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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 496 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 826<\/a> and 862<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1449887,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364344,"identifier":"45.2-552","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/5\/45.2-552","url":"\/45.2-552\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-552\/","token":"45.2\/II\/A\/5\/5\/45.2-552","dublin_core":{"Title":" Mine Rescue Fund","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-552","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Mine Rescue Fund, referred to in this section as “the Fund,” is hereby created as a special nonreverting fund in the state treasury. The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys collected from operators pursuant to agreements entered into by the Director<\/span> shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used only for mine rescue services under such agreements. 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.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n MINE RESCUE FUND (\u00a7 45.2-552)\n\nThe Mine Rescue Fund, referred to in this section as “the Fund,” is\nhereby created as a special nonreverting fund in the state treasury. The Fund\nshall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All moneys collected from\noperators pursuant to agreements entered into by the Director shall be paid into\nthe state treasury and credited to the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used\nonly for mine rescue services under such agreements. Interest earned on moneys\nin the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining\nin the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall\nnot revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 496, \u00a7 45.1-33.5:2; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.74; 2011, cc.\n826, 862; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}