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All fees collected pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of \u00a7 45.2-535 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. 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 of purchasing or commissioning safety equipment, safety training, safety education, or any expenditure to further the safety program in the mining industry. All 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 Director.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":261353,"text":"There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Coal Mine Operator License Fund, referred to in this section as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All fees collected pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of \u00a7 45.2-535 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. 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 of purchasing or commissioning safety equipment, safety training, safety education, or any expenditure to further the safety program in the mining industry. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 9 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 1958, chapter 306; in 1966, chapter 594; in 1972, chapter 235; in 1978, chapter 489; in 1983, chapter 356; in 1984, chapter 590; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 256<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 542<\/a> and 550<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":72966,"section_number":"45.2-535","catch_line":" License required for operation of a coal mine; term","order_by":null,"url":"\/45.2-535\/"}],"permalink":{"id":222819,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72602,"identifier":"45.2-536","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/4\/45.2-536","url":"\/45.2-536\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-536\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/4\/45.2-536","dublin_core":{"Title":" Coal Mine Operator License Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-536","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Coal Mine Operator License Fund, referred to in this section as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All fees collected pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of \u00a7 45.2-535<\/a> 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. 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 of purchasing or commissioning safety equipment, safety training, safety education, or any expenditure to further the safety program in the mining industry. All 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 Director<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n COAL MINE OPERATOR LICENSE FUND (\u00a7 45.2-536)\n\nThere is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be\nknown as the Coal Mine Operator License Fund, referred to in this section as\n“the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the\nComptroller. All fees collected pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of \u00a7\n45.2-535 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund.\nInterest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited\nto it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end\nof each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the\nFund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of purchasing or\ncommissioning safety equipment, safety training, safety education, or any\nexpenditure to further the safety program in the mining industry. All\nexpenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State\nTreasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by\nthe Director.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 45-17.2; 1958, c. 306; 1966, c. 594, \u00a7 45.1-23; 1972, c.\n235; 1978, c. 489; 1983, c. 356; 1984, c. 590; 1994, c. 28; 1999, c. 256; 2003,\ncc. 542, 550, \u00a7 45.1-161.58; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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}}