Attorney General and Department of Law (141)

Authority: Title 2.2, Chapter 5, Code of Virginia.

A. Out of this appropriation shall be paid:

1. The salary of the Attorney General, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the second year.

2. Expenses of the Attorney General not otherwise reimbursed, $9,000 each year in equal monthly installments.

3. Salary expenses necessary to provide legal services pursuant to Title 2.2, Chapter 5, Code of Virginia.

B. Out of this appropriation, $488,536 the first year and $488,536 the second year from the general fund is designated for efforts to enforce the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and Article 1 (§ 3.2-4200, et seq.), Chapter 42, Title 3.2, Code of Virginia.  The Department of Law shall be responsible for enforcement of Article 1 (§ 3.2-4200, et seq.), Chapter 42, Title 3.2, Code of Virginia and the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.  The general fund shall be reimbursed on a proportional basis from the Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Fund and the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Fund for costs associated with the enforcement of the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement pursuant to transfers directed by Item 467, paragraphs A.2 and B.2, and § 3-1.01, Paragraph N of this act.

C. Upon notification by the Attorney General, agencies that administer programs which are funded wholly or partially from nongeneral fund appropriations shall transfer to the Department of Law the necessary funds to cover the costs of legal services that are related to such nongeneral funds.  The Attorney General, in consultation with the respective agency heads, shall determine the amounts for transfer.  It is the intent of the General Assembly that legal services provided by the Office of the Attorney General for general fund-supported programs shall be provided out of this appropriation.

D. At the request of the Attorney General, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget, shall provide an amount not to exceed $100,000 per year from the Miscellaneous Contingency Reserve Account to pay the compensation, fees, and expenses of counsel appointed by the Office of the Attorney General in actions brought pursuant to § 15.2-1643, Code of Virginia, to cause court facilities to be made secure, or put in good repair, or rendered otherwise safe.

E. Pursuant to Chapter 577 of the Acts of Assembly of 2008, the Office of the Attorney General shall provide legal service in civil matters and consultation and legal advice in suits and other legal actions to soil and water conservation district directors and districts upon the request of those district directors or districts at no charge.