58.1-1410 - Disposition of funds.
§ 58.1-1410. Disposition of funds.
Funds collected hereunder by the Tax Commissioner shall be paid into thegeneral fund of the state treasury and allocated to the game protection fundin the following manner:
For Fiscal Year Percentage of Collections
1996 50%
1997 50%
1998 50%
1999 75%
2000 and thereafter 100%
Not later than thirty days after the close of each quarter, the Comptrollershall transfer to the game protection fund the appropriate percentage ofcollections to be dedicated to such fund. The Comptroller may make suchadjustments as necessary in subsequent quarters subject to the audit reportof the Auditor of Public Accounts.
Such funds shall be made available only to the Department of Game and InlandFisheries for the following: boating-related activities and expenses, and toenhance and improve recreation opportunities for boaters, including but notlimited to land acquisition, capital projects, maintenance, and facilitiesfor boating access to the waters of the Commonwealth; boating safety lawenforcement, including salaries, benefits, equipment and overtime expensesfor conservation police officers so assigned; boating and other aquaticresource educational activities, including personnel, and education andsafety materials; boating-related expenses for required reporting to federaland state officials; information management costs, including personnel,hardware, and software needed to better serve boating customers; and relatedadministrative costs for boating-related activities, including humanresources, accounting, public relations, administration and facilities tosupport and house necessary boating-related personnel and equipment.
(Code 1950, § 58-685.50; 1981, c. 405; 1984, c. 675; 1994, c. 322; 1997, c.877.)