This amendment provides $120,000 over the biennium from the general fund to fund an elevated septic system pilot program at the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission. Septic systems in coastal Virginia suffer from a constant threat of sea level rise, storm surges, and chronic flooding which can cause catastrophic failures of inground septic systems due to water inundation. The Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission plans to contribute $10,000 to this pilot project. A companion amendment in Item 302 establishes the parameters of the pilot program.