Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 8, and § 2.2-1822, Code of Virginia.
A.1. There is hereby created on the books of the State Comptroller the Commonwealth Charge Card Rebate Fund. Rebates earned in any fiscal year on the Commonwealth's statewide charge card program shall be deposited to the Commonwealth Charge Card Rebate Fund. The cost of administration of the program as well as rebates due to political subdivisions and payments due to the federal government are hereby appropriated from the fund. All remaining rebate revenue in the fund shall be deposited to the general fund by June 30 of each year.
2. The Department of Accounts is authorized to include the administrative costs estimated at $80,000 per year for executing entries in the Commonwealth's accounting system for Level III institutions as defined in Chapter 675, 2009 Acts of Assembly, in the program costs appropriated from the fund.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of §§ 17.1-286 and 58.1-3176, Code of Virginia, the State Comptroller shall not make payments to the Circuit Court clerks on amounts directly deposited into the State Treasury by General District Courts, Juvenile and Domestic Relations General District Courts, Combined District Courts, and the Magistrates System. The State Comptroller shall continue to make payments, in accordance with §§ 17.1-286 and 58.1-3176, Code of Virginia, to the respective clerks on those amounts directly deposited into the state treasury by the Circuit Courts.
C.1. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund that shall be known as the Federal Repayment Reserve Fund. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller and shall consist of such moneys as the State Comptroller determines will be required to repay the federal government its share of any rebates, Internal Service Fund profits, transfers to the general fund or amounts arising from other sources. Interest earned on the 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 the fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. The Comptroller shall hold all moneys in this Fund until such payment is required by the federal government.
2. Effective upon creation of Federal Repayment Reserve Fund, any agency with cash balances held in reserve for the anticipated federal repayment shall transfer the estimated amount determined by the State Comptroller prior to June 30. On an ongoing basis, agencies shall coordinate with the State Comptroller to identify amounts due to be returned to the federal government. The State Comptroller shall transfer those amounts to the Fund on or before June 30 of each year.
D. The Department of Accounts is authorized to charge employees a mandatory fee of up to 15 cents for each payroll deduction administered under the Supplemental Insurance and Annuities program. Reimbursement by the employing agency is prohibited.
E.1. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special, nonreverting fund to be known as the Opioid Abatement Fund. All funds appropriated to the Fund, all funds designated by the Attorney General under § 2.2-507.3 from settlements, judgments, verdicts, and other court orders relating to claims regarding the manufacturing, marketing, distribution, or sale of opioids, and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on the Fund's behalf shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to 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 at the end of each fiscal year, including interest thereon, shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.
2. The provisions contained in this paragraph shall be in effect until July 1, 2021, at which time any balances remaining in this Fund shall transfer to the Opioid Abatement Fund created pursuant to House Bill 2322 and Senate Bill 1469 of the 2021 General Assembly, and subject to the provisions thereof.