                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT DAM MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND REHABILITATION
FUND ESTABLISHED; DEPARTMENT TO MANAGE; BOARD TO EXPEND MONEYS; REGULATIONS (§
10.1-611.1)

A. 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 &#8220;the Fund.&#8221; 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 order to bring such dams
into compliance with regulations promulgated pursuant to Article 2 (&#xA7;
10.1-604 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 height of a
dam, modifying the spillway, and reducing wave erosion of a dam&#8217;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 Director of the Department of Conservation and Recreation.

B. The Fund shall be administered and managed by the Department of Conservation
and Recreation, subject to the right of the Board, following consultation with
the Department of Conservation and Recreation, to direct the distribution of
moneys in the Fund to particular soil and water conservation districts.

C. The Board 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.

HISTORY: 1997, c. 356; 2000, cc. 23, 205.