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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>54419</law_id><section_number>10.1-611.1</section_number><catch_line>Soil and Water Conservation District Dam Maintenance, Repair, and Rehabilitation Fund established; Department to manage; Board to expend moneys; regulations</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="6">Flood Protection and Dam Safety</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Dam Safety Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Soil and Water Conservation District Dam Maintenance, Repair, and Rehabilitation Fund, hereafter referred to as &#x201C;the Fund.&#x201D; The Fund shall be comprised of moneys appropriated to the Fund by the General Assembly and any other moneys designated for deposit to the Fund from any source, public or private. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller and the moneys 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 (i) the maintenance and repair of any dams owned by soil and water conservation districts and (ii) the rehabilitation and major repair of Class I and Class II dams owned by soil and water conservation districts, in <span class="dictionary">order</span> to bring such dams into compliance with regulations promulgated pursuant to Article 2 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title=" Definitions" href="/10.1-604/">10.1-604</a> et seq.) of Chapter 6 of this title. Expenditures from the Fund made under clause (ii) of this subsection may include, but are not limited to, the following repairs to the infrastructure of a dam: increasing the <span class="dictionary">height</span> of a dam, modifying the spillway, and reducing wave erosion of a dam&#x2019;s inside face. 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 <span class="dictionary">Director</span> of the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Conservation and Recreation. <a id="paragraph-199748" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-611.1/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The Fund shall be administered and managed by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Conservation and Recreation, subject to the right of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>, following consultation with the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Conservation and Recreation, to direct the distribution of moneys in the Fund to particular soil and water conservation districts. <a id="paragraph-199749" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-611.1/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> is authorized to promulgate regulations for the proper administration of the Fund. Such regulations may include, but are not limited to, the type and amount of financial assistance, the terms and conditions of the assistance, and project eligibility criteria. <a id="paragraph-199750" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/10.1-611.1/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1997, c. 356; 2000, cc. 23, 205.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
