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The Fund shall consist of sums appropriated to it by the General Assembly as provided for under subsection D of § 23.1-208 and such other moneys as may be made available from any other source, public or private, including any federal grants solicited or received for the specific purposes of the Fund, and all interest and income from investment of the Fund. Any sums 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 Fishery Resource Grants. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request of the Chairman of the Graduate Marine Science Consortium at the University of Virginia.B\n\nThe purpose of the Fishery Resource Grant Fund is to protect and enhance the Commonwealth’s coastal fishery resources through the awarding of grants in the following areas:1\n\nNew fisheries equipment or gear;2\n\nEnvironmental pilot studies on issues including water quality and fisheries habitat;3\n\nAquaculture or mariculture of marine-dependent species; and4\n\nSeafood technology.C\n\nThe Consortium shall advertise the availability of grant funds and shall solicit, receive, and review grant applications. Grants shall be awarded by the Consortium after consideration of the recommendations of the Fishery Resource Grant Advisory Board. The decisions regarding who receives the grant awards shall be the responsibility of the Consortium. In awarding grants for the aquaculture or mariculture of marine dependent species the Consortium shall consider the amount of private investment that has been made for the aquaculture or mariculture of a species, and shall not award grants for the aquaculture or mariculture of a species in which significant private investment has been made, unless such grant is for new technology.D\n\nThe Consortium may establish a peer review panel to assist in determining the relative merits of each proposal.E\n\nAny general funds for the Fishery Resource Grant Program shall be appropriated to the Consortium, which shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs incurred in administering and monitoring the grant program. 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This law was first created in 1999. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 719<\/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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72862,"section_number":"23.1-208","catch_line":"Budget requests and recommendations","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-208\/"}],"permalink":{"id":190995,"object_type":"law","relational_id":53975,"identifier":"28.2-245","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/8\/28.2-245","url":"\/28.2-245\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/28.2-245\/","token":"28.2\/II\/2\/8\/28.2-245","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fishery Resource Grant Fund established; purpose; Consortium to award grants","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 28.2-245","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> There is hereby established within the state treasury a special permanent, nonreverting fund, to be known as the Fishery Resource Grant Fund, which shall hereafter be known as the “Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. The Fund shall consist of sums appropriated to it by the General Assembly as provided for under subsection D of § 23.1-208<\/a> and such other moneys as may be made available from any other source, public or private, including any federal grants solicited or received for the specific purposes of the Fund, and all interest and income from investment of the Fund. Any sums 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 Fishery Resource Grants. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request of the Chairman of the Graduate Marine Science Consortium at the University of Virginia. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The purpose of the Fishery Resource Grant Fund is to protect and enhance the Commonwealth’s coastal fishery resources through the awarding of grants in the following areas: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> New fisheries<\/span> equipment or gear; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Environmental pilot studies on issues<\/span> including water quality and fisheries<\/span> habitat<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Aquaculture or mariculture of marine-dependent species; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Seafood technology. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Consortium shall advertise the availability of grant funds and shall solicit, receive, and review grant applications. Grants shall be awarded by the Consortium after consideration of the recommendations of the Fishery Resource Grant Advisory Board. The decisions regarding who receives the grant awards shall be the responsibility of the Consortium. In awarding grants for the aquaculture or mariculture of marine dependent species the Consortium shall consider the amount of private investment that has been made for the aquaculture or mariculture of a species, and shall not award grants for the aquaculture or mariculture of a species in which significant private investment has been made, unless such grant is for new technology. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Consortium may establish a peer review panel<\/span> to assist in determining the relative merits of each proposal. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Any general funds for the Fishery Resource Grant Program shall be appropriated to the Consortium, which shall be reimbursed for the reasonable costs incurred in administering and monitoring the grant program. If funds remain at the end of a grant cycle, the Consortium may carry forward such funds to the next funding cycle. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFISHERY RESOURCE GRANT FUND ESTABLISHED; PURPOSE; CONSORTIUM TO AWARD GRANTS (\u00a7\n28.2-245)\n\nA. There is hereby established within the state treasury a special permanent,\nnonreverting fund, to be known as the Fishery Resource Grant Fund, which shall\nhereafter be known as the “Fund.” The Fund shall be established on\nthe books of the Comptroller. The Fund shall consist of sums appropriated to it\nby the General Assembly as provided for under subsection D of § 23.1-208\nand such other moneys as may be made available from any other source, public or\nprivate, including any federal grants solicited or received for the specific\npurposes of the Fund, and all interest and income from investment of the Fund.\nAny sums remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each\nfiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.\nMoneys in the Fund shall be used solely for Fishery Resource Grants.\nExpenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State\nTreasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request of the\nChairman of the Graduate Marine Science Consortium at the University of\nVirginia.\n\nB. The purpose of the Fishery Resource Grant Fund is to protect and enhance the\nCommonwealth’s coastal fishery resources through the awarding of grants in\nthe following areas:\n\n 1. New fisheries equipment or gear;\n\n 2. Environmental pilot studies on issues including water quality and fisheries\n habitat;\n\n 3. Aquaculture or mariculture of marine-dependent species; and\n\n 4. Seafood technology.\n\nC. The Consortium shall advertise the availability of grant funds and shall\nsolicit, receive, and review grant applications. Grants shall be awarded by the\nConsortium after consideration of the recommendations of the Fishery Resource\nGrant Advisory Board. The decisions regarding who receives the grant awards\nshall be the responsibility of the Consortium. In awarding grants for the\naquaculture or mariculture of marine dependent species the Consortium shall\nconsider the amount of private investment that has been made for the aquaculture\nor mariculture of a species, and shall not award grants for the aquaculture or\nmariculture of a species in which significant private investment has been made,\nunless such grant is for new technology.\n\nD. The Consortium may establish a peer review panel to assist in determining the\nrelative merits of each proposal.\n\nE. Any general funds for the Fishery Resource Grant Program shall be\nappropriated to the Consortium, which shall be reimbursed for the reasonable\ncosts incurred in administering and monitoring the grant program. If funds\nremain at the end of a grant cycle, the Consortium may carry forward such funds\nto the next funding cycle.\n\nHISTORY: 1999, c. 719.","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}}