                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

BRIGHT FLUE-CURED TOBACCO PROMOTION FUND ESTABLISHED (§ 3.2-2407)

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be
known as the Bright Flue-Cured Tobacco Promotion Fund, hereafter referred to as
&#8220;the Fund.&#8221; The Fund shall be established on the books of the
Comptroller. All moneys levied and collected under this chapter on all bright
flue-cured tobacco 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 the purposes of carrying out
the administration and enforcement of this chapter with respect to bright
flue-cured tobacco, including the collection of assessments, the payment of
personal services and expenses of agents of the Tobacco Board, and the payment
of rent, services, materials, and supplies necessary to effectuate the purposes
of this chapter. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by
the Tobacco Board on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request
signed by a duly authorized officer of the Tobacco Board.
		The Auditor of Public Accounts shall audit all the accounts of the Tobacco
Board as is provided for in § 30-133.

HISTORY: Code 1950, §§ 3-253, 3-254; 1966, c. 702, §§ 3.1-332, 3.1-333;
1978, c. 540; 2008, c. 860; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2017, cc. 8, 66.