                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUND (§ 32.1-360)

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be
known as the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Fund. The Fund shall be established on
the books of the Comptroller. Subject to the sale of all or any portion of the
Foundation Allocation, 10 percent of the annual amount received by the
Commonwealth from the Master Settlement Agreement shall be paid into the state
treasury and credited to the Fund. In the event of such sale (i) the Foundation
Allocation shall be paid in accordance with the agreement for the period of sale
and (ii) the fund shall receive amounts withdrawn from the Endowment in
accordance with § 32.1-361.1. 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 described in this chapter. Expenditures and
disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants
issued by the Comptroller upon written authorization signed by the chairman of
the Board or his designee. Moneys in the Fund shall be used for the purposes of
(a) discouraging, eliminating or preventing the use of tobacco products by
minors, including but not limited to, educational and awareness programs on the
health effects of tobacco use on minors and laws restricting the distribution of
tobacco products to minors; (b) reducing childhood obesity, including but not
limited to educational and awareness programs, implementing evidence-based
practices, and assisting schools and communities with related policies and
programs; and (c) preventing and reducing substance use by youth in the
Commonwealth, including but not limited to educational and awareness programs,
implementing evidence-based practices, and assisting schools and communities
with related policies and programs.

HISTORY: 1999, cc. 880, 962; 2007, c. 345; 2009, cc. 424, 554; 2017, cc. 60,
109.