                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

 COAL MINE OPERATOR LICENSE FUND (§ 45.2-536)

There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be
known as the Coal Mine Operator License Fund, referred to in this section as
&#8220;the Fund.&#8221; The Fund shall be established on the books of the
Comptroller. All fees collected pursuant to the provisions of subsection C of §
45.2-535 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 purchasing or
commissioning safety equipment, safety training, safety education, or any
expenditure to further the safety program in the mining industry. All
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.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 45-17.2; 1958, c. 306; 1966, c. 594, § 45.1-23; 1972, c.
235; 1978, c. 489; 1983, c. 356; 1984, c. 590; 1994, c. 28; 1999, c. 256; 2003,
cc. 542, 550, § 45.1-161.58; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.