An amount equal to the average interest rate earned for all funds in the state treasury as applied to the Fund shall be paid annually to the Department to be used only for the reclamation of orphaned lands pursuant to Article 3 (§ 45.1-197.3 et seq.) and is hereby allocated for such purposes. Funds paid to the Department pursuant to this section shall not revert to the general fund.
1978, c. 634; 1984, c. 590; 2017, c. 4.