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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>60814</law_id><section_number>2.2-2320</section_number><catch_line>Governor&amp;#8217;s Motion Picture Opportunity Fund</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>58.1-1733</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="2.2">Administration of Government</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Organization of State Government</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="D">State Authorities, Boards, Commissions, Councils, Foundations and Other Collegial Bodies</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="22">Authorities</unit><unit label="article" level="5" order_by="1" identifier="8">Virginia Tourism Authority</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>There is created a Governor&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">Motion</span> Picture Opportunity Fund (the Fund) to be used, in the sole discretion of the Governor, to support the film and video industries in Virginia by providing the means for attracting production companies and producers who make their projects in the <span class="dictionary">Commonwealth</span> using Virginia employees, goods and services. The Fund shall consist of any moneys appropriated to it in the general appropriation act or revenue from any other source. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller and any moneys remaining in the Fund at the end of a biennium shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Interest earned on the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.
		The Fund shall be used by the Governor to assist production companies or producers that meet the eligibility requirements set forth in the guidelines. The <span class="dictionary">Authority</span> shall assist the Governor in the development of guidelines for the use of the Fund. The guidelines may require that as a condition of receiving any grant or loan incentive that is based on employment goals, a recipient company must provide copies of employer quarterly payroll reports provided to the Virginia Employment Commission to verify the employment status of any position included in the employment goal. The guidelines should include provisions for geographic diversity and a cap on the amount of money available for a certain project. The types of projects eligible for consideration will be feature films, children&#x2019;s programs, documentaries, television series or other television programs designed to fit a thirty-minute or longer format slot. Projects not eligible are industrial, corporate or commercial projects, education programs not intended for rebroadcast, adult films, music videos and news shows or reports.</p></section></text><history>1999, cc. 852, 881, &#xA7; 2.1-548.61; 2001, c. 844; 2013, c. 547.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
