPrintz Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tBuckler Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tWalton Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tDayton Cemetery\n\t\t\tOld Peaked Mountain Church\n\t\t\tSoloman Litton Hollow Cemetery\n\t\t\tSt. Mary’s Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tThompson Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tGreen Spring Church\n\t\t\tSinking Spring Cemetery\n\t\t\tSt. John’s Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tSt. Paul’s Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tChrist Church Cemetery\n\t\t\tOld Presbyterian Meeting House\n\t\t\tFairfax City Cemetery\n\t\t\tPohick Church Cemetery\n\t\t\tWashington Family Tomb\n\t\t\tFredericksburg Cemetery\n\t\t\tMasonic Cemetery\n\t\t\tSt. George’s Episcopal Church\n\t\t\tStonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery\n\t\t\tWashington and Lee University\n\t\t\tOld City Cemetery\n\t\t\tWarwick Burial Ground\n\t\t\tSt. Paul’s Cemetery\n\t\t\tCedar Grove\n\t\t\tTrinity Episcopal Church\n\t\t\tHollywood Cemetery\n\t\t\tShockoe Hill Cemetery\n\t\t\tSt. John’s Episcopal Church\n\t\t\tFalling Spring Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tHigh Bridge Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tNew Providence Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tTimber Ridge Cemetery\n\t\t\tTrinity Episcopal Church\n\t\t\tBruton Parish Church\n\t\t\tMount Hebron Cemetery\n\t\t\tOld Opequon Presbyterian ChurchC\n\nIn 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\n\nAny 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\n\nLocal matching funds shall not be required for grants made pursuant to this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":303498,"text":"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.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":303499,"text":"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. 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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. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 256<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2007, chapter 349<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 639<\/a> and 641<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61324,"section_number":"10.1-2211.1:1","catch_line":"Revolutionary War Cemeteries and Graves Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2211.1_1\/"},{"id":68134,"section_number":"2.2-1505","catch_line":"Estimates by nonstate agencies of amounts needed","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1505\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61324,"section_number":"10.1-2211.1:1","catch_line":"Revolutionary War Cemeteries and Graves Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2211.1_1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":147001,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84679,"identifier":"10.1-2211.1","token":"10.1\/III\/22\/1\/10.1-2211.1","url":"\/10.1-2211.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-2211.1\/","token":"10.1\/III\/22\/1\/10.1-2211.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Disbursement of funds appropriated for caring for Revolutionary War cemeteries and graves","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-2211.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> At the direction of the Director<\/span>, 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<\/span> 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<\/span> 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<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> 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<\/span> in a biennial survey of at least four properly maintained cemeteries, each located in a different geographical region of the Commonwealth.\n\t\t\tSt. Matthews Episcopal Church\n\t\t\tBethel Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tGlebe Burying Ground\n\t\t\tMossy Creek Cemetery\n\t\t\tAugusta Stone Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tHebron Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tOld Providence Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tRocky Spring Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tSt. John’s Reformed Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tSt. Peter’s Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tTinkling Springs Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tTrinity Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tFincastle Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tCallaway-Steptoe Cemetery\n\t\t\tCobbs Hall Farm\n\t\t\tConcord Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tFamily Cemetery at Avoca\n\t\t\tMount Airy Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tHaden Family Cemetery on Phillips Farm\n\t\t\tHat Creek Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tOld Chapel Churchyard\n\t\t\tCulpeper Cemetery\n\t\t\tMasonic