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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>67364</law_id><section_number>37.2-318</section_number><catch_line>Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund established; purpose</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="37.2">Behavioral Health and Developmental Services</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="4">Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Trust Fund</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>There is hereby created in the <span class="dictionary">state</span> treasury a special nonreverting <span class="dictionary">fund</span> to be known as the Behavioral Health and <span class="dictionary">Developmental Services</span> Trust <span class="dictionary">Fund</span> to enhance and ensure for the coming years the quality of care and treatment provided to <span class="dictionary">individuals</span> receiving public mental health, developmental, and <span class="dictionary">substance abuse</span> services. The <span class="dictionary">Fund</span> shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. Notwithstanding the provisions of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Sale or lease of surplus property and excess building space" href="/2.2-1156/">2.2-1156</a>, the <span class="dictionary">Fund</span> shall consist of the <span class="dictionary">net proceeds</span> of the sale of vacant buildings and land held by the <span class="dictionary">Department</span>. The <span class="dictionary">Fund</span> shall also consist of such moneys as shall be appropriated by the General Assembly and any private donations. 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 set forth in this article. Expenditures and disbursements from the <span class="dictionary">Fund</span> shall be made by the <span class="dictionary">State</span> Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the <span class="dictionary">Commissioner</span>.</p></section></text><history>2000, cc. 569, 606, &#xA7; 2.1-813; 2001, c. 844, &#xA7; 37.1-259; 2005, c. 716; 2009, cc. 813, 840; 2012, cc. 476, 507.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
