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The Director is authorized to release money from the Fund on warrants issued by the Comptroller after receiving and considering the recommendations of the Advisory Board for the purposes enumerated in subsection B.B\n\nMoneys from the Fund shall be expended, according to the allocation formula established in subsection C, for the following purposes:1\n\nLocal litter prevention and recycling grants to localities that meet the criteria established in § 10.1-1422.04;2\n\nPayment to (i) the Department to process the grants authorized by this article and (ii) the actual administrative costs of the Advisory Board. The Director shall assign one person in the Department to serve as a contact for persons interested in the Fund; and3\n\nThe operation of public information campaigns to discourage the sale and use of expanded polystyrene products and to promote alternatives to expanded polystyrene.C\n\nAll moneys deposited into the Fund shall be expended pursuant to the following allocation formula:1\n\nNinety percent for grants made to localities pursuant to subdivision B 1;2\n\nUp to a maximum of five percent for the actual administrative expenditures authorized pursuant to subdivision B 2; and3\n\nUp to a maximum of five percent for the operation of public information campaigns pursuant to subdivision B 3.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":231156,"text":"All moneys collected from the civil penalties imposed pursuant to § 10.1-1424.3, from the taxes imposed under §§ 58.1-1700 through 58.1-1710, and by the taxes increased by Chapter 616 of the 1977 Acts of Assembly, shall be paid into the treasury and credited to a special nonreverting fund known as the Litter Control and Recycling Fund, which is hereby established. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Any moneys remaining in the Fund shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest earned on such moneys shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. The Director is authorized to release money from the Fund on warrants issued by the Comptroller after receiving and considering the recommendations of the Advisory Board for the purposes enumerated in subsection B.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":231157,"text":"Moneys from the Fund shall be expended, according to the allocation formula established in subsection C, for the following purposes:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":231158,"text":"Local litter prevention and recycling grants to localities that meet the criteria established in § 10.1-1422.04;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":231159,"text":"Payment to (i) the Department to process the grants authorized by this article and (ii) the actual administrative costs of the Advisory Board. 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This law was first created in 1995. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 417<\/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. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2006, chapter 6<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 409<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":77602,"section_number":"10.1-1422.02","catch_line":"Litter Control and Recycling Fund Advisory Board established; duties and responsibilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1422.02\/"},{"id":57553,"section_number":"10.1-1422.04","catch_line":"Local litter prevention and recycling grants; eligibility and funding process","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1422.04\/"},{"id":74155,"section_number":"58.1-1705","catch_line":"Disposition of proceeds","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1705\/"},{"id":62095,"section_number":"58.1-1710","catch_line":"Disposition of proceeds","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1710\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":57553,"section_number":"10.1-1422.04","catch_line":"Local litter prevention and recycling grants; eligibility and funding process","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1422.04\/"},{"id":77231,"section_number":"10.1-1424.3","catch_line":"Expanded polystyrene food service containers prohibited; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-1424.3\/"},{"id":57635,"section_number":"58.1-1700","catch_line":"Title","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1700\/"},{"id":62095,"section_number":"58.1-1710","catch_line":"Disposition of proceeds","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1710\/"}],"permalink":{"id":146113,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63434,"identifier":"10.1-1422.01","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3\/10.1-1422.01","url":"\/10.1-1422.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-1422.01\/","token":"10.1\/II\/14\/3\/10.1-1422.01","dublin_core":{"Title":"Litter Control and Recycling Fund established; use of moneys; purpose of Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-1422.01","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> All moneys collected from the civil penalties imposed pursuant to § 10.1-1424.3<\/a>, from the taxes imposed under §§ 58.1-1700<\/a> through 58.1-1710<\/a>, and by the taxes increased by Chapter 616 of the 1977 Acts of Assembly, shall be paid into the treasury and credited to a special nonreverting fund<\/span> known as the Litter<\/span> Control and Recycling<\/span> Fund<\/span>, which is hereby established. The Fund<\/span> shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Any moneys remaining in the Fund<\/span> shall not revert to the general fund<\/span> but shall remain in the Fund<\/span>. Interest earned on such moneys shall remain in the Fund<\/span> and be credited to it. The Director<\/span> is authorized to release money from the Fund<\/span> on warrants issued by the Comptroller after receiving and considering the recommendations of the Advisory Board<\/span> for the purposes enumerated in subsection B. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Moneys from the Fund<\/span> shall be expended, according to the allocation formula established in subsection C, for the following purposes: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Local litter<\/span> prevention and recycling<\/span> grants to localities that meet the criteria established in § 10.1-1422.04<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Payment to (i) the Department<\/span> to process the grants authorized by this article and (ii) the actual administrative costs of the Advisory Board<\/span>. The Director<\/span> shall assign one person<\/span> in the Department<\/span> to serve as a contact for persons<\/span> interested in the Fund<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The operation of public information campaigns to discourage the sale and use of expanded polystyrene products and to promote alternatives to expanded polystyrene. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> All moneys deposited into the Fund<\/span> shall be expended pursuant to the following allocation formula: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Ninety percent for grants made to localities pursuant to subdivision B 1; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Up to a maximum of five percent for the actual administrative expenditures authorized pursuant to subdivision B 2; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Up to a maximum of five percent for the operation of public information campaigns pursuant to subdivision B 3. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLITTER CONTROL AND RECYCLING FUND ESTABLISHED; USE OF MONEYS; PURPOSE OF FUND\n(\u00a7 10.1-1422.01)\n\nA. All moneys collected from the civil penalties imposed pursuant to §\n10.1-1424.3, from the taxes imposed under §§ 58.1-1700 through\n58.1-1710, and by the taxes increased by Chapter 616 of the 1977 Acts of\nAssembly, shall be paid into the treasury and credited to a special nonreverting\nfund known as the Litter Control and Recycling Fund, which is hereby\nestablished. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Any\nmoneys remaining in the Fund shall not revert to the general fund but shall\nremain in the Fund. Interest earned on such moneys shall remain in the Fund and\nbe credited to it. The Director is authorized to release money from the Fund on\nwarrants issued by the Comptroller after receiving and considering the\nrecommendations of the Advisory Board for the purposes enumerated in subsection\nB.\n\nB. Moneys from the Fund shall be expended, according to the allocation formula\nestablished in subsection C, for the following purposes:\n\n 1. Local litter prevention and recycling grants to localities that meet the\n criteria established in § 10.1-1422.04;\n\n 2. Payment to (i) the Department to process the grants authorized by this\n article and (ii) the actual administrative costs of the Advisory Board. The\n Director shall assign one person in the Department to serve as a contact for\n persons interested in the Fund; and\n\n 3. The operation of public information campaigns to discourage the sale and\n use of expanded polystyrene products and to promote alternatives to expanded\n polystyrene.\n\nC. All moneys deposited into the Fund shall be expended pursuant to the\nfollowing allocation formula:\n\n 1. Ninety percent for grants made to localities pursuant to subdivision B 1;\n\n 2. Up to a maximum of five percent for the actual administrative expenditures\n authorized pursuant to subdivision B 2; and\n\n 3. Up to a maximum of five percent for the operation of public information\n campaigns pursuant to subdivision B 3.\n\nHISTORY: 1995, c. 417; 2006, c. 6; 2009, c. 409; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 262.","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}}