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Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes provided in this article. Any moneys appropriated or otherwise credited to the Fund that were received by the Department pursuant to Title V (42 U.S.C. § 7661 et seq.) of the federal Clean Air Act shall be used solely for purposes associated with Title V of the federal Clean Air Act. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Director of the Department. The Fund shall be administered and managed by the Department, or any entity operating under a contract or agreement with the Department.B\n\nThe Department, or its designated agent, is empowered to collect moneys due to the Fund. Proceedings to recover moneys due to the Fund may be instituted in the name of the Fund in any appropriate circuit court.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231832,"text":"There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Small Business Environmental Compliance Assistance Fund, hereafter referred to as the “Fund.” The Fund shall be comprised of (i) moneys appropriated to the Fund by the General Assembly, (ii) receipts by the Fund from loans made by it, (iii) all income from the investment of moneys held by the Fund, (iv) any moneys transferred from the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund as authorized by § 10.1-2502, and (v) any other moneys designated for deposit to the Fund from any source, public or private. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes provided in this article. Any moneys appropriated or otherwise credited to the Fund that were received by the Department pursuant to Title V (42 U.S.C. § 7661 et seq.) of the federal Clean Air Act shall be used solely for purposes associated with Title V of the federal Clean Air Act. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Director of the Department. 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This law was first created in 1997. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 624<\/a> and 850<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67653,"section_number":"10.1-2502","catch_line":"Disbursements from the Fund; transfer of funds to the Small Business Environmental Compliance Assistance Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2502\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":67653,"section_number":"10.1-2502","catch_line":"Disbursements from the Fund; transfer of funds to the Small Business Environmental Compliance Assistance Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-2502\/"}],"permalink":{"id":145501,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63637,"identifier":"10.1-1197.2","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/4\/10.1-1197.2","url":"\/10.1-1197.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1197.2\/","token":"10.1\/II\/11.1\/4\/10.1-1197.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Small Business Environmental Compliance Assistance Fund established; administration; collection of money","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1197.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund<\/span> to be known as the Small Business<\/span> Environmental Compliance Assistance Fund<\/span>, hereafter referred to as the “Fund<\/span>.” The Fund<\/span> shall be comprised of (i) moneys appropriated to the Fund<\/span> by the General Assembly, (ii) receipts by the Fund<\/span> from loans made by it, (iii) all income from the investment of moneys held by the Fund<\/span>, (iv) any moneys transferred from the Virginia Environmental Emergency Response Fund<\/span> as authorized by § 10.1-2502<\/a>, and (v) any other moneys designated for deposit to the Fund<\/span> from any source, public or private. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund<\/span> shall remain in the Fund<\/span> and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund<\/span>, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund<\/span> but shall remain in the Fund<\/span>. Moneys in the Fund<\/span> shall be used solely for the purposes provided in this article. Any moneys appropriated or otherwise credited to the Fund<\/span> that were received by the Department<\/span> pursuant to Title V (42 U.S.C. § 7661 et seq.) of the federal Clean Air Act shall be used solely for purposes associated with Title V of the federal Clean Air Act. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund<\/span> shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span>. The Fund<\/span> shall be administered and managed by the Department<\/span>, or any entity operating under a contract<\/span> or agreement with the Department<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Department<\/span>, or its designated agent, is empowered to collect moneys due to the Fund<\/span>. Proceedings to recover moneys due to the Fund<\/span> may be instituted in the name of the Fund<\/span> in any appropriate circuit<\/span> court<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSMALL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE FUND ESTABLISHED;\nADMINISTRATION; COLLECTION OF MONEY (\u00a7 10.1-1197.2)\n\nA. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to\nbe known as the Small Business Environmental Compliance Assistance Fund,\nhereafter referred to as the “Fund.” The Fund shall be comprised of\n(i) moneys appropriated to the Fund by the General Assembly, (ii) receipts by\nthe Fund from loans made by it, (iii) all income from the investment of moneys\nheld by the Fund, (iv) any moneys transferred from the Virginia Environmental\nEmergency Response Fund as authorized by § 10.1-2502, and (v) any other\nmoneys designated for deposit to the Fund from any source, public or private.\nInterest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited\nto it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end\nof each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the\nFund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes provided in this\narticle. Any moneys appropriated or otherwise credited to the Fund that were\nreceived by the Department pursuant to Title V (42 U.S.C. § 7661 et seq.)\nof the federal Clean Air Act shall be used solely for purposes associated with\nTitle V of the federal Clean Air Act. Expenditures and disbursements from the\nFund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller\nupon written request signed by the Director of the Department. The Fund shall be\nadministered and managed by the Department, or any entity operating under a\ncontract or agreement with the Department.\n\nB. The Department, or its designated agent, is empowered to collect moneys due\nto the Fund. Proceedings to recover moneys due to the Fund may be instituted in\nthe name of the Fund in any appropriate circuit court.\n\nHISTORY: 1997, cc. 624, 850.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}