Cemetery\n\t\t\tSweden Plantation\n\t\t\tPine Creek Cemetery\n\t\t\tTanyard-Benard-Hill Cemetery\n\t\t\tRobinson Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tTerry<\/span> Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tSpring Grove Cemetery\n\t\t\tLeatherwood Plantation\n\t\t\tKetoctin Cemetery\n\t\t\tLittle River Baptist Church\n\t\t\tCub Creek Road Cemetery\n\t\t\tPrintz Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tBuckler Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tWalton Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tDayton Cemetery\n\t\t\tOld Peaked Mountain Church\n\t\t\tSoloman Litton Hollow Cemetery\n\t\t\tSt. Mary’s Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tThompson Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tGreen Spring Church\n\t\t\tSinking Spring Cemetery\n\t\t\tSt. John’s Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tSt. Paul’s Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tChrist Church Cemetery\n\t\t\tOld Presbyterian Meeting House\n\t\t\tFairfax City Cemetery\n\t\t\tPohick Church Cemetery\n\t\t\tWashington Family Tomb\n\t\t\tFredericksburg Cemetery\n\t\t\tMasonic Cemetery\n\t\t\tSt. George’s Episcopal Church\n\t\t\tStonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery\n\t\t\tWashington and Lee University\n\t\t\tOld City Cemetery\n\t\t\tWarwick Burial Ground\n\t\t\tSt. Paul’s Cemetery\n\t\t\tCedar Grove\n\t\t\tTrinity Episcopal Church\n\t\t\tHollywood Cemetery\n\t\t\tShockoe Hill Cemetery\n\t\t\tSt. John’s Episcopal Church\n\t\t\tFalling Spring Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tHigh Bridge Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tNew Providence Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tTimber Ridge Cemetery\n\t\t\tTrinity Episcopal Church\n\t\t\tBruton Parish Church\n\t\t\tMount Hebron Cemetery\n\t\t\tOld Opequon Presbyterian Church <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> In addition to any sums that may be provided in favor of the associations as set forth in subsection B, the Director<\/span> 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<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any of the associations and societies set forth in subsection B or C may apply to the Director<\/span> 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<\/a>. In making such grants, the Director<\/span> shall give full consideration to the assistance available from the U.S. Department<\/span> of Veterans Affairs or other agencies, except in those instances where such assistance is deemed by the Director<\/span> to be detrimental to the historical, artistic, or architectural significance of the site. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Local matching funds shall not be required for grants made pursuant to this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR CARING FOR REVOLUTIONARY WAR CEMETERIES\nAND GRAVES (\u00a7 10.1-2211.1)\n\nA. At the direction of the Director, the Comptroller of the Commonwealth is\ninstructed and empowered to draw annual warrants upon the State Treasurer from\nany sums that may be provided in the general appropriation act, in favor of the\ntreasurers of the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution\n(VASSAR) and the Revolutionary War memorial associations caring for cemeteries\nas set forth in subsection B. Such sums shall be expended by the associations\nfor the routine maintenance of their respective Revolutionary War cemeteries and\ngraves and for the graves of Revolutionary War soldiers and sailors not\notherwise cared for in other cemeteries and in erecting and caring for markers,\nmemorials, and monuments to the memory of such soldiers, sailors, and persons\nrendering service to the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War. All such\nassociations, through their proper officers, are required after July 1 of each\nyear to submit to the Director a certified statement that the funds disbursed to\nthe association or organization in the preceding fiscal year were or will be\nexpended for the routine maintenance of cemeteries and graves specified in this\nsection and in erecting and caring for markers, memorials, and monuments to the\nmemory of such soldiers, sailors, and persons rendering service to the Patriot\ncause in the Revolutionary War. If a cemetery association fails to comply with\nany of the requirements of this section, such association shall be prohibited\nfrom receiving moneys allocated under this section for all subsequent fiscal\nyears until the association fully complies with the requirements. No retroactive\ndisbursement of funds for any preceding year shall be made. The Director shall\ndeposit any appropriated funds that are not disbursed during the same fiscal\nyear into the Revolutionary War Cemeteries and Graves Fund created pursuant to\n§ 10.1-2211.1:1.