Virginia Code 28.2-208.3: Fisheries Innovation for Sustainable Harvest Fund.
A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Fisheries Innovation for Sustainable Harvest Fund, referred to in this section as “the Fund.” The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. The Fund shall consist of sums appropriated to it by the General Assembly, fees, rents, and royalties collected pursuant to § 28.2-1208, and such other moneys as may be made available from any other source, public or private, including any federal grants solicited or received for the specific purposes of the Fund, and all interest and income from investment of 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.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 28.2-208.3
- Commission: means the Marine Resources Commission. See Virginia Code 28.2-100
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
B. The Fund shall be administered by the Commission for the sole purpose of supporting and promoting the economic growth and development of Virginia’s seafood economy while enhancing the sustainability of Virginia’s marine fisheries resources through the awarding of grants, revolving loans, or other financial tools in the following areas:
1. Infrastructure development;
2. Technological advancements;
3. Market and value chain development;
4. Training and capacity building; and
5. Entrepreneurship and business support.