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2011 Session

Budget Bill - HB1500 (Chapter 890)

Department of the Treasury

Item 266

Item 266

First Year - FY2011Second Year - FY2012
Revenue Administration Services (73200)$10,348,563
$10,519,649
$10,361,444
$10,756,204
Unclaimed Property Administration (73207)FY2011 $4,585,995
$4,734,466
FY2012 $4,598,876
$4,984,460
Accounting and Trust Services (73213)FY2011 $1,428,052
$1,530,801
FY2012 $1,428,052
$1,536,386
Check Processing and Bank Reconciliation (73216)FY2011 $2,560,199
$2,480,065
FY2012 $2,560,199
$2,466,041
Administrative Services (73220)FY2011 $1,774,317FY2012 $1,774,317
$1,769,317
Fund Sources:  
GeneralFY2011 $3,483,743
$3,403,609
FY2012 $3,483,743
$3,384,585
SpecialFY2011 $432,591
$435,091
FY2012 $432,591
$435,091
Trust and AgencyFY2011 $5,827,978
$5,980,949
FY2012 $5,840,859
$6,230,943
Dedicated Special RevenueFY2011 $604,251
$700,000
FY2012 $604,251
$705,585

Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 18 and §§ 55-210.1 through 55-210.30, Code of Virginia.


A. Included in this Item is a sum sufficient nongeneral fund appropriation for personal services and other operating expenses to process checks issued by the Department of Social Services. The estimated cost, excluding actual postage costs, is $105,000 the first year and $105,000 the second year.


B. Included in this Item is a sum sufficient nongeneral fund appropriation for administrative expenses to process the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) and Virginia Retirement System (VRS) checks. The estimated cost for VEC is $8,000 the first year and $8,000 the second year, and for VRS is $28,000 the first year and $28,000 the second year.


C.1. The amounts for Unclaimed Property Administration are for administrative and related support costs of the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, to be paid solely from revenues derived pursuant to the Act.


2. The amounts also include a sum sufficient nongeneral fund amount estimated at $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the second year to pay fees for compliance services and securities portfolio custody services for unclaimed property administration.


3. Any revenue derived from the sale of the Department of the Treasury's new unclaimed property system is hereby appropriated to the Department for use in unclaimed property customer service and system enhancements.


4. Notwithstanding § 55-210.13.C of the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act, the State Treasurer is not required to publish any item of less than $250.


D. The State Treasurer is authorized to charge institutions of higher education participating in the private college financing program of the Virginia College Building Authority an administrative fee of up to 10 basis points of the amount financed for each project in addition to a share of direct costs of issuance as determined by the State Treasurer. Revenue collected from this administrative fee shall be deposited to a special fund in the Department of the Treasury to compensate the Department for direct and indirect staff time and expenses involved with this program.


E. The State Treasurer is authorized to sell any securities remitted as unclaimed demutualization proceeds of insurance companies at any time after delivery, pursuant to legislation enacted by the 2003 Session of the General Assembly. The funds derived from the sale of said securities shall be handled in accordance with § 55-210.19, Code of Virginia.


F.1. The State Treasurer is authorized to charge qualified public depositories holding public deposits, as defined in § 2.2-4401, Code of Virginia, an annual administrative fee of not more that one-half of one basis point of their average public deposit balances over a twelve month period. The State Treasurer shall issue guidelines to effect the implementation of this fee. However, the total fees collected from all qualified depositories shall not exceed $100,000 in any one year.


2. Any regulations or guidelines necessary to implement or change the amount of the fee may be adopted without complying with the Administrative Process Act (§2.2-4000 et seq.) provided that input is solicited from qualified public depositories. Such input requires only that notice and an opportunity to submit written comments be given.