There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Emergency Shelters Upgrade Assistance Grant Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds appropriated for such purpose and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its 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, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of providing matching funds to localities or entities previously outlined in a local shelter plan to install, maintain, or repair infrastructure for backup energy generation for emergency shelters, including solar energy generators, and improve the hazard-specific structural integrity of shelter facilities owned by the locality or identified in the shelter plan of the locality. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Director of Emergency Management or, if designated, the State Coordinator of Emergency Management.
2020, c. 819; 2022, c. 337.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 44 - Military and Emergency Laws
Chapter 3.2 - Emergency Services and Disaster Law
§ 44-146.14. Findings of General Assembly
§ 44-146.15. Construction of chapter
§ 44-146.17. (Effective until July 1, 2023) Powers and duties of Governor
§ 44-146.17. (Effective July 1, 2023) Powers and duties of Governor
§ 44-146.17:1. Transmittal to General Assembly of rules, regulations, and orders
§ 44-146.17:1.1. Certain emergency orders; additional requirements
§ 44-146.17:2. Annual statewide drill
§ 44-146.18:1. Virginia Disaster Response Funds disbursements; reimbursements
§ 44-146.18:2. Authority of Coordinator of Emergency Management in undeclared emergency
§ 44-146.18:3. First informer broadcasters; coordination with Department of Emergency Management
§ 44-146.18:7. GIS Fund created
§ 44-146.18:8. Additional powers and duties of the State Coordinator of Emergency Management
§ 44-146.18:9. Nonstock corporation to assist in the development of GIS data
§ 44-146.19. Powers and duties of political subdivisions
§ 44-146.20. Joint action by political subdivisions
§ 44-146.21. Declaration of local emergency
§ 44-146.23. Immunity from liability
§ 44-146.24. Cooperation of public agencies
§ 44-146.26. Duties of emergency management organizations
§ 44-146.28. Authority of Governor and agencies under his control in declared state of emergency
§ 44-146.28:1. Compact enacted into law; terms
§ 44-146.28:2. Disaster relief assistance by out-of-state businesses and employees
§ 44-146.29:3. Emergency Shelters Upgrade Assistance Grant Fund