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No grants to any locality shall exceed 30 percent of the money appropriated to such fund for the biennium unless otherwise provided for in the current general appropriations act. Money appropriated from such fund shall be matched equally by local funds. Federal funds shall not be used by localities to match money given from the fund. Localities may, however, combine state and local funds to match federal funds for purposes of securing federal grants. Interest earned or moneys received by the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any money remaining in the Fund at the close of the first fiscal year of a biennium shall not revert to the general fund and shall be reappropriated and allotted.B\n\nUp to $250,000 per year of the money deposited to the Fund including interest accrued may be used for the Board’s administrative and operating expenses including but not limited to expenses of the Board and its members, and expenses related to duties outlined in §§ 10.1-701, 10.1-702, 10.1-703, 10.1-706, and 10.1-707. All such expenditures shall be subject to approval by the Board.C\n\nMoney that remains unobligated by the Board from the fund at the end of the biennium for which it was appropriated shall be retained and shall become a Special Emergency Assistance Fund to be used at the discretion of the Governor for the emergency conservation and development of public beaches damaged or destroyed by an unusually severe storm, hurricane or other natural disaster.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":222357,"text":"A special fund to be known as the Public Beach Maintenance and Development Fund shall be established to provide grants to local governments covering up to one-half of the costs of erosion abatement measures designed to conserve, protect, improve, maintain and develop public beaches. No grants to any locality shall exceed 30 percent of the money appropriated to such fund for the biennium unless otherwise provided for in the current general appropriations act. Money appropriated from such fund shall be matched equally by local funds. Federal funds shall not be used by localities to match money given from the fund. Localities may, however, combine state and local funds to match federal funds for purposes of securing federal grants. Interest earned or moneys received by the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any money remaining in the Fund at the close of the first fiscal year of a biennium shall not revert to the general fund and shall be reappropriated and allotted.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":222358,"text":"Up to $250,000 per year of the money deposited to the Fund including interest accrued may be used for the Board’s administrative and operating expenses including but not limited to expenses of the Board and its members, and expenses related to duties outlined in §§ 10.1-701, 10.1-702, 10.1-703, 10.1-706, and 10.1-707. 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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 428 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 1980 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1982, chapter 329; in 1986, chapter 152; in 1988, chapter 891; in 2003, chapters 79<\/a> and 89<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55457,"section_number":"10.1-708","catch_line":"Relationship of Board and Director; guidelines","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-708\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71188,"section_number":"10.1-701","catch_line":"Duties of Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-701\/"},{"id":82037,"section_number":"10.1-702","catch_line":"Shore Erosion Advisory Service","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-702\/"},{"id":67151,"section_number":"10.1-703","catch_line":"Cooperation and coordination with Virginia Institute of Marine Science","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-703\/"},{"id":83156,"section_number":"10.1-706","catch_line":"Duties of the Department","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-706\/"},{"id":78215,"section_number":"10.1-707","catch_line":"Board duties; allocation of funds","order_by":null,"url":"\/10.1-707\/"}],"permalink":{"id":144809,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60830,"identifier":"10.1-709","token":"10.1\/I\/7\/2\/10.1-709","url":"\/10.1-709\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-709\/","token":"10.1\/I\/7\/2\/10.1-709","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment of fund; unexpended money","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-709","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A special fund to be known as the Public Beach<\/span> Maintenance and Development<\/span> Fund shall be established to provide grants to local governments<\/span> covering up to one-half of the costs of erosion<\/span> abatement measures designed to conserve, protect, improve, maintain and develop<\/span> public beaches. No grants to any locality<\/span> shall exceed 30 percent of the money appropriated to such fund for the biennium unless otherwise provided for in the current general appropriations act. Money appropriated from such fund shall be matched equally by local funds. Federal funds shall not be used by localities to match money given from the fund. Localities may, however, combine state and local funds to match federal funds for purposes of securing federal grants. Interest earned or moneys received by the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any money remaining in the Fund at the close of the first fiscal year of a biennium shall not revert to the general fund and shall be reappropriated and allotted. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Up to $250,000 per year of the money deposited to the Fund including interest accrued may be used for the Board<\/span>’s administrative and operating expenses including but not limited to expenses of the Board<\/span> and its members, and expenses related to duties outlined in §§ 10.1-701<\/a>, 10.1-702<\/a>, 10.1-703<\/a>, 10.1-706<\/a>, and 10.1-707<\/a>. All such expenditures shall be subject to approval by the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Money that remains unobligated by the Board<\/span> from the fund at the end of the biennium for which it was appropriated shall be retained and shall become a Special Emergency Assistance Fund to be used at the discretion of the Governor for the emergency conservation and development<\/span> of public beaches damaged or destroyed by an unusually severe storm, hurricane or other natural disaster. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT OF FUND; UNEXPENDED MONEY (\u00a7 10.1-709)\n\nA. A special fund to be known as the Public Beach Maintenance and Development\nFund shall be established to provide grants to local governments covering up to\none-half of the costs of erosion abatement measures designed to conserve,\nprotect, improve, maintain and develop public beaches. No grants to any locality\nshall exceed 30 percent of the money appropriated to such fund for the biennium\nunless otherwise provided for in the current general appropriations act. Money\nappropriated from such fund shall be matched equally by local funds. Federal\nfunds shall not be used by localities to match money given from the fund.\nLocalities may, however, combine state and local funds to match federal funds\nfor purposes of securing federal grants. Interest earned or moneys received by\nthe Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any money remaining in\nthe Fund at the close of the first fiscal year of a biennium shall not revert to\nthe general fund and shall be reappropriated and allotted.\n\nB. Up to $250,000 per year of the money deposited to the Fund including interest\naccrued may be used for the Board’s administrative and operating expenses\nincluding but not limited to expenses of the Board and its members, and expenses\nrelated to duties outlined in §§ 10.1-701, 10.1-702, 10.1-703,\n10.1-706, and 10.1-707. All such expenditures shall be subject to approval by\nthe Board.\n\nC. Money that remains unobligated by the Board from the fund at the end of the\nbiennium for which it was appropriated shall be retained and shall become a\nSpecial Emergency Assistance Fund to be used at the discretion of the Governor\nfor the emergency conservation and development of public beaches damaged or\ndestroyed by an unusually severe storm, hurricane or other natural disaster.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 428, \u00a7 10-220; 1982, c. 329; 1986, c. 152; 1988, c. 891;\n2003, cc. 79, 89.","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}}