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2017 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 2.2-204 and 2.2-211 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-204. Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional duties.
The position of Secretary of Commerce and Trade (the
Secretary) is created. The Secretary shall be responsible to the Governor for
the following agencies: Virginia Economic Development Partnership Authority,
Virginia International Trade Corporation, Virginia Tourism Authority,
Department of Labor and Industry, Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy,
Virginia Employment Commission, Department of Professional and Occupational
Regulation, Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of
Small Business and Supplier Diversity, Virginia Housing Development Authority,
Virginia Resources Authority, Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission, and
Board of Accountancy. The Governor, by executive order, may assign any state
executive agency to the Secretary, or reassign any agency listed in this
section to another Secretary.
The Secretary shall implement the provisions of the Virginia Biotechnology Research Act (§ 2.2-5500 et seq.).
§ 2.2-211. Position established; agencies for which responsible; additional powers.
A. The position of Secretary of Finance (the Secretary) is
created. The Secretary shall be responsible for the following agencies:
Department of Accounts, Department of Planning and Budget, Department of Taxation,
and Department of the Treasury, and Virginia Resources Authority.
The Governor, by executive order, may assign any other state executive agency
to the Secretary of Finance, or reassign any agency listed.
B. To the greatest extent practicable, the agencies assigned to the Secretary shall pay all amounts due and owing by the Commonwealth through electronic transfers of funds from the general fund or appropriate special fund to the bank account of the payee or a party identified by law to receive funds on behalf of the payee. All wire transfer costs associated with the electronic transfer shall be paid by the payee subject to exemptions authorized by the State Treasurer affecting the investment, debt, and intergovernmental transactions of the Commonwealth and its agencies, institutions, boards, and authorities.