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2015 SESSION
15102209DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2.2-1176.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-1176.1. Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversion Grant Fund established.
There is hereby created in the state treasury a special
nonreverting fund to be known as the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversion Grant Fund, hereinafter
referred to as "the Fund." The Fund shall be established on the books
of the Comptroller. The Fund shall consist of such moneys appropriated by the
General Assembly and any other funds available from donations, grants, in-kind
contributions, and other funds as may be received for the purposes stated
herein. 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 assisting providing
grants to assist agencies of the Commonwealth with the
incremental cost of state-owned alternative fuel vehicles and local government
and agencies thereof and local school divisions with the incremental cost of
such local government-owned alternative fuel vehicles. Grants
from the Fund shall be awarded on a first-come,
first-served basis, and in
the event the amount of grants requested in a fiscal year exceeds the funds
available in the Fund, such grants shall be paid in the next fiscal year in
which funds are available. No single grant from
the Fund shall exceed $1 million. Moneys
in the Fund may be used in conjunction with or as matching funds for any
eligible federal grants for the same purpose. 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.
As used in this section, "incremental cost" means the entire cost of a certified conversion of an existing vehicle to use at least one alternative fuel or the additional cost of purchasing a new vehicle equipped to operate on at least one alternative fuel over the normal cost of a similar vehicle equipped to operate on a conventional fuel such as gasoline or diesel fuel.
The Director, in consultation with the Director of the Department
of Mines, Minerals and Energy, shall establish guidelines for contributions and reimbursements the application for and award of
grants from the Fund for the purchase or conversion of
state-owned or local government-owned vehicles.