                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

STATE REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCALITIES FOR CONSTRUCTION (§ 53.1-80)

A. On and after July 1, 1993, the Commonwealth shall reimburse any city or
county up to one-fourth of the capital costs of a jail construction, enlargement
or renovation project upon a basis approved by the Board in accordance with the
provisions of this section. On and after July 1, 1993, (i) any three or more
cities or counties, or any combination thereof, which do not qualify for
reimbursement pursuant to &#xA7; 53.1-81 or &#xA7; 53.1-82 and (ii) any two
cities or counties or any combination of a city and a county which jointly
construct, enlarge or renovate a jail upon a basis approved by the Board in
accordance with the provisions of this section shall be reimbursed by the
Commonwealth on a pro rata basis up to one-fourth of the capital costs, as
defined in &#xA7; 53.1-82.2, of such project. The Board shall promulgate
regulations, to include criteria which may be used to assess need and establish
priorities, to serve as guidelines in evaluating requests for such reimbursement
and to ensure the fair and equitable distribution of state funds provided for
such purpose. The Department shall apply such regulations in preparing requests
for appropriations. No such reimbursement shall be had unless the plans and
specifications, including the need for additional personnel, thereof have been
submitted to the Governor and the jail project has been approved by him. The
Governor shall base his approval in part on the expected operating
cost-efficiency of the interior design of the facility. Reimbursements shall be
paid subject to the provisions of &#xA7; 53.1-82.2.
			No (i) project to construct, enlarge, or renovate a jail or regional jail
facility or to enlarge or renovate an existing jail that was not approved by the
Governor prior to July 1, 2015, or (ii) project that is not an enlargement or
renovation of a regional jail created prior to July 1, 2015, shall be eligible
for reimbursement from the Commonwealth unless such project has been
specifically authorized in the general appropriation act.

B. In the event that a county or city requests and receives financial assistance
for capital costs of such jail project from the Department of Criminal Justice
Services or from other public fund sources outside of the provisions of this
law, the total financial assistance and reimbursement shall not exceed the total
cost of the project.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 53-133.1; 1968, c. 304; 1970, cc. 252, 373; 1973, c. 233;
1981, c. 380; 1982, c. 636; 1983, c. 358; 1989, c. 423; 1993, cc. 387, 787;
1995, c. 305; 2015, c. 749.