Bill Text: VA SB405 | 2014 | Regular Session | Prefiled


Bill Title: Confederate cemeteries & graves; changes entity responsible for care of graves in Pittsylvania Co.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-13 - Incorporated by General Laws and Technology [SB405 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2014-SB405-Prefiled.html
14103213D
SENATE BILL NO. 405
Offered January 8, 2014
Prefiled January 7, 2014
A BILL to amend and reenact §10.1-2211 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Confederate cemeteries and graves.
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Patron-- Ruff
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Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §10.1-2211 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§10.1-2211. Disbursement of funds appropriated for caring for Confederate 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 Confederate memorial associations and chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy set forth in subsection B of this section. Such sums shall be expended by the associations and organizations for the routine maintenance of their respective Confederate cemeteries and graves and for the graves of Confederate 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 and sailors. All such associations and organizations, through their proper officers, are required after July 1 of each year to submit to the Director a certified statement that the funds appropriated to the association or organization in the preceding fiscal year were or will be expended for the routine maintenance of cemeteries specified in this section and the graves of Confederate soldiers and sailors and in erecting and caring for markers, memorials and monuments to the memory of such soldiers and sailors. An association or organization failing to comply with any of the requirements of this section shall be prohibited from receiving moneys allocated under this section for all subsequent fiscal years until the association or organization fully complies with the requirements.

