An Act to amend and reenact § 10.1-2204 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 10.1-2202.5, relating to Virginia Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Historic Preservation Fund established.

This bill would establish the Virginia Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Historic Preservation Fund for the purpose of awarding grants to eligible state-recognized and federally recognized Indian tribes, private nonprofit organizations, and localities for the eligible costs of acquiring land or permanent protective interest therein and of undertaking preservation activities on such land that is of cultural or historic significance to Black, Indigenous, or people of color communities. The bill provides that land or interests acquired with grant funds shall grant the Board of Historic Resources or other holder a perpetual preservation interest in the property.