10.1-1027 - Wild Spanish Mustangs Fund established; administration; purpose. - Virginia Statutes

§ 10.1-1027. Wild Spanish Mustangs Fund established; administration; purpose.

There is hereby established in the state treasury a special nonreverting fundto be known as the Wild Spanish Mustangs Fund, hereafter referred to as theFund. The Fund shall consist of such moneys as may be appropriated by theGeneral Assembly and such other moneys as may be made available from anyother source, public or private. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shallremain 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 revertto the general fund, but shall remain in the Fund. The Fund shall beadministered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. Anyexpenditure from the Fund shall be subject to the recommendations of the ParkManager at False Cape State Park, with advice and consultation from the Cityof Virginia Beach, local legislators, and interested community members. TheFund shall be used for the general purpose of protecting the herd of wildSpanish mustangs on the barrier islands of Virginia. Allocations may include,but are not limited to, the erection and maintenance of fences to restrictthe entrance of wild horses into Virginia, the transporting of any wildhorses that do reach Virginia back to North Carolina, and other measures toprotect these horses and promote their retention in North Carolina, asdetermined by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.

(2007, c. 37.)