Bill Text: VA HB838 | 2018 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Contributions for safe driving education; Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education Fund.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-13 - Left in Transportation [HB838 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HB838-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §33.2-616 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§33.2-616. Electronic toll collection device; Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education Fund contributions.
A. The Department shall establish a method by which holders of
an account for an electronic toll collection device that is the property of the
Commonwealth may opt to make a voluntary contribution to the DRIVE SMART Virginia Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and
Education Fund through electronic means.
B. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special
nonreverting fund to be known as the DRIVE SMART Virginia Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and
Education Fund, referred to in this section as "the Fund." DRIVE SMART Virginia The Mid-Atlantic
Foundation for Safety and Education is a nonprofit
organization exempt from taxation under §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds
collected pursuant to subsection A 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, less costs of
administration incurred and withheld by the Department, shall be used solely
for the purposes of supporting educational projects in the Commonwealth through DRIVE SMART Virginia's the Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education's
existing network of education, corporate,
research, and community partners in an
effort to improve behavior, raise awareness, and educate members of the general
public in workplaces, schools, municipalities, and other locations on issues
related to safe driving. Such issues shall include work zone safety, sharing
the road with bicyclists and pedestrians, teen driver safety, occupant
protection, designated driving, distracted road users, and other issues as
needed. DRIVE SMART Virginia The Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and
Education shall submit an annual report to the Secretary
regarding its use of disbursements from the Fund. 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 Secretary.