\n\nB. Allocation of appropriations made pursuant to this section shall be based on\nthe number of graves, monuments, and markers as set forth opposite the cemetery\nname, or as documented by each association multiplied by the rate of $5 or the\naverage actual cost of routine maintenance, whichever is greater, for each\ngrave, monument, or marker in the care of a cemetery association. For the\npurposes of this section, the “average actual cost of care” shall be\ndetermined by the Department in a biennial survey of at least four properly\nmaintained cemeteries, each located in a different geographical region of the\nCommonwealth.\n\t\t\tSt. Matthews Episcopal Church\n\t\t\tBethel Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tGlebe Burying Ground\n\t\t\tMossy Creek Cemetery\n\t\t\tAugusta Stone Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tHebron Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tOld Providence Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tRocky Spring Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tSt. John’s Reformed Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tSt. Peter’s Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tTinkling Springs Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tTrinity Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tFincastle Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tCallaway-Steptoe Cemetery\n\t\t\tCobbs Hall Farm\n\t\t\tConcord Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tFamily Cemetery at Avoca\n\t\t\tMount Airy Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tHaden Family Cemetery on Phillips Farm\n\t\t\tHat Creek Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tOld Chapel Churchyard\n\t\t\tCulpeper Cemetery\n\t\t\tMasonic Cemetery\n\t\t\tSweden Plantation\n\t\t\tPine Creek Cemetery\n\t\t\tTanyard-Benard-Hill Cemetery\n\t\t\tRobinson Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tTerry Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tSpring Grove Cemetery\n\t\t\tLeatherwood Plantation\n\t\t\tKetoctin Cemetery\n\t\t\tLittle River Baptist Church\n\t\t\tCub Creek Road Cemetery\n\t\t\tPrintz Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tBuckler Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tWalton Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tDayton Cemetery\n\t\t\tOld Peaked Mountain Church\n\t\t\tSoloman Litton Hollow Cemetery\n\t\t\tSt. Mary’s Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tThompson Family Cemetery\n\t\t\tGreen Spring Church\n\t\t\tSinking Spring Cemetery\n\t\t\tSt. John’s Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tSt. Paul’s Lutheran Church\n\t\t\tChrist Church Cemetery\n\t\t\tOld Presbyterian Meeting House\n\t\t\tFairfax City Cemetery\n\t\t\tPohick Church Cemetery\n\t\t\tWashington Family Tomb\n\t\t\tFredericksburg Cemetery\n\t\t\tMasonic Cemetery\n\t\t\tSt. George’s Episcopal Church\n\t\t\tStonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery\n\t\t\tWashington and Lee University\n\t\t\tOld City Cemetery\n\t\t\tWarwick Burial Ground\n\t\t\tSt. Paul’s Cemetery\n\t\t\tCedar Grove\n\t\t\tTrinity Episcopal Church\n\t\t\tHollywood Cemetery\n\t\t\tShockoe Hill Cemetery\n\t\t\tSt. John’s Episcopal Church\n\t\t\tFalling Spring Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tHigh Bridge Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tNew Providence Presbyterian Church\n\t\t\tTimber Ridge Cemetery\n\t\t\tTrinity Episcopal Church\n\t\t\tBruton Parish Church\n\t\t\tMount Hebron Cemetery\n\t\t\tOld Opequon Presbyterian Church\n\nC. In addition to any sums that may be provided in favor of the associations as\nset forth in subsection B, the Director shall disburse funds at the same rate to\nVASSAR to fund its maintenance of no more than 6,000 additional Revolutionary\nWar graves in the Commonwealth, as documented and certified by VASSAR and set\nforth in a list submitted annually to the Director.\n\nD. Any of the associations and societies set forth in subsection B or C may\napply to the Director for grants to perform extraordinary maintenance,\nrenovation, repair, or reconstruction of any of their respective Revolutionary\nWar cemeteries and graves and to erect and care for markers, memorials, and\nmonuments to the memory of such soldiers, sailors, and persons rendering service\nto the Patriot cause in the Revolutionary War. These grants shall be made from\nany appropriation made available by the General Assembly for such purpose or\nfrom the Revolutionary War Cemeteries and Graves Fund created pursuant to §\n10.1-2211.1:1. In making such grants, the Director shall give full consideration\nto the assistance available from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or\nother agencies, except in those instances where such assistance is deemed by the\nDirector to be detrimental to the historical, artistic, or architectural\nsignificance of the site.\n\nE. Local matching funds shall not be required for grants made pursuant to this\nsection.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 256; 2007, c. 349; 2018, cc. 639, 641.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}