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Waiving of Fees Associated with Permits for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (December 6, 2022)

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A December 6, 2022 letter on the Office of the Governor letterhead to Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee Co-Chairs Janet D. Howell and George L. Barker and House Appropriations Committee Chair Barry D. Knight. It states that under SB 572 the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs and the Secretary of Commerce and Trade were directed to examine waiving permit fees for veteran-owned small businesses. The letter states that they are unable to make recommendations at this time because the Secretariats have not received one hundred percent of responses from agencies, and that the goal is to report during the 2023 General Assembly Session. The letter ends with the names of Craig C. Crenshaw and Caren Merrick.

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                  COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
                                    Office of the Governor
                                            P.O. Box 1475
                                       Richmond, Virginia 23218

December 6, 2022

The Honorable Janet D. Howell, Co-Chair
Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
14th Floor, Pocahontas Building
900 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219

The Honorable George L. Barker, Co-Chair
Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
14th Floor, Pocahontas Building
900 East Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219

The Honorable Barry D. Knight, Chair
Virginia House Appropriations Committee
910 Capitol Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219


Dear Chairwoman Howell, Chairman Barker, and Chairman Knight:

Pursuant to recent legislation (SB 572), the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs and the
Secretary of Commerce and Trade, in conjunction with the Department of Small Business and
Supplier Diversity, were directed to examine the waiving of fees associated with permits necessary
to establish a small business for veteran-owned small businesses.

Pursuant to recent legislation (SB 572):

The Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs and the Secretary of Commerce and Trade (the
Secretaries), in conjunction with the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity, shall
examine the waiving of fees associated with permits necessary to establish a small business for
veteran-owned small businesses. The Secretaries shall identify the necessary permits and
determine the total costs of associated fees for a start-up by type of business and by regulatory
agency and shall determine the feasibility of waiving any such fees for veteran-owned small
businesses. In conducting their examination, the Secretaries may also identify and make
recommendations regarding removing other regulatory barriers for veteran-owned small
businesses.
Chairwoman Howell, Chainnan Barker, and Chainnan Knight
December 6, 2022
Page Two

Given the scale and impact of veteran-owned businesses on our Commonwealth, the Secretary of
Veterans and Defense Affairs contacted all of the Commonwealth's agencies to (1) identify the
fees they charge to establish a business and (2) assess the feasibility of waiving such fees, including
the impact such waiver would have on the agency as well as the mechanism or protocol necessary
for fees to be waived.

After receiving various agencies' feedback regarding the total costs of associated fees and the
feasibility of waiving such fees, the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs and the Secretary
of Commerce and Trade are unable to make recommendations regarding removing regulatory
barriers for veteran-owned small businesses at this time. The Secretariats have not received one
hundred percent of responses from agencies across the Commonwealth. To make meaningful
recommendations to waive fees for veteran-owned businesses, the Secretariats require additional
time and feedback from relevant stakeholders.

The Secretariats will remain proactive to receive feedback from agencies and engage subject
matter experts to come to meaningful recommendations and support the Commonwealth's veteran­
owned businesses. The goal will be to have their responses and report recommendations to the
Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Labor and Commerce and the Senate
Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Commerce and Labor during the 2023 General
Assembly Session.

Sincerely,


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Craig C. Crenshaw
Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs




Caren Merrick
Secretary of Commerce and Trade

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