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The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-1156, the Fund shall consist of the net proceeds of the sale of vacant buildings and land held by the Department. The Fund shall also consist of such moneys as shall be appropriated by the General Assembly and any private donations. 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 set forth in this article. 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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 569<\/a> and 606<\/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 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 2001, chapter 844<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 716<\/a>; in 2009, chapters 813<\/a> and 840<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 476<\/a> and 507<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60488,"section_number":"2.2-1156","catch_line":"Sale or lease of surplus property and excess building space","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1156\/"}],"permalink":{"id":209851,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67364,"identifier":"37.2-318","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/4\/37.2-318","url":"\/37.2-318\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/37.2-318\/","token":"37.2\/I\/3\/4\/37.2-318","dublin_core":{"Title":"Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund established; purpose","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 37.2-318","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There is hereby created in the state<\/span> treasury a special nonreverting fund<\/span> to be known as the Behavioral Health and Developmental Services<\/span> Trust Fund<\/span> to enhance and ensure for the coming years the quality of care and treatment provided to individuals<\/span> receiving public mental health, developmental, and substance abuse<\/span> services. The Fund<\/span> shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-1156<\/a>, the Fund<\/span> shall consist of the net proceeds<\/span> of the sale of vacant buildings and land held by the Department<\/span>. The Fund<\/span> shall also consist of such moneys as shall be appropriated by the General Assembly and any private donations. 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 set forth in this article. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund<\/span> shall be made by the State<\/span> Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Commissioner<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED; PURPOSE (\u00a7\n37.2-318)\n\nThere is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be\nknown as the Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund to enhance\nand ensure for the coming years the quality of care and treatment provided to\nindividuals receiving public mental health, developmental, and substance abuse\nservices. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller.\nNotwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 2.2-1156, the Fund shall consist of the net\nproceeds of the sale of vacant buildings and land held by the Department. The\nFund shall also consist of such moneys as shall be appropriated by the General\nAssembly and any private donations. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall\nremain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund,\nincluding interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to\nthe general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used\nsolely for the purposes set forth in this article. Expenditures and\ndisbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants\nissued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Commissioner.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, cc. 569, 606, \u00a7 2.1-813; 2001, c. 844, \u00a7 37.1-259; 2005, c.\n716; 2009, cc. 813, 840; 2012, cc. 476, 507.","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}}