23-132.7 - For what purposes funds may be used. - Virginia Statutes

§ 23-132.7. For what purposes funds may be used.

The funds appropriated by the General Assembly as provided in § 23-132.6shall be used by the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University andby the Virginia State University for the purpose of conducting cooperativeextension services in the Commonwealth of Virginia and in cooperation withthe several counties, cities, and other participating bodies therein so faras said funds will permit. "Cooperative extension service" is the functiontraditionally associated with the term "extension," which is the jointfederal, state, and local program designed to aid transfer of information andresearch capabilities of land grant universities to citizens. Traditionally,the cooperative extension services focus on agriculture, includinghorticulture and silviculture, agribusiness, home economics, communityresource development, and 4-H Clubs. These funds may be used for defrayingall necessary expenses, including the payment of salaries and travelexpenses, buying of equipment and supplies, and for other authorized expensesin connection with carrying out the work.

(1994, c. 433.)