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This law was first created in 1989. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 462 and 498 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. Unfortunately, the 1989 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 2002, chapter 320<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 648<\/a> and 765<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 491<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79239,"section_number":"10.1-609","catch_line":"Unsafe dams presenting nonimminent danger; civil penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-609\/"},{"id":77193,"section_number":"10.1-613.6","catch_line":"Negotiated settlement agreements","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-613.6\/"},{"id":64176,"section_number":"38.2-401.1","catch_line":"Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund assessment","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-401.1\/"},{"id":85528,"section_number":"62.1-203","catch_line":"Powers of Authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-203\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":69771,"section_number":"15.2-2243.1","catch_line":"Payment by developer or subdivider","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2243.1\/"},{"id":64176,"section_number":"38.2-401.1","catch_line":"Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund assessment","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-401.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":144321,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81027,"identifier":"10.1-603.17","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/1.2\/10.1-603.17","url":"\/10.1-603.17\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-603.17\/","token":"10.1\/I\/6\/1.2\/10.1-603.17","dublin_core":{"Title":"Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund established","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-603.17","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund<\/span> is hereby established and set apart as a permanent and nonreverting fund<\/span>. The Fund<\/span> shall consist of any moneys appropriated by the General Assembly, funds<\/span> returned by localities or other public or private sources in the form of interest and repayment of loan principal, deposits pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-2243.1<\/a> and 38.2-401.1<\/a>, all income from the investment of moneys held in the Fund<\/span>, and any other sums designated for deposit in the Fund<\/span> from any source public or private, including without limitation any federal grants, and awards or other forms of assistance received by the Commonwealth that are eligible for deposit in the Fund<\/span> under federal law<\/span>. Any moneys remaining in the Fund<\/span> at the end of the biennium including any appropriated funds<\/span> and all principal interest accrued, interest and payments shall not revert to the general fund<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDAM SAFETY, FLOOD PREVENTION AND PROTECTION ASSISTANCE FUND ESTABLISHED (\u00a7\n10.1-603.17)\n\nThe Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund is hereby\nestablished and set apart as a permanent and nonreverting fund. The Fund shall\nconsist of any moneys appropriated by the General Assembly, funds returned by\nlocalities or other public or private sources in the form of interest and\nrepayment of loan principal, deposits pursuant to \u00a7\u00a7 15.2-2243.1 and\n38.2-401.1, all income from the investment of moneys held in the Fund, and any\nother sums designated for deposit in the Fund from any source public or private,\nincluding without limitation any federal grants, and awards or other forms of\nassistance received by the Commonwealth that are eligible for deposit in the\nFund under federal law. Any moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of the\nbiennium including any appropriated funds and all principal interest accrued,\ninterest and payments shall not revert to the general fund.\n\nHISTORY: 1989, cc. 462, 498; 2002, c. 320; 2006, cc. 648, 765; 2008, c. 491.","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}}