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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>81680</law_id><section_number>3.2-3012</section_number><catch_line>Virginia Spirits Promotion Fund established</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>3.2-3010</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="3.2">Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Boards, Councils, Foundations, and Commissions</unit><unit label="part" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="C">Other Commodity-Related Boards, Councils, and Foundations</unit><unit label="chapter" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="30.1">Virginia Spirits Board</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting <span class="dictionary">fund</span> to be known as the Virginia <span class="dictionary">Spirits</span> Promotion <span class="dictionary">Fund</span>, hereafter referred to as &#x201C;the <span class="dictionary">Fund</span>.&#x201D; The <span class="dictionary">Fund</span> shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. The <span class="dictionary">Fund</span> shall consist of all moneys appropriated to it by the General Assembly, moneys received pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Collection; computation, distribution of tax on wine and other alcoholic beverages; refunds and adjustments" href="/4.1-235/">4.1-235</a>, grants of private or government <span class="dictionary">funds</span> designated for specified activities authorized pursuant to this chapter, fees for services rendered pursuant to this chapter, and payments for products, equipment, or <span class="dictionary">material</span> or other goods supplied. All moneys shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the <span class="dictionary">Fund</span>. Interest earned on moneys in the <span class="dictionary">Fund</span> shall remain in the <span class="dictionary">Fund</span> and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the <span class="dictionary">Fund</span>, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general <span class="dictionary">fund</span> but shall remain in the <span class="dictionary">Fund</span>. Moneys in the <span class="dictionary">Fund</span> shall be used solely for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Expenditures and disbursements from the <span class="dictionary">Fund</span> shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the duly authorized officer of the <span class="dictionary">Board</span>. <a id="paragraph-292581" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-3012/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall meet and evaluate proposals from applicants for funding from the <span class="dictionary">Fund</span>. The <span class="dictionary">Board</span>&#x2019;s final recommendations shall be made by recorded vote. <a id="paragraph-292582" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-3012/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The Auditor of Public Accounts shall audit all accounts as provided in &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Duties and powers generally" href="/30-133/">30-133</a>. <a id="paragraph-292583" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-3012/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2020, cc. 85, 410; 2022, cc. 84, 85.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