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 association's or organization's name, or as documented by each association or organization 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 Confederate memorial association or chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. 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:
Accomack
Robert E. Lee Chapter, U.D.C., Belle Haven ..................... 10
Albemarle
Albemarle Chapter, U.D.C. ..................................... 50
Mountain Plain Cemetery, Crozet ............................... 15
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Esmont ...................... 10
Scottsville Chapter, U.D.C. ................................... 40
Westerly Chapel Cemetery, Free Union .......................... 15
Amelia
Grub Hill Church .............................................. 10
Appomattox
Appomattox Chapter, U.D.C. .................................... 50
Augusta
Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery .................... 40
Salem Lutheran Church Cemetery ................................ 37
Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery .............................. 13
Botetourt
Fairview Cemetery Association, Inc. ........................... 20
Glade Creek Cemetery Corporation .............................. 10
Buchanan
Ratliff ....................................................... 30
Carroll
Floyd Webb Cemetery ........................................... 16
Robinson Cemetery ............................................. 10
Worrell Cemetery .............................................. 10
Charles City County
Salem Church Cemetery ......................................... 35
Chesterfield
Ettrick Cemetery .............................................. 47
Skinquarter Baptist Church Cemetery ........................... 12
Craig
Archibald A. Caldwell Cemetery ................................. 4
Culpeper
Culpeper Chapter, U.D.C. ...................................... 10
Dinwiddie
Dinwiddie Confederate Memorial Association .................... 15
Fairfax
Fairfax Chapter, U.D.C. ....................................... 15
Robert E. Lee Chapter No. 56 .................................. 36
Fauquier
Black Horse Chapter, U.D.C. ................................... 10
Marshall Cemetery ............................................. 10
Piedmont Chapter, U.D.C. ...................................... 10
Upperville Methodist Church Cemetery .......................... 10
Floyd
Floyd County Confederate Memorial Association ................. 20
Southward Cemetery ............................................ 10
Giles
McComas Chapter, U.D.C. ....................................... 15
Goochland
Goochland Chapter, U.D.C. ..................................... 15
Grayson
A. B. Cox Cemetery ............................................ 10
Atkins Memorial Cemetery ...................................... 10
Bethel Church Cemetery ........................................ 10
Bridlecreek Cemetery .......................................... 10
Camet B. Cox Cemetery ......................................... 10
Comer's Rock Cemetery ......................................... 10
Cox's Chapel .................................................. 10
Fellowship Baptist Cemetery ................................... 10
Fries Ridge Cemetery .......................................... 10
Forest Cemetery ............................................... 10
Fox Creek Cemetery ............................................ 10
Funk Cemetery ................................................. 10
Gold Hill Cemetery ............................................ 10
Grubbs Chapel Cemetery ........................................ 10
Hale Cemetery ................................................. 15
Hines Branch Cemetery ......................................... 10
Independence Cemetery ......................................... 10
Jerusalem Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery ................. 10
Lebanon Cemetery .............................................. 10
Liberty Hill Cemetery ......................................... 15
Long Branch Cemetery .......................................... 10
McKenzie Cemetery ............................................. 10
New Hope Cemetery ............................................. 10
Oak Grove Cemetery ............................................ 10
Potato Creek Cemetery ......................................... 10
Pugh Cemetery ................................................. 10
Rhudy Cemetery ................................................ 10
Round Meadows Cemetery ........................................ 10
Rugby Cemetery ................................................ 10
Saddle Creek Cemetery ......................................... 10
Sawyers Family Cemetery ....................................... 10
Spring Valley Cemetery ........................................ 10
Whitetop Cemetery ............................................. 10
Greene
Gentry Methodist Church Cemetery .............................. 10
Halifax
Grace Churchyard, Inc., Seaton ................................. 3
Halifax Chapter, U.D.C. ....................................... 20
St. John's Episcopal Church ................................... 31
Hanover
Hanover Chapter, U.D.C. ....................................... 20
Henrico
Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Brook Hill ....................... 86
Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight Chapter, U.D.C. ................................. 20
Lee
Light Horse Harry Lee Chapter, U.D.C. ........................ 100
Ely Cemetery .................................................. 30
Loudoun
Ebenezer Cemetery ............................................. 15
Lakeview Cemetery, Hamilton ................................... 15
Lee Chapter No. 179 ........................................... 10
Leesburg Union Cemetery ....................................... 15
Sharon Cemetery, Middleburg ................................... 20
Louisa
Oakland Cemetery .............................................. 70
Lunenburg
Sons of the Confederate Veterans Old Free State Camp #1746 .... 141
Madison
Madison Chapter, U.D.C. ....................................... 10
Mecklenburg
Boydton Chapter, U.D.C. ....................................... 10
Armistead-Goode Chapter, U.D.C. ............................... 10
Montgomery
Doctor Harvey Black Chapter, U.D.C. ........................... 10
White Cemetery, Inc. .......................................... 10
Nelson
Nelson County Confederate Memorial Association ................ 10
Nottoway
Confederate Memorial Board .................................... 15
Orange
Maplewood Cemetery, Gordonsville ............................. 696
Preddys Creek Cemetery ........................................ 10
13th Virginia Regiment Chapter, U.D.C. ........................ 30
Patrick
Confederate Memorial Association .............................. 40
Pittsylvania
Rawley Martin Chapter, U.D.C. Pittsylvania County Historical
Society ....................................................... 30
Powhatan
Huguenot Springs Cemetery .................................... 130
Prince Edward
Farmville Chapter, U.D.C. ..................................... 50
Prince George
City Point Chapter, U.D.C., for use at Old Town Cemetery ...... 20
Pulaski
Pulaski Chapter, U.D.C. ....................................... 10
Roanoke
Southern Cross Chapter, U.D.C. ................................ 10
Old Tombstone Cemetery ........................................ 20
Rockbridge
New Monmouth Presbyterian Church .............................. 80
New Providence Presbyterian Church ............................ 98
Rockingham
Cedar Grove Cemetery .......................................... 68
Cooks Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery ...................... 39
Singers Glen Cemetery ......................................... 19
St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery ................................... 10
Scott
Prospect Community Cemetery ................................... 20
McKenney-Carter Cemetery Association .......................... 20
Confederate Memorial Branch, Wolfe Cemetery Association, Yuma .. 15
