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1998 Session

Budget Amendments - SB30 (Conference Report)

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Transfer of Unclaimed Lottery Prizes (language only)

Item 3-1.01 #15c

Item 3-1.01 #15c

Transfers
3: Miscellaneous & Part 4: General Provisions)

Language
Page 377, after line 25, insert:
"S. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of §58.1-4020, Code of Virginia, and in compliance with the provisions of Section 8 of Article VIII  of the Constitution of Virginia authorizing the General Assembly to set aside Literary Fund moneys for school purposes so long as the principal of the Fund totals as much as $80,000,000, an amount equal to the total value of the prizes forfeited during the fiscal year and deposited to the Literary Fund, estimated at $9,200,000 each year, shall be transferred at least quarterly to the general fund, to be used solely and exclusively to support a program of financial assistance for public school facilities. "


Explanation
(This amendment transfers from the Literary Fund to the general fund an estimated $9,200,000 each year from unclaimed Lottery prizes. These funds are appropriated in Item 554 solely to support a program of financial assistance for public school facilities.)