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2001 Session

Budget Amendments - SB800 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Wagner
Marine Patrol Fund (language only)

Item 3-1.02 #1s

Item 3-1.02 #1s

Transfers
Interagency Transfers

Language
Page 573, after line 8, insert:
"E.  The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries shall transfer $920,000 the second year from the Game Protection Fund to the Marine Resources Commission for the procurement, replacement, repair, and maintenance of equipment for the Virginia Marine Patrol.  The moneys represent the allocation of general fund revenue the Game Protection Fund derives from the sales tax levied on saltwater fishing equipment.".


Explanation
(This amendment transfers $920,000 from the Game Protection Fund to the Marine Patrol Fund. The amount represents the portion of general fund tax revenue the Game Protection Fund receives that originated from the sales and use tax collected on the sale of saltwater fishing equipment. The funds are to be used by the Marine Resources Commission for equipment expenditures related to law enforcement and oyster replenishment.)