Estill Memorial Cemetery Association .......................... 35
Lawson Confederate Memorial Cemetery .......................... 10
Mount Pleasant Cemetery ....................................... 20
Salling Memorial, Slant ....................................... 20
Rollins Cemetery .............................................. 10
Daugherty Cemetery ............................................ 20
Nickelsville Baptist Church Cemetery .......................... 20
Shenandoah
New Market Confederate Memorial Association ................... 40
Stover Camp Chapter, U.D.C. ................................... 10
Mt. Jackson-Old Soldier Cemetery ............................. 100
Smyth
Aspenvale Cemetery ............................................ 10
Blue Springs Cemetery, Sugar Grove ............................ 10
Centenary Cemetery ............................................ 10
Chatham Hill Cemetery ......................................... 10
Greenwood Cemetery ............................................ 10
Holston Chapter, U.D.C. ....................................... 20
Keesling Cemetery, Rural Retreat .............................. 10
Middle Fork Cemetery .......................................... 10
Morgan Cemetery, Sugar Grove .................................. 10
Mt. Carmel Cemetery ........................................... 20
Mountain View Cemetery, Chilhowie ............................. 10
Mt. Zion Cemetery ............................................. 10
Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Groseclose ............................ 12
Ridgedale Cemetery, Rich Valley ............................... 10
Riverside Cemetery in Rich Valley ............................. 10
Round Hill Cemetery ........................................... 20
Slemp Cemetery, Sugar Grove ................................... 10
St. James Cemetery, Chilhowie ................................. 10
South Fork Baptist Cemetery ................................... 10
Steffey Cemetery, Groseclose .................................. 10
Wassum Cemetery, Atkins ....................................... 10
Zion Methodist Cemetery, Rich Valley .......................... 14
Riverside Cemetery on South Fork .............................. 10
Royal Oak Cemetery ............................................ 10
St. Clair's Bottom Cemetery, Chilhowie ......................... 10
Sulphur Springs Cemetery ...................................... 10
Southampton
Southampton Chapter, U.D.C. ................................... 40
Spotsylvania
Ladies Confederate Memorial Association ...................... 749
Surry
General William Mahone Chapter, U.D.C. ........................ 40
Tazewell
Maplewood Cemetery ............................................ 20
Hankins Cemetery .............................................. 20
Warren
Warren Rifles Chapter, U.D.C. ................................. 25
Washington
Anna Stonewall Jackson Chapter, U.D.C. ........................ 20
Emory and Henry Cemetery ..................................... 203
Greendale Cemetery ............................................ 20
Warren Cemetery ............................................... 20
Wise
Big Stone Gap Chapter, U.D.C. ................................. 20
Wythe
Asbury Cemetery, Rural Retreat ................................ 10
Fairview Cemetery, Rural Retreat .............................. 10
Galilee Christian Church Cemetery ............................. 10
Grubbs Cemetery ............................................... 10
Kemberling Cemetery ........................................... 10
Marvin Cemetery ............................................... 30
Mt. Ephraim Cemetery .......................................... 10
Mount Mitchell Cemetery ....................................... 10
Mountain View Cemetery ........................................ 46
Murphysville Cemetery ......................................... 10
St. John's Cemetery ........................................... 10
St. Mary's Cemetery ........................................... 10
St. Paul's Cemetery ........................................... 14
St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery .......................... 12
Speedwell Methodist Cemetery .................................. 10
Wythe-Gray Chapter, U.D.C. .................................... 20
Zion Cemetery ................................................. 10
York
Bethel Memorial Association ................................... 20
IN THE CITIES OF:
Alexandria
Old Dominion Rifles Confederate Memorial Association .......... 98
Old Presbyterian Meeting House ................................ 62
Bristol
Bristol Confederate Memorial Association ...................... 60
Charlottesville
Effort Baptist Church ......................................... 10
Clifton Forge
Julia Jackson Chapter, U.D.C. ................................. 15
Chesapeake
Norfolk County Grays Chapter 2535, U.D.C. ...................... 8
Covington
Alleghany Chapter, U.D.C. ..................................... 30
Danville
Eliza Johns Chapter, U.D.C. .................................. 201
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Cemetery ...................................... 310
Fredericksburg Confederate Memorial Association .............. 200
Hampton
Hampton Chapter, U.D.C. ....................................... 60
Harrisonburg
Turner Ashby Chapter, U.D.C. .................................. 60
Woodbine Cemetery ............................................ 140
Lexington
Rockbridge Chapter, U.D.C. ................................... 126
Lynchburg
Lynchburg Confederate Memorial Association .................... 30
Manassas
Ladies Confederate Memorial Association of Manassas ........... 15
Martinsville
Mildred Lee Chapter, U.D.C. ................................... 10
Newport News
Bethel Chapter, U.D.C. ........................................ 50
Norfolk
Hope Maury Chapter, U.D.C. .................................... 10
Pickett-Buchanan Chapter, U.D.C. .............................. 20
Petersburg
Petersburg Chapter, U.D.C., for Prince George County .......... 15
Ladies Memorial Association of Petersburg .................... 140
Portsmouth
Ladies Confederate Memorial Association ....................... 15
Portsmouth Cedar Grove Cemetery .............................. 407
Radford
New River Gray's Chapter, U.D.C. .............................. 15
Radford Chapter, U.D.C. ....................................... 15
Richmond
Centennial Chapter, U.D.C. .................................... 20
Elliott Grays Chapter, U.D.C. ................................. 15
Janet Randolph Chapter, U.D.C. ................................ 15
Lee Chapter, U.D.C. ........................................... 20
Sons of Confederate Veterans - Virginia Division ............ 2294
Richmond-Stonewall Jackson Chapter, U.D.C. ................... 110
Roanoke
Roanoke Chapter, U.D.C. ....................................... 40
William Watts Chapter, U.D.C. ................................. 40
Salem
Southern Cross Chapter, U.D.C. ............................... 271
Staunton
Confederate Section, Thornrose Cemetery ...................... 600
Vinton
Major Wm. F. Graves Chapter, U.D.C. ........................... 40
Williamsburg
Williamsburg Chapter, U.D.C. ................................. 125
Winchester
Stonewall Confederate Memorial Association .................. 2112

C. In addition to funds that may be provided pursuant to subsection B, any of the Confederate memorial associations and chapters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy set forth in subsection B may apply to the Director for grants to perform extraordinary maintenance, renovation, repair or reconstruction of any of their respective Confederate cemeteries and graves and for the graves of Confederate soldiers and sailors. These grants shall be made from any appropriation made available by the General Assembly for such purpose. In making such grants, the Director shall give full consideration to the assistance available from the United States 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.

D. Local matching funds shall not be required for grants made pursuant to this section.

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