                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA FOREST WATER QUALITY FUND ESTABLISHED; ADMINISTRATION AND DISBURSEMENTS
(§ 10.1-1181.7)

A. There is hereby established a special, nonreverting fund in the state
treasury to be known as the Virginia Forest Water Quality Fund, hereafter
referred to as the Fund, to be used for education efforts, promoting the
implementation of proper silvicultural activities, research, and monitoring the
effectiveness of practices to prevent erosion and sedimentation. The Fund shall
be a nonlapsing fund consisting of moneys received and credited to the Fund by
the State Treasurer for civil penalties and civil charges assessed pursuant to
this article. Interest earned on the Fund shall be credited to the Fund. The
Fund shall be established on the books of the State Comptroller. Any money
remaining in the Fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the general
fund but shall remain in the Fund.

B. Disbursement of moneys from the Fund shall be made by the State Comptroller
at the written request of the State Forester. Disbursements from the Fund may be
made for the purposes set forth in subsection A of this section, including, but
not limited to, personnel, administrative, and equipment costs and expenses
directly incurred by the Department in connection with such purposes.

HISTORY: 1993, c. 948.