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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. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the State Coordinator of Emergency Management.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":255388,"text":"There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the GIS Fund, hereafter referred to as the Fund. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys collected pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7 44-146.18:6 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0423\">423<\/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":63764,"section_number":"44-146.18:6","catch_line":"Geographic Information Network Division established; powers and duties; Division Coordinator","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-146.18_6\/"}],"permalink":{"id":222345,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70812,"identifier":"44-146.18:7","token":"44\/3.2\/44-146.18_7","url":"\/44-146.18_7\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/44-146.18_7\/","token":"44\/3.2\/44-146.18_7","dublin_core":{"Title":"GIS Fund created","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 44-146.18:7","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the GIS Fund, hereafter referred to as the Fund. 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