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All expenses, costs, and judgments recovered pursuant to this section, and all moneys received as reimbursement in accordance with applicable provisions of federal law, shall be paid into the fund. Additionally, an annual appropriation to the fund from the general fund or other unrestricted nongeneral fund, in an amount determined by the Governor, may be authorized to carry out the purposes of this chapter. All recoveries from occurrences prior to March 10, 1983, and otherwise qualifying under this section, received subsequent to March 10, 1983, shall be paid into the fund. No moneys shall be credited to the balance in the fund until they have been received by the fund. 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In the event a request for reimbursement is not paid within 60 days of receipt of a written demand, the claim shall be referred to the Attorney General for collection. The Coordinator of Emergency Management shall be allowed to recover all legal and court costs and other expenses incident to such actions for collection. The Coordinator is authorized to recover any sums incurred by any other state agency or political subdivision acting at the direction of the Coordinator as provided in this paragraph.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":253250,"text":"There is hereby created a nonlapsing revolving fund which shall be maintained as a separate special fund account within the state treasury, and administered by the Coordinator of Emergency Management, consistent with the purposes of this chapter. 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This law was first created in 1983. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 48 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 1983 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2000, chapter 309<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 121<\/a> and 157<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":222321,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70134,"identifier":"44-146.18:1","token":"44\/3.2\/44-146.18_1","url":"\/44-146.18_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-146.18_1\/","token":"44\/3.2\/44-146.18_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Virginia Disaster Response Funds disbursements; reimbursements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-146.18:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There is hereby created a nonlapsing revolving fund which shall be maintained as a separate special fund account within the state treasury, and administered by the Coordinator of Emergency<\/span> Management, consistent with the purposes of this chapter. All expenses, costs, and judgments<\/span> recovered pursuant to this section, and all moneys received as reimbursement in accordance with applicable provisions of federal law<\/span>, shall be paid into the fund. Additionally, an annual appropriation to the fund from the general fund or other unrestricted nongeneral fund, in an amount determined by the Governor, may be authorized to carry out the purposes of this chapter. All recoveries from occurrences prior to March 10, 1983, and otherwise qualifying under this section, received subsequent to March 10, 1983, shall be paid into the fund. No moneys shall be credited to the balance in the fund until they have been received by the fund. An accounting of moneys received and disbursed shall be kept and furnished to the Governor or the General Assembly upon request.\n\t\tDisbursements from the fund may be made for the following purposes and no others:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> For costs and expenses, including, but not limited to personnel, administrative, and equipment costs and expenses directly incurred by the Department of Emergency<\/span> Management or by any other state agency or political subdivision<\/span> or other entity, acting at the direction of the Coordinator of Emergency<\/span> Management, in and for preventing or alleviating damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused by emergencies, resource shortages<\/span>, or disasters<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> For procurement, maintenance, and replenishment of materials<\/span>, equipment, and supplies, in such quantities and at such location as the Coordinator of Emergency<\/span> Management may deem necessary to protect the public peace, health, and safety and to preserve the lives and property and economic well-being of the people of the Commonwealth; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> For costs and expenses incurred by the Department of Emergency<\/span> Management or by any other state agency or political subdivision<\/span> or other entity, acting at the direction of the Coordinator of Emergency<\/span> Management, in the recovery from the effects of a disaster<\/span> or in the restoration of public property or facilities.\n\t\t\tThe Coordinator of Emergency<\/span> Management shall promptly seek reimbursement from any person causing or contributing to an emergency<\/span> or disaster<\/span> for all sums disbursed from the fund for the protection, relief and recovery from loss or damage caused by such person. In the event a request for reimbursement is not paid within 60 days of receipt of a written demand, the claim shall be referred to the Attorney General<\/span> for collection. The Coordinator of Emergency<\/span> Management shall be allowed to recover all legal and court<\/span> costs and other expenses incident to such actions for collection. The Coordinator is authorized to recover any sums incurred by any other state agency or political subdivision<\/span> acting at the direction of the Coordinator as provided in this paragraph. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVIRGINIA DISASTER RESPONSE FUNDS DISBURSEMENTS; REIMBURSEMENTS (\u00a7 44-146.18:1)\n\nThere is hereby created a nonlapsing revolving fund which shall be maintained as\na separate special fund account within the state treasury, and administered by\nthe Coordinator of Emergency Management, consistent with the purposes of this\nchapter. All expenses, costs, and judgments recovered pursuant to this section,\nand all moneys received as reimbursement in accordance with applicable\nprovisions of federal law, shall be paid into the fund. Additionally, an annual\nappropriation to the fund from the general fund or other unrestricted nongeneral\nfund, in an amount determined by the Governor, may be authorized to carry out\nthe purposes of this chapter. All recoveries from occurrences prior to March 10,\n1983, and otherwise qualifying under this section, received subsequent to March\n10, 1983, shall be paid into the fund. No moneys shall be credited to the\nbalance in the fund until they have been received by the fund. An accounting of\nmoneys received and disbursed shall be kept and furnished to the Governor or the\nGeneral Assembly upon request.\n\t\tDisbursements from the fund may be made for the following purposes and no\nothers:\n\n1. For costs and expenses, including, but not limited to personnel,\nadministrative, and equipment costs and expenses directly incurred by the\nDepartment of Emergency Management or by any other state agency or political\nsubdivision or other entity, acting at the direction of the Coordinator of\nEmergency Management, in and for preventing or alleviating damage, loss,\nhardship, or suffering caused by emergencies, resource shortages, or disasters;\nand\n\n2. For procurement, maintenance, and replenishment of materials, equipment, and\nsupplies, in such quantities and at such location as the Coordinator of\nEmergency Management may deem necessary to protect the public peace, health, and\nsafety and to preserve the lives and property and economic well-being of the\npeople of the Commonwealth; and\n\n3. For costs and expenses incurred by the Department of Emergency Management or\nby any other state agency or political subdivision or other entity, acting at\nthe direction of the Coordinator of Emergency Management, in the recovery from\nthe effects of a disaster or in the restoration of public property or\nfacilities.\n\t\t\tThe Coordinator of Emergency Management shall promptly seek reimbursement\nfrom any person causing or contributing to an emergency or disaster for all sums\ndisbursed from the fund for the protection, relief and recovery from loss or\ndamage caused by such person. In the event a request for reimbursement is not\npaid within 60 days of receipt of a written demand, the claim shall be referred\nto the Attorney General for collection. The Coordinator of Emergency Management\nshall be allowed to recover all legal and court costs and other expenses\nincident to such actions for collection. The Coordinator is authorized to\nrecover any sums incurred by any other state agency or political subdivision\nacting at the direction of the Coordinator as provided in this paragraph.\n\nHISTORY: 1983, c. 48; 2000, c. 309; 2008, cc. 121, 157.","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